Ratings: syndies surge

Nielsen got back to business after Hurricane Sandy, and syndicated game shows kicked some major patootie in the week of November 5-11. The end of daylight savings time helped. Season highs cropped up all over the place as America couldn't get enough word puzzles, quiz clues, and survey results. TVNewsCheck brings the happy tidings (all comparisons are to the October 22-28 week)...

Wheel of Fortune 7.0 - up four ticks to a season high

Jeopardy 6.4 - also up four ticks and also a season high

Family Feud 4.6 - up five ticks to, you guessed it, a season high

Millionaire 2.3 - flat, poor Meredith didn't join in the fun

Baggage 1.1 - up a tick even for lowly Jerry

The big three saw big audiences, according to TV by the Numbers. The viewership averages: Wheel of Fortune 10.8 million, Jeopardy 9.6 million, Family Feud 6.7 million. They all look well set for the peak viewing months about to come.

TVNewser says that GSN averaged 316K/230K viewers prime time/total day for the week of November 12-18. The network could use another dose of American Bible Challenge.