Syndication Ratings: Magazines Keep Steady in Another Drooping Week
Farrah Fawcett's cancer battle lifts ET ratings 17%
By David Tanklefsky -- Broadcasting & Cable, 5/27/2009 12:55:00 PM
Most syndication ratings fell as PUT levels were down by an average of 167,000 viewers for the week ending May 17. But that didn't stop the magazine shows from turning in another solid performance, with Entertainment Tonight leading the pack.
CBS Television Distribution's ET widened its lead on the field with a 4.2 rating for the week, rising 2% from the week before after a report on Farrah Fawcett's battle with cancer gave the show a 17% increase to a 4.8 on May 12. CTD's Inside Edition was unchanged at 2.9. Warner Bros.' TMZ was up 5% to a 2.1. NBC Universal's Access Hollywood and The Insider were steady at 2.0 and 1.7 respectively. Warner Bros.' Extra jumped 6% to a 1.7.
In daytime, three talk shows were up from the previous week. CTD's Oprah inched up 2% to 5.3, while its Dr. Phil grew 3% to 3.0 after getting a 17% ratings boost on May 11 to a 3.4 for a show about parents dealing with the disappearance of their 17-year old daughter on her spring break. The third talker to improve was Warner Bros.' Tyra Banks, which jumped 10% to 1.1. Tyra got a 20% boost to 1.2 with a reunion of contestants from America's Next Top Model on May 13. Disney/ABC's Live With Regis and Kelly fell 4% to 2.5. Warner Bros.' Ellen dipped 5% to 2.1. NBCU's Maury fell 6% to 1.7. CTD's Rachael Ray slipped 6% to 1.6. Jerry Springer, Steve Wilkos and Martha Stewart (all NBCU) were all flat at 1.1, 1.1 and 0.7 respectively. Twentieth's The Morning Show With Mike and Juliet was down 13% to 0.7.
Elsewhere in daytime, CTD's Judge Judy led the court shows, holding steady at 4.0. The No. 2 court show, CTD's Judge Joe Brown, was unchanged at 2.0. Warner Bros.' People's Court remained third with a flat 1.8. Warner Bros.' Judge Mathis was up 7% to 1.5. Twentieth's Judge Alex, Twentieth's Divorce Court and Twentieth's Christina's Court all held firm at 1.4, 1.2 and 0.9 respectively. Sony's Judge David Young tumbled 14% to a new season-low 0.6.
Among the newcomers, CTD's The Doctors topped all freshmen for the 17th straight week with a 1.7, off 6% from the week before. NBCU's Deal Or No Deal continued in second at 1.5, also down 6%. Debmar-Mercury's Bonnie Hunt and Sony's Judge Karen were flat at 0.9 and 0.8 respectively. Debmar-Mercury's Trivial Pursuit picked up 20% to a 0.6. Program Partners' Family Court remained stuck at 0.4.
Among game shows, CTD's Wheel of Fortune dropped 2% to 6.4. CTD's !Jeopardy! was up 2% to 5.4. Disney/ABC's Who Wants To Be a Millionaire slipped to a new season-low of 2.2, down 4%. Debmar-Mercury's Family Feud was down 7% to 1.3.
Warner Bros.' Two and a Half Men was flat at 4.6, a top the off-net sitcoms. Twentieth's Family Guy fell 3% to 3.7. Sony's Seinfeld was unchanged at 3.3. CTD's Everybody Loves Raymond lost 3% to 2.9. Warner Bros.' George Lopez slipped 4% to 2.7. Twentieth's King of the Hill was flat at 2.5. Sony's King of Queens dropped 8% to a season-low 2.2. Warner Bros.' Friends hit a new season-low for the second straight week, falling 5% to 2.1.
The first run action hour Legend of the Seeker matched its season-low 1.4, losing 7%. The off-cable Storm Stories was unchanged at 1.4. The off-TBS strip House of Payne fell 10% to 1.9.
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