Coming off a rare March sweeps ratings period, a majority of first-run syndication took a tumble with only five shows posting week-to-week improvements for the week ending April 12. The entire week was rough for syndicated programs, as Passover and Good Friday tended to interrupt viewing patterns. Contributing...
“Dr. Phil” grabbed ratings success with its two-part interview with “octomom” Nadya Suleman during the week ending March 1. During a tepid week in syndication ratings, “Phil,” distributed by CBS Television Distribution, gained 14% from the previous week to a 4.1 household rating. The two-part interview...
“Dr. Phil” saw ratings success with its coverage of “octomom” Nadya Suleman, while the majority of syndication stagnated or declined slightly during the week ending Feb. 15. CBS Television Distribution’s “Phil” rose 6% from the previous week to a 3.7 household rating, matching its season high. “Phil...
The prognosis for CBS Television Distribution’s “The Doctors” continues to look positive, as the freshman series tied for first place in household ratings in its genre for the week ending Jan. 25. The medical talk show even bested “Live With Regis and Kelly” in New York on Friday and Monday. “Doctors...
Disney-ABC Domestic Television’s “Live With Regis and Kelly” posted a good holiday run in syndication ratings, falling just seven-tenths of a point shy of first place in the talk show genre for the week ending Dec. 28. “Regis” posted a season high 3.2 household rating during the usually low-rated holiday...
Pre-Christmas crafts and a visit from Paula Abdul helped send NBC Universal Domestic Television’s “The Martha Stewart Show” to a season high in the Nielsen syndicated programming ratings for the week ending Dec. 14. “Stewart” hosted Ms. Abdul on Dec. 10, giving the show a 1.0 household rating for the...
Syndicated talk show ratings bounced up in a big way during the week of Oct. 27, with a majority of the pack increasing week-to-week on the eve of Election Day, helping several shows reach season highs. CBS Television Distribution’s “The Oprah Winfrey Show” reeled in a 5.0 household rating, according...
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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