Syndication was lively in the session ending Sept. 18, which was the first week of the new season for many shows. Jeopardy was the overall leader, jumping 23% from the previous week’s repeats to a 4.9 live-plus-same-day national Nielsen rating. Family Feud was a close second, falling 4% to a 4.8. Wheel of Fortune spun […]
Live with Kelly and Ryan and Dr. Phil both generated ratings steam and continued to duel at the top of the talk shows, tying for the third week in a row and running away from the field in the Labor Day session ending Sept. 11. Live, which leapt 7% to a three-week high 1.5 live-plus-same-day […]
The top three court shows made the strongest closing arguments as the summer season came to an end in an otherwise depressed pre-holiday session that concluded Sept. 4. Judge Judy, which has been Nielsen’s No. 1-rated show in the category every week for the past 26 years, jumped 5% from the previous docket to a […]
Family Feud once again had the right answer, outplaying the game shows and all of syndication for a fourth week in a row and the fifth time in six weeks in the session ending Aug. 28. Feud picked up 2% to a 5.2 live-plus-same-day national Nielsen rating, while Jeopardy was a full point behind at […]
In an unexpected legal victory daytime court show Judge Judy jumped 7% to a 10-week high 4.5 live plus same day national Nielsen rating and blew right past syndie quiz sensation Jeopardy, which slipped 7% to a new season-low 4.1 in the session ending August 21. Judy, which has led the courtroom programs every week for the […]