Syndies sweep ahead

TVNewsCheck reviews syndicated shows' performance in the just concluded May sweeps (April 26-May 23). Syndie game shows mostly did fine, especially Mr. Steve. The comparison to last May's sweeps...

Wheel of Fortune 6.5 - flat year-to-year
Jeopardy 5.6 - up a tick, shows the soulmate
Family Feud 3.0 - up seven ticks, best improvement by far
Millionaire 2.5 - up a tick and still performing pretty well

TV by the Numbers didn't bother with sweeps but just offered their usual top 25 list for the latest week, May 21-27. The viewership averages for the week: Wheel of Fortune 9.9 million, Jeopardy 8.5 million, Family Feud 4.5 million, Millionaire 3.3 million. Certainly acceptable numbers as May warmed up.

TVNewser posted its weekly cable ranker for May 28-June 3. GSN averaged 299K/240K viewers prime time/total day for the week, which is not bad by the network's usual standards. The ranks among cable nets were 41st and 42nd, respectively.