Ratings: syndies recoup some ground

Syndicated game shows rebounded or stayed steady in the week of April 22-28. No big news stories created pesky pre-emptions, though the warmer weather continues to wear down TV viewing in general. TVNewsCheck presents the generally decent numbers...

Wheel of Fortune 6.5 - flat
Jeopardy 5.9 - up a couple ticks to get closer to the soulmate
Family Feud 4.6 - up three ticks
Millionaire 2.4 - up three ticks in some much needed good news
Let's Ask America 1.7 - flat but okay for the newbie
Baggage 1.1 - flat and in its perpetual last place

Meredith got back into the top 25 list at TV by the Numbers. The viewership averages: Wheel of Fortune 10.0 million (weekend repeat 4.6 million), Jeopardy 9.0 million, Family Feud 6.9 million, Millionaire 3.2 million. Too bad the genre doesn't skew young, or these total viewer numbers would get a lot more notice.

GSN really kicked out the jams in the week of April 29-May 5. TVNewser says the network averaged 443K/290K viewers prime time/total day, ranking 36th in both windows. Great numbers by GSN's historical standards.