Syndies: the big two bounce back

With the holidays finally in the rear view mirror, the big two syndicated game shows saw a nice recovery. Steve and Meredith didn't do so bad, either. TVNewsCheck brings the happy numbers for the week of January 2-8...

Wheel of Fortune 7.6 - up eight ticks and back ahead of Judge Judy
Jeopardy 6.2 - up five ticks
Family Feud 3.2 - flat but okay
Millionaire 2.6 - flat

TV by the Numbers says that Pat and Vanna also outpaced the field in total viewers. The viewership averages: Wheel of Fortune 12.2 million, Jeopardy 9.7 million, Family Feud 4.7 million. Meredith just missed the top 25 list. Maybe next week.

Sure, the demos skew older than really old hills. But in the 500-channel universe, these are impressive total viewer numbers.

In other ratings news, Wipeout may be slipping a little on ABC. But the show is doing nice business, by cable standards, in reruns on truTV. The latest run on Friday the 13th scared up a 0.7 18-49 rating and 1.8 million viewers. Best numbers yet for the retreads.