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N a relatively quiet session ending Feb. 5, rising rookie talker Jennifer Hudson had the loudest voice in the Nielsen ratings room. Syndie hit Hudson scored the only weekly household rating increase among the dozen talk shows, delivering a double-digit dagger of 17% to nail fellow freshman Sherri at the top of the rookie chart […]

The veteran TV producer worked on shows like "Hollywood Squares" and "Who Wants to Be a Superhero?"

The recently renewed Family Feud flourished in the session ending Jan. 29, sprinting 4% from the prior frame to a new season high 5.3 live-plus-same-day national rating. The only other strip in syndication’s Top 4 heading north was the daytime Nielsen juggernaut Judge Judy, which surged 7% to a 10-week high 4.6. Judy’s latest jump […]

Game shows gathered the most glory in the session ending Jan. 22, with the troika of Jeopardy, Wheel of Fortune and Family Feud all breaching the lofty 5.0 ratings mark. Jeopardy stayed at the top of the chart for the 16th week in a row, remaining steady with the previous scrimmage at a strong 5.9 […]

In this episode, we meet improv comedian Jason Sims, creator of the new unconventional comedy incubator, "Comedy Test Kitchen."

In this episode, we meet improv comedian Jason Sims, creator of the new unconventional comedy incubator, "Comedy Test Kitchen."

The syndicated ratings chart was rocked by a sharp jump in talk shows in the session ending Jan. 15. All of the top six veteran chat fests finished at, or near, season highs, with four mustering major increases. Live with Kelly and Ryan ranked at the head of the class for the 34th consecutive semester, […]

Now in its 42nd season, ET was the biggest winner in the hottest category in the week ending Jan. 8 with a 21% weekly leap to a new season high 2.3 live-plus-same-day national Nielsen rating and a 33% spike in the key women 25-54 demo, to a magazine-best 0.8.

The session ending on New Year’s Day was a quiet one for all but a few of the top-shelf syndicated veterans, many of which were completely in reruns. For example, in an extremely rare occurrence, the five most popular magazine strips were all hit with losses. Inside Edition erased 9% from the prior frame; Entertainment […]

The talker led the yak pack by its widest margin in two years in the week ending Dec. 25, with a 6% weekly leap and a 20% spike over the previous three weeks to a 1.8 live-plus-same-day national Nielsen rating.