11.3 million Watch Wheel of Fortune
Wheel of Fortune topped all other syndicated shows with an average viewership of 11.3 million for the week of April 28 – May 4, 2008.
Top 20 Syndicated TV Shows, April 28 – May 5, 2008
|
RANK |
PROGRAMS |
ORIG |
Persons Live+SD (000) |
|
1 |
WHEEL OF FORTUNE |
CTD |
11,311 |
|
2 |
JEOPARDY |
CTD |
9,486 |
|
3 |
TWO-HALF MEN |
WB |
7,957 |
|
4 |
OPRAH WINFREY SHOW |
CTD |
6,752 |
|
4 |
JUDGE JUDY |
CTD |
6,716 |
|
6 |
FAMILY GUY-MF |
2/T |
6,522 |
|
7 |
ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT |
CTD |
6,258 |
|
8 |
CSI MIAMI |
CTD |
5,977 |
|
9 |
DR. PHIL SHOW |
CTD |
5,905 |
|
10 |
WHEEL OF FORTUNE WEEKEND |
CTD |
5,293 |
|
11 |
SEINFELD |
SPT |
5,286 |
|
12 |
BUENA VISTA VI |
DAD |
4,858 |
|
13 |
EVRY LVS RAYMOND |
CTD |
4,648 |
|
14 |
REVOLUTION 1A |
2/T |
4,638 |
|
15 |
GEORGE LOPEZ |
WB |
4,547 |
|
16 |
INSIDE EDITION |
CTD |
4,285 |
|
17 |
SEINFELD-WKND |
SPT |
4,251 |
|
18 |
LAW & ORDER:SVU |
NBU |
4,246 |
|
19 |
KING OF QUEENS |
SPT |
4,071 |
|
20 |
MILLIONAIRE |
DAD |
3,888 |
For syndicated shows which air on multiple days, the viewership shown is the average of all telecasts.
DAD = Disney ABC Domestic Television, SPT= Sony Pictures Television, 2/T=Twentieth Television, C/P =CBS Paramount Television, ESP = ESPN, CTD = Columbia TriStar Domestic.
Nielsen TV Ratings Data: ©2008 Nielsen Media Research, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Just curious, but it seems that the total viewership seems to be the primary gauge when determining whether a syndicated show is successful or not — am I right to assume that the demo isn't as important when compared to broadcast primetime?
THE_A, I'm sorry if we give that impression by using only viewers in our syndicated and cable show posts, but we don't get age demo information from Nielsen for cable or syndicated shows (although paying customers certainly do).