Ratings: season highs all over

Syndicated game shows rebounded with a vengeance after a (literally) turkey week. As the nights get longer and the PUT levels rise, everybody gets happy in Nielsen country. Well, almost everybody. Broadcast network TV ain't feeling so swell as cable and satellite and the Internet continue to devour more share points. But TVNewsCheck spreads good cheer and glad tidings for syndies in the week of November 26-December 2...

Wheel of Fortune 7.5 - up twelve ticks to a season high and leads all syndicated shows
Jeopardy 6.5 - not to be left behind, the soulmate moves up ten ticks to a season high of its own
Family Feud 4.9 - up eight ticks to another series high for the current syndie run
Millionaire 2.4 - up three ticks and Meredith can use the good news
Baggage 1.2 - flat, poor Jerry

TV by the Numbers has the impressive viewership averages for the top three: Wheel of Fortune 11.9 million and knocking on the twelve mill door, Jeopardy 9.9 million and knocking on the ten mill door, Family Feud 7.3 million and busting through the seven mill door. People just like word puzzles, quiz clues and survey sayings.

TVNewser says that GSN stuttered to its worst week in a while for December 3-9. The network averaged 287K/233K viewers prime time/total day, and ranked 44th and 42nd in the windows. I look for some changes in prime time if the bad news continues.