Syndicated television shows rang in the New Year with ratings gains for the week ending Jan. 4, with rookie programs and talk shows posting the biggest gains. With the first-run freshmen, all shows trended upwards. NBC Universal Television Distribution’s “Deal or No Deal” led the group with a 12% ratings...
Little growth has occurred year-to-year in the court genre, ratings-wise, as CBS Television Distribution’s “Judge Judy” continues to run roughshod over the rest of the courtroom programs in syndication. “Judy” has posted a 4.4 Nielsen Media Research household rating so far this season, declining 8% from...
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Nearing the halfway point of the season, NBC Universal Domestic Television’s “Deal or No Deal” and CBS Television Distribution’s “The Doctors” are quickly pulling ahead of the freshman first-run daily syndication pack for 2008. “Deal” and “Doctors” continue to fight for the top spot. At the beginning...
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Court shows regained ground after a preemption-filled election week in first-run syndication, with a majority of the genre making ratings gains for the week ending Nov. 16. CBS Television Distribution’s “Judge Judy” moved upward 9% to a 4.7 in household ratings from last week, marking a season high....
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Coverage of Madonna and Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin gave the syndicated magazine show genre the strength to grow its ratings for the week ending Oct. 26. All six shows inside the genre boosted household ratings week-to-week, as Gov. Palin’s appearance on “Saturday Night Live” and Madonna’s publicized split...
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Three weeks into its season, “The Bonnie Hunt Show” from Warner Bros. posted its first national numbers last week, putting up figures that placed it near the rear of the ratings pack among freshman first-run syndicated shows. Among other first-year shows, NBC Universal’s “Deal or No Deal” improved its...
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Talk shows proved their ratings appeal during the second week of the syndication season, while “Deal or No Deal” led the freshman show pack. For the week ending Sept. 21, five talk shows increased week-to-week. Only one other program from another genre, court show “Judge Judy,” moved the needle upward...
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