Syndicated game shows bumped along at or near season highs for the week ending January 30. No real excitement but no horrible disasters, either. Broadcasting & Cable delivers the reassuring news...Wheel of Fortune 8.0 - flat, just a tick below its season high
Jeopardy 6.4 - down a tick
Millionaire 2.4 - flat at its season high
Family Feud 1.9 - up a tick to tie its season high
5th Grader 1.1 - up a tick
Lyrics 0.9 - flat
The story also mentions that Wheel of Fortune tied for third among all syndies in 18-49 ratings with Oprah and How I Met Your Mother, behind only Two and a Half Men and Family Guy. WoF skews old but it gets so many total viewers that even its 18-49 numbers are more than respectable. You might call it syndication's counterpart to Dancing with the Stars.
Meredith keeps hanging onto her perch in TV by the Numbers' top 25 list. The viewership averages for the top three syndie gamers: Wheel of Fortune 12.9 million (weekend repeat 5.5 million), Jeopardy 10.1 million, Millionaire 3.3 million.
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