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Verdict’s In: ‘Judge Judy’ Tops In 2016-17

In addition to winning the final week of the season, the court juggernaut was also the highest rated show in both first run and offnet for the entire 2016-17 season, taking that honor for the fourth year in a row.

By Staff | September 6, 2017 | 12:13 p.m. ET.

Judge Judy continued to show the rest of syndication no mercy, easily overruling all rivals in the session ending Aug. 27. Judy rose to a nosebleed-level 6.8 live-with-same-day national Nielsen rating, with more than 9.6 million daily viewers, its biggest rating since the May sweep, and was the No. 1 show in syndication for the 11th time in 12 weeks.

Not surprisingly, Judy was also the highest rated show in both first run and offnet for the entire 2016-17 season, taking that top honor for the fourth year in a row.

Among talk shows, Dr. Phil continued to pull away from the field for the 51st consecutive week, despite being in reruns. Phil gained 4% from the previous session to a nine-week high 2.9, and grew 26% from last year, which was the strongest annual increase of any talker.

Live with Kelly and Ryan, which was on hiatus, dipped 5% to a 1.9 with repackaged shows, but snared sole possession of second place for a 13th straight week.

Worth noting was a 13% weekly increase for Harry Connick Jr.’s newcomer Harry, and a 13% year-to-year boost for true crime series Crime Watch Daily, which also shot up 25% among women 25-54. Both shows were in repeats but nonetheless scored a 0.9 in households.

In the metered markets, Steve Harvey debuted the new version of his successful talk show, Steve, which relocated to Los Angeles and moved up 50% from last week to a 0.6 rating/4 share in the key women 25-54 demo on Tuesday, Sept 5. In households, Steve scored a 1.2/3 for the opener.

BRAND CONNECTIONS

Back in the national ratings, magazine leader Entertainment Tonight featured coverage of the live and death of comic icon Jerry Lewis and climbed to a nine-week high 2.8, up 4%.

The week’s top-rated daytime talk shows in the women 25-54 demo were:

  • Dr. Phil (1.1, unchanged from the week before)
  • Live with Kelly and Ryan (0.9, unchanged)
  • Maury (0.8, unchanged), tied with Ellen DeGeneres (0.8, unchanged)
  • Wendy Williams (0.7, unchanged), tied with Steve Wilkos (0.7, unchanged)

In the household rating rankings that follow, % change is from the previous week; * indicates a new season-high rating; ** indicates a new season low; NC indicates no change from the previous week; NA mean not applicable.

TALK SHOWS

1. Dr. Phil (CTD) 2.9 +4%

3. Ellen DeGeneres (WBDTD) 1.7 +13%

2. Live with Kelly and Ryan (Disney-ABC) 1.9 -5%

4. Maury (NBCU) 1.4 NC

5. Steve Harvey (NBCU) 1.2 NC

5. Steve Wilkos (NBCU) 1.2 NC

5. Jerry Springer (NBCU) 1.2 NC

8. Wendy Williams (Debmar-Mercury) 1.1 NC

8. Rachael Ray (CTD) 1.1 +10%

8. Dr. Oz (Sony) 1.1 NC

11. Crime Watch Daily with Chris Hansen (WBDTD) 0.9 NC

12. The Doctors (CTD) 0.8 NC

13. The Real (WBDTD) 0.7 NC

DAYTIME ROOKIE SHOWS

1. Harry (NBCU) 0.9 +13%

COURT SHOWS

1. Judge Judy (CTD) 6.8 +1%

2. Hot Bench (CTD) 2.1 -9%

3. People’s Court (WBDTD) 1.5 NC

4. Judge Mathis (WBDTD) 1.2 +9%

5. Divorce Court (Twentieth) 0.9 NC

6. Judge Faith (Trifecta) 0.8 +14%

GAME SHOWS

1. Family Feud (Debmar-Mercury/FMNA) 6.2 NC

2. Wheel of Fortune (CTD) 5.3 NC

3. Jeopardy (CTD) 5.1 NC

4. Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (Disney-ABC) 1.5 NC

5. Celebrity Name Game (Debmar-Mercury/FMNA) 0.9** -10%

INTERNET VIDEO

1. Right This Minute (Disney-ABC) 1.2 -8%

MAGAZINE SHOWS

1. Entertainment Tonight (CTD) 2.8 +4%

2. Inside Edition (CTD) 2.6 +4%

3. TMZ (WBDTD) 1.3 NC

4. Access Hollywood (NBCU) 1.2 NC

5. Extra (WBDTD) 1.1 NC

6. The Insider (CTD) 0.9 NC

7. Dish Nation (Twentieth) 0.7 +17%

8. Celebrity Page (Trifecta) 0.3 NC

OFF-NET SITCOMS

1. Big Bang Theory (WBDTD) 4.8 -2%

2. Modern Family (Twentieth) 2.7 +4%

3. Two and a Half Men (WBDTD) 2.1 -5%

4. Family Guy (Twentieth) 1.8 NC

5. Mike and Molly (WBDTD) 1.6 NC

6. Last Man Standing (Twentieth) 1.5 -6%

7. Two Broke Girls (WBDTD) 1.4 +8%

8. The Cleveland Show (Twentieth) 1.3 +8%

9. Seinfeld (Sony) 1.2 +9%

10. How I Met Your Mother (Twentieth) 1.1 NC

10. King of the Hill (Twentieth) 1.1 +10%

OFF-NET WEEKLY HOUR DRAMAS

1. Law & Order: SVU (NBCU) 4.4 +2%

2. American Ninja Warrior (NBCU) 1.8 NC

3. Blue Bloods (CTD) 1.7 -11%

4. Castle (Disney-ABC) 1.3 NC

5. CSI Miami (CTD) 1.2 -14%

5. Rizzoli & Isles (WBDTD) 1.2 +9%

5. Major Crimes (WBDTD) 1.2 +9%

8. Person of Interest (WBDTD)

9. Elementary (CTD) 

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