Syndies rebounded in the week ended Dec. 2 after being hammered by Thanksgiving and Black Friday in the prior week.
Dr. Phil McGraw
CBS Television Distribution's Dr. Phil added 26%, the most of any strip, to a 2.9 live plus same day household rating, according to Nielsen Media Research. Phil marked the 117th consecutive week, with three ties, as syndication's top talker. Phil also led among daytime's key demographic of women 25-54 with a 1.2.
Warner Bros.' Ellen DeGeneres rose 4% to a 2.4 in households for sole possession of second place among the talkers, just ahead of Disney's steady Live with Kelly and Ryan at a 2.3.
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Rounding out the top five, were NBCUniversal's Steve, which held at a 1.4 for a third straight week, and NBCU's Maury, which added 8% to tie Steve.
Debmar-Mercury's Wendy Williams and NBCU's Steve Wilkos were unchanged at a 1.3 and 1.2, respectively. CTD's Rachael Ray retreated 8% to a 1.1 to tie Sony Pictures Television's steady Dr. Oz.
Warner Bros.' The Real recovered 17% to a 0.7. CTD's The Doctors flatlined at a 0.6. The syndicated run of NBCU's out-of-production Jerry Springer stayed at a 0.4 for the 12th week in a row, tying Disney's Pickler & Ben, which held steady for the 11th straight session.
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Rookies CTD's panel talker Face the Truth rebounded 14% to a 0.8 while Debmar-Mercury's court Caught in Providence slumped 17% to a 0.5.
The veteran court shows all were higher.
Judge Judy Sheindlin
CTD's November sweep champion Judge Judy grew another 3% to a 7.6 to lead all of syndication in households for the 18th straight week. Judy also showed the largest annual increase of any court, adding 6% compared to last year.
CTD's Hot Bench was buoyed by a 4% increase to a 2.5, and ranked as the third show in daytime behind only Judy and Phil.
Warner Bros.' People's Court climbed 8% to a 1.4, while Judge Mathis motored ahead 11% to a 1.0. Twentieth's Divorce Court sprinted 17% to a 0.7.
CTD's Jeopardy! jumped 16% to a 6.4 to lead the games for the second week in a row. Debmar-Mercury's Family Feud tied CTD's Wheel of Fortune, both of which added 17% for second-place 6.3.
Disney's Who Wants to be a Millionaire broke even at a 1.7, while Entertainment Studios' Funny You Should Ask remained at a 0.5 for the 19th straight week.
Disney's viral video show RightThisMinute clocked a 1.3, up 8%.
Inside Editions Deborah Norville
CTD's Inside Edition bounced back 11% to lead the magazines at a 3.1, edging out corporate sibling Entertainment Tonight, which vaulted 20% to a 3.0. NBCU's Access accelerated 9% to a 1.2, tying Warner Bros.' TMZ, which perked up 20% to a 1.2.
CTD's DailyMailTV leap-frogged over Warner Bros.' Extra for the first time since the week ending Feb. 25 for a 10% advance to a 1.1. Mail also was the only show in the genre to improve year to year, adding 10%.
Extra was heavily preempted by NBC special Christmas in Rockefeller Center and college football to hold steady at a 1.0.
Twentieth's Page Six TV shot up 17% to a 0.7, matching its season high. Trifecta's Celebrity Page posted a 0.2 for the ninth week in a row.
NBCU's off-net strip Dateline gave back 31% from a season high set in the prior session to a 1.1. SPT's off-A&E Live PD Police Patrol receded 15% to a 1.1, tying Dateline. Off-Investigation Discovery's True Crime Files remained at a 0.3 for the 12th straight week.
NBCU's off-network scripted strip Chicago PD was steady at a 0.9.
Warner Bros.' The Big Bang Theory led the off-net sitcoms with a 12% gain to a 4.7. Twentieth's Last Man Standing improved 5% to a 2.1, tying Twentieth's Modern Family, which ballooned 24%. SPT's The Goldbergs grew 7% to a 1.6. Warner Bros.' Two and a Half Men mushroomed 15% to a 1.5. Twentieth's Family Guy gained 8% to a 1.3. Warner Bros.' Mike & Molly and Disney's newcomer Black-ish both broke even at a 1.2. Warner Bros.' 2 Broke Girls and SPT's Seinfeld each grew 11% to a 1.0.
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Syndies rebounded in the week ended Dec. 2 after being hammered by Thanksgiving and Black Friday in the prior week.
