Syndication Ratings: Live! with Michl But Not Kelly Still Tops Weekly Ratings

As the retransmission consent battle between Time Warner Cable and CBS raged on, the majority of syndies were flat or down in the week ending Aug. 11, which included the blackouts first full week and effected 3.2 million homes. Some shows also were preempted on Aug. 9 for President Obamas daytime news conference.

In daytime talk, Disney-ABCs Live! with Kelly and Michael managed to take over first place, even without the help of Kelly Ripa, who was on vacation for the week. Three different co-hosts -- Robin Roberts, Erin Andrews and Nicole Richie -- joined Michael Strahan on the stools, and the show advanced 4% for the week and 53% compared to last year, when the Olympics was airing on NBC, to a 2.6.

CTDs usual leader, Dr. Phil, in reruns, was off 8% from its previous week but up 20% from last year, to a second-place 2.4. Sony Pictures Televisions Dr. Oz, also in repeats, held steady at a 2.0, tying NBCUs Maury, which gained 5% to a 2.0. Warner Bros. Ellen dipped 5% to a 1.8. Disney-ABCs rookie champ, Katie, in repeats all week, posted the strongest increase of any talker, jumping 14% to a 1.6 in households and 33% among women 25-54 to a 0.8.

NBCUs Jerry Springer remained at a 1.3. NBCUs Steve Harvey also held firm at a 1.2, tying CTDs Rachael Ray, which eased 8%, and NBCUs Steve Wilkos, which was flat. CTDs The Doctors, in repeats, dropped 17% to a new season low 1.0. Debmar-Mercurys Wendy Williams, also in repeats, had the sharpest week to week drop of any talker, falling 25% to a new season-low 0.9, but managed to be up 13% from last year at this time when it averaged a 0.8.

NBCUs Trisha receded 20% to a 0.4. Merediths The Better Show trailed with an unchanged 0.2.

Among shows that are not nationally rated, Twentieths talk hopeful, Kris Jenner, mustered a 0.7 rating/2 share metered-market average for the week of Aug. 12, the fifth of its six week trial run on select Fox stations. That was flat compared to its 0.7/2 average lead-in and down 13% from its 0.8/3 year-ago time period rating. The rating was also down one point from its August 2012 time period share. Among women 25-54, the show had a 0.5/4 down 17% from its 0.6/4 lead-in and unchanged from its year ago time period rating of 0.5/3.

Even with the TWC black-out in full effect, CTDs Entertainment Tonight, which is cleared on CBS affiliate in large markets, managed to hit its best rating since June. The week included a headline-making interview with Oprah Winfrey, who talked about being a victim of racism while trying to buy a $38,000 purse at a Swiss boutique. ET, the only established magazine able to improve, grew 3% from the prior week and 6% from last years Olympic week to a 3.4 live plus same day household rating, according to Nielsen Media Research.

Meanwhile, Twentieths newcomer Dish Nation gained 11% to a 1.0.

As for the other magazines, CTDs Inside Edition, Warner Bros. TMZ, NBCUniversals Access Hollywood, Warner Bros. Extra and CTDs omg! Insider all held steady for the week at a 2.7, 1.8, 1.6, 1.3 and 1.3, respectively.

Elsewhere in access, CTDs game show leader, Wheel of Fortune, inched up 2% to a 6.0. CTDs Jeopardy! sank 7% to a new season-low 5.1. Debmar-Mercurys Family Feud faded 2% to a 4.5. Disney-ABCs Who Wants to be a Millionaire was unchanged at a 2.3, while NBCUs Baggage was up a hefty 20%, weighing in at a 1.2.

CTDs courtroom queen, Judge Judy, topped the overall syndication chart and was the number-one show in first run for the 15th straight week with a 6.2, steady week to week and up 9% from last year at this time. Warner Bros. Peoples Court dropped 6% to a 1.5. Warner Bros. Judge Mathis eroded 8% to a 1.2. Twentieths Judge Alex slid 9% to a 1.0, tying Twentieths Divorce Court, which was flat at a 1.0. Entertainment Studios Americas Court rose 17% to a 0.7, its freshman Justice for All was flat at a 0.4, and its We the People rallied 50% to a 0.3 from a 0.2.

In off-net syndication, Warner Bros. The Big Bang Theory quieted down 5% from the prior frame to a 6.0. Warner Bros. Two and a Half Men moved up 2% to a 4.2. Twentieths Family Guy lost 6% to a 3.2. Twentieths How I Met Your Mother increased 4% to a 2.4. Twentieths King of the Hill climbed 5% to a 2.3. Warner Bros. Friends fell 9% to a 2.1, tying SPTs Seinfeld, which was steady, while CTDs Everybody Loves Raymond remained at a 1.8.

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