Weekly Gainers Few And Far Between

In-depth of coverage of the O.J. Simpson parole hearing drove the top entertainment magazines to a second-straight week of strong performances in the session ending July 23.

Entertainment Tonight led the group for the 51^st consecutive frame, climbing 4% for both the week and the year to a 4-week high 2.7 live-plus-same-day national Nielsen rating.

TMZ grew 8% week to week and year to year to a 1.4, its best number since late June, while Extra clocked the biggest annual increase in the magazine world even though it was preempted 18 times for breaking news and baseball, improving 10% from last year and tying Access Hollywood for the third straight week at a 1.1.

In daytime, talk show champ Dr. Phil remained untouchable, trouncing the genre for the 46^th week in a row with a steady 2.7, and jumping 17% from last year despite being in repeats on all five days.

Second-place Live with Kelly and Ryan climbed 11% in the key women 25-54 demo, and posted a rock-solid 2.0 household rating for a fifth straight week, which was well above everything else in talk.

Compared to last year, two shows in addition to Phil were up. Conflict talker Jerry Springer advanced 30% and true crime series Crime Watch Daily captured a 13% increase.

Elsewhere of note, reruns of Judge Judy, which have been the sole No. 1 shows in syndication for the past six weeks, hit a 6.5 and were joined at the top of the overall chart by Family Feud. Judy improved 2% for the week and rose 3% from last year, while Feud was up 3% for the week, but down 7% from last year.

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 (1.0, +11%)

• Wendy Williams (0.9, unchanged)

• Maury (0.8, -11%)

• Ellen DeGeneres (0.7 -13), tied with Jerry Springer (0.7, -13) and Steve Wilkos (0.7, -13%)

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) 2.7 NC

2. Live with Kelly and Ryan (Disney-ABC) 2.0 NC

3. Ellen DeGeneres (WBDTD) 1.6 NC

4. Maury (NBCU) 1.5 NC

5. Jerry Springer (NBCU) 1.3 NC

5. Wendy Williams (Debmar-Mercury) 1.3 -7%

7. Steve Wilkos (NBCU) 1.2 -8%

7. Steve Harvey (NBCU) 1.2 -8%

9. Rachael Ray (CTD) 1.0 NC

9. Dr. Oz (Sony) 1.0 -9%

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

12. The Real (WBDTD) 0.7 -13%

12. The Doctors (CTD) 0.7 NC

DAYTIME ROOKIE SHOWS

1. Harry (NBCU) 0.8 -11%

COURT SHOWS

1. Judge Judy (CTD) 6.5 +2%

2. Hot Bench (CTD) 2.1 -9%

3. People’s Court (WBDTD) 1.5 NC

4. Judge Mathis (WBDTD) 1.1 NC

5. Divorce Court (Twentieth) 0.9 -10%

6. Judge Faith (Trifecta) 0.7 NC

GAME SHOWS

1. Family Feud (Debmar-Mercury/FMNA) 6.5 +3%

2. Jeopardy (CTD) 5.6 NC

3. Wheel of Fortune (CTD) 5.5 +2%

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

5. Celebrity Name Game (Debmar-Mercury/FMNA) 1.1 +10%

INTERNET VIDEO

1. Right This Minute (Disney-ABC) 1.3 NC

MAGAZINE SHOWS

1. Entertainment Tonight (CTD) 2.7 +4%

2. Inside Edition (CTD) 2.5 NC

3. TMZ (WBDTD) 1.4 +8%

4. Access Hollywood (NBCU) 1.1 NC

4. Extra (WBDTD) 1.1 NC

6. The Insider (CTD) 0.9 NC

7. Dish Nation (Twentieth) 0.6 +20%

8. Celebrity Page (Trifecta) 0.3 NC

OFF-NET SITCOMS

1. Big Bang Theory (WBDTD) 4.6 -2%

2. Modern Family (Twentieth) 2.5 -4%

3. Two and a Half Men (WBDTD) 2.2 -4%

4. Last Man Standing (Twentieth) 1.7 NC

4. Family Guy (Twentieth) 1.7 -11%

6. Mike and Molly (WBDTD) 1.6 NC

7. Two Broke Girls (WBDTD) 1.3 -7%

8. Seinfeld (Sony) 1.2 NC

8. How I Met Your Mother (Twentieth) 1.2 -8%

8. The Cleveland Show (Twentieth) 1.2 NC

OFF-NET WEEKLY HOUR DRAMAS

1. Law & Order: SVU (NBCU) 4.1 -5%

2. American Ninja Warrior (NBCU) 1.9 +6%

3. Blue Bloods (CTD) 1.7 NC

4. Castle (Disney-ABC) 1.3 +8%

4. CSI Miami (CTD) 1.3 NC

6. Rizzoli & Isles (WBDTD) 1.0 NC

6. Major Crimes (WBDTD) 1.0 -9%

6. Elementary (CTD) 1.0 +25%