Ratings: post-Olympic bounce

As expected, syndicated shows of all kinds bounced back nicely after the Olympics closed operations. After a while even the most overhyped sports shindig has to end. Syndie game shows were no exception to the pleasant rebound. TVNewsCheck reports the happy news...

Wheel of Fortune 5.8 - up six ticks
Jeopardy 5.0 - up seven ticks, just to do a little better than the soulmate
Family Feud 3.2 - up five ticks
Millionaire 2.3 - also up five ticks

All the shows made the top 25 syndie list at TV by the Numbers, in more good news. The viewership averages: Wheel of Fortune 9.1 million (weekend repeat 4.2 million), Jeopardy 7.7 million, Family Feud 4.6 million, Millionaire 3.2 million. Nice recoveries all round.

TVNewser posted a cable ranker for the month of August. Defined by Nielsen, "August" means July 30-August 26. Bolstered by Steve Harvey's Family Feud, the acquisition of Minute To Win It, and the debut of American Bible Challenge, GSN enjoyed a fine month with 380K/262K viewership averages prime time/total day. The network ranked 38th and 39th in the windows.