Ratings: Meredith's bad week

The week of June 25-July 1 was not kind to Millionaire. Meredith took a nasty tumble in the household ratings. Otherwise, syndicated game shows saw limited movement. TVNewsCheck brings the bad news for Ms. Vieira...

Wheel of Fortune 5.8 - flat
Jeopardy 5.2 - up a solitary tick
Family Feud 3.2 - flat
Millionaire 2.2 - down a painful three ticks

As you might expect, Millionaire slid out of TV by the Numbers' top 25 syndie list. The viewership averages for the other three shows: Wheel of Fortune 9.2 million (weekend repeat 4.9 million), Jeopardy 7.8 million, Family Feud 4.8 million. The viewer numbers still look fine compared to broadcast prime time. Speaking of which, Fear Factor scored a tepid 4.0 million viewers in its return on Monday, July 9, with a 1.4 18-49 rating.

GSN had an okay week for July 2-8 but the viewer numbers weren't as good as recent weeks: 306K/230K prime time/total day. GSN ranked 40th and 44th, respectively, among cable networks in the windows.

UPDATE: Douglas Pucci just posted the individual show numbers for GSN in the July 2-8 week, plus the ratings for Figure it Out and Hip Hop Squares. As widely expected, Dancing With the Stars bombed in its return to GSN. Hip Hop Squares enjoyed its highest-rated episode yet on July 3, so maybe a second season is not just a dream. Figure It Out continues to perform well for Nick.