Hot newcomer Jennifer Hudson hit a home run in households as shows had to compete with Games 3,4 and 5 of the World Series in the session ending Nov. 6. The closely watched rookie rose by double digits and recorded its strongest outing since its September debut, joining fellow freshman Sherri as syndication’s highest-rated new […]
The week ending Oct. 16 was a nonstarter for daytime syndication thanks to the double whammy of Major League Baseball playoffs on four of the days and extensive Jan. 6 House Committee hearings. The two big events blew out shows with preemptions in some cases or proved to be crushing competition in others. For example, […]
Jeopardy had the most Nielsen buzz in the session ending Oct. 9, ticking up 4% from the week before to a 5.2 live-plus-same-day national Nielsen rating, and taking undisputed control of the game show and overall syndication leads. Family Feud, which had been tied with Jeopardy, fell 4% to a 4.8 and landed in a […]
Live with Kelly and Ryan flourished in the first full week of fall, forging ahead to its highest rating since May and leading all talk shows for the 19th week in a row (including ties) in the session ending Oct. 2. The Nielsens had Live spiking 7% to an 18-week high 1.6 live-plus-same-day national rating, […]