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CBS Television Distribution’s “Dr. Phil” was the only show to post a week-to-week original syndication rating increase during the first complete week of the March sweep period, ending March 15. “Phil” gained 6% to a 3.8 household rating, the show’s second-highest rating of the season. A majority of programs...
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NBC's programming chief Ben Silverman has a solution to help broadcasters make more money. They should be able to sell to advertisers against the live-plus-seven-day ratings for shows, Mr. Silverman said during a morning keynote interview at NATPE in Las Vegas. "We don't get paid for live...
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During the first week of the syndication season, viewers seemed too distracted by other events to make crowning a clear-cut winner easy. Five shows debuted during the week of Sept. 8, but they competed with big news events including hurricanes, the economic meltdown and the intensifying presidential...
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NBC Universal Domestic Television’s “Deal or No Deal” took the top ratings prize among syndicated rookies for the 2008-09 season thus far, trumping the rest of the freshman pack for its first official week’s ratings. For the week ending Sept. 14, “Deal” drew a household rating of 1.6, giving the series...
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New syndicated strips continued to settle into their schedules on Wednesday, as four of the five series to debut this week took dips, according to Nielsen Media Research. CBS series “The Doctors” continued to tumble but still leads the rookie crop, earning a 1.3/4, down 7% from Tuesday’s score. Fellow...
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Day two for the new crop of syndicated series saw ratings decline for the most part, although some series are still claiming first place in some major-market time slots, according to Nielsen Media Research. The three top-rated new series—“The Doctors,” “Deal or No Deal” and “The Bonnie Hunt Show”—all...
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Most of the new crop of syndicated first-run shows took the stage for the first time Monday, and CBS Television Distribution’s “The Doctors” posted the highest opening numbers, according to Nielsen Media Research’s weighted metered-market average. “The Doctors” posted an average 1.6 rating/4 share in...
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The final week of the season, competing against the second week of the Beijing Olympics, saw little change among the syndicated brethren. However, one long-running show saw another big drop to an all-time low for the week ending Aug. 24, according to Nielsen Media Research. “Live With Regis and Kelly...
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The juggernaut of Olympics coverage around the dial spelled trouble for syndicated series during the week of Aug. 11, with some long-running programs hitting all-time lows, according to Nielsen Media Research. However, several shows were able to benefit from the programming disruptions, including “Access...
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Despite the July 29 earthquake that caused preemptions in the nation’s No. 2 TV market, Los Angeles, a number of daytime shows managed to boost their summertime numbers for the week ending Aug. 3, according to Nielsen Media Research. Among the winners for the week were CBS Television Distribution’s ...
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Syndicated newsmagazine shows attached themselves to “The Dark Knight” for a ratings lift during the summer doldrums. According to Nielsen numbers, CBS Television Distribution’s “Entertainment Tonight” and Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution’s “TMZ” increased week-to-week slightly for the week...
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Declining audience levels for the summer months continued to take a toll on syndicated series, although a number of series scattered throughout the genres all found some room to grow, according to Nielsen Media Research for the week ending July 20. The game show category in particular seemed to weather...
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Media buyer Starcom and Twentieth Television said they made a deal that is based on measuring the ratings for commercials on the day they appear in syndicated programming, rather than the weekly average. Starcom said most syndicated ad deals look at the weekly average rating to calculate viewership of...
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Barack Obama, Alex Rodriguez and Madonna drove a strong week for newsmagazines for the week ending July 13, as the genre rebounded nicely from a traditionally poor showing from the Fourth of July holiday. NBC Universal’s “Access Hollywood” saw the biggest leap in the category, bolstered by a three-part...