Ratings: good news (sort of) for Jerry!

TVNewsCheck reports that there wasn't much movement for syndicated game shows in the week of December 10-16. But poor Jerry, perennial bottom-feeder among the syndies, did get a smidgen of good cheer. Otherwise, it was mostly flat or blah. The household ratings...

Wheel of Fortune 7.4 - up a couple ticks
Jeopardy 6.6 - up a solitary tick, not to be left behind by the soulmate
Family Feud 4.6 - flat but Steve won't mind this number
Millionaire 2.3 - down a tick, poor Meredith is just hanging on
Baggage 1.2 - up a tick, let's hear it for Jerry!

TV by the Numbers brings the viewership averages for the top three: Wheel of Fortune 11.5 million (weekend repeat 4.0 million), Jeopardy 10.0 million, Family Feud 6.7 million. Said it before, but these numbers make a lot of broadcast prime time shows look pale. Yes, game shows skew old. But all of TV, like all of the world, is skewing older nowadays. Birth rates are falling everywhere, he noted demographically.

Meanwhile, Steve Harvey's Family Feud continues to dominate GSN's ratings to a ridiculous extent. The bald media conglomerate took 18 of the top 20 slots in the week of December 17-23. The viewership averages were an okay if not spectacular 308K/239K prime time/total day.