Court Shows Strong As Summer Fades Out
Talkers wane, games mixed
By Paige Albiniak -- Broadcasting & Cable, 9/8/2010 4:38:35 PM
Court shows were the strongest genre in the week ending Sunday, Aug. 29, as summer wound down and audience levels dropped by more than two million viewers.
CBS Television Distribution's Judge Judy improved 2% for the week and 14% for the year to a 4.2 live plus same day average household rating, according to Nielsen Media Research. That marks the 22nd time in the last 24 weeks that Judy has been the number one first-run show in daytime syndication.
In second place, CTD's Judge Joe Brown grew 5% to a 2.1, a rank he has held or tied for 608 consecutive weeks or every week for nearly 12 years. Judge Joe also was up 14% from the prior week among women 18-49 and 22% among women 25-54.
Warner Bros.' People's Court held steady at a 1.8. Warner Bros.' Judge Mathis added 7% to a 1.6. Twentieth's Judge Alex and Divorce Court each were even week to week at a 1.3 and 1.2, respectively. Warner Bros.' Judge Jeannine Pirro gained 10% to a 1.1. Litton's Street Court, coming to the end of its run, advanced 20% to a 0.6.
In contrast, talk shows were tepid. CTD's Oprah fell to a 2.9, its lowest rating in six weeks and just one-tenth of a point above its all-time low. The show was down 3% week to week and 19% year to year.
Disney-ABC's Live with Regis and Kelly slipped 5% to a new season-low 2.1. NBCU's Maury, passing Dr. Phil for third place among households and behind only Oprah among viewers, was flat at a 2.0. Dr. Phil, the only talker that gained in the prior week, fell back down 5% to a 1.9 and slipped to fourth place. That tied Sony's Dr. Oz, which was unchanged at a 1.9.
Warner Bros.' Ellen DeGeneres and CTD's The Doctors each were flat at a 1.5 and 1.4, respectively. NBCU's Jerry Springer slid 7% to a 1.4, but improved 17% over the same week last summer. CTD's Rachael Ray was steady at a 1.3. NBCU's Steve Wilkos declined 8% to a 1.2. Debmar-Mercury's Wendy Williams climbed 11% to a 1.1. Warner Bros.' Bonnie Hunt, nearing the end of its run, remained at a 0.6, while NBCU's Martha Stewart, who is ending her show on broadcast and moving to Hallmark Channel, plunged 20% to a new season low 0.4.
CTD's Entertainment Tonight topped the magazines, holding firm at a 3.4, despite being one of several access shows to run into pre-season football preemptions in several large markets on Aug. 27.
Meanwhile, the show's weekend version, CTD's ET Weekend, was the number-one first-run weekend hour for the 397th time in the past 400 weeks with a 1.7, up 6% for the week and 21% for the year.
CTD's Inside Edition yielded 4% to a 2.6. Warner Bros.' TMZ rose 6% to a 1.8. NBCU's Access Hollywood also jumped 6% to a 1.7. CTD's The Insider was unchanged at a 1.5, tying Extra, which grew 7%.
Game shows were mixed. CTD's Wheel of Fortune inched up 2% to a 5.8. CTD's Jeopardy! recovered 4% from its season low in the prior week to a 4.9. Disney-ABC's Who Wants to be a Millionaire slipped 4% to a 2.2. Debmar-Mercury's Family Feud and Twentieth's Are You Smarter than a Fifth Grader each were flat at a 1.5 and 1.2, respectively.
Warner Bros.' Two and a Half Men continued to lead the off-net sitcoms, although it dipped 2% to a 4.3. After three weeks of ties, CTD's Everybody Loves Raymond finally stole second place from Twentieth's Family Guy, and was unchanged at a 3.1. Family Guy slipped 3% to a 3.0 and third place. NBCU's The Office improved 4% to a 2.8. Sony's Seinfeld gained 4% to a 2.6. Twentieth's King of the Hill and Warner Bros.' Friends each were flat at a 2.2 and 2.1, respectively. Warner Bros.' George Lopez lost 17% to a new season-low 2.0, tying CTD's Everybody Hates Chris, which surged 25%.
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