Broadcasting and Cable did their usual sweeps roundup on syndicated game shows. This time, though, they compared the February sweeps to the November version. The generally positive results...Wheel of Fortune 7.8 - up six ticks
Jeopardy 6.7 - up nine ticks thanks to Watson and friends
Millionaire 2.3 - up a tick
Family Feud 1.7 - up a tick
5th Grader 0.9 - sigh, down a tick and probably headed for the exit
Lyrics 0.8 - down a tick and pretty much beyond the exit
TV by the Numbers posted their regular top 25 list for the week ending March 6. Meredith didn't make the select group but the twin towers did, of course. The viewership averages: Wheel of Fortune 12.2 million (weekend repeat 5.4 million) and Jeopardy 9.9 million. Healthy numbers by any standard.
And not to neglect our little game show network, TVNewser says GSN averaged 385K prime time viewers for the March 7-13 week. The total day number wasn't available because GSN finished out of the top 40 in that category. But the prime time number looks good, a nice bump from the previous week.
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