Neither the glow of TV lights nor the backing of Donald Trump were apparently able to secure victory for the highest-profile TV figure seeking elected office in the midterms.

While control of the House and Senate, somewhat surprisingly, still hung in the balance Wednesday morning (November 9), Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, a Democrat, had been declared the winner by multiple news outlets for the open Senate seat against Dr. Mehmet Oz, the Republican candidate.

The race had been essentially a dead heat in the polls, but with Oz appearing to gain momentum toward the end of the race.

Oprah Winfrey, whose talk show launched Oz's own syndicated show, wound up endorsing Fetterman.

In Arizona, Democrat Katie Hobbs was leading former KSAZ Phoenix news anchor and current Trump cheerleader Kari Lake, who has branded her former profession fake news pushing "lies and propaganda," but the election was still too close to call.

In New Mexico, incumbent Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham was re-elected, defeating another Republican candidate formerly of the TV news ranks, former KRQE Albuquerque meteorologist Mark Ronchetti.

One former broadcaster who fared better was incumbent Republican Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar. Salazar, whose media career included stints at MegaTV, CNN Latino, Telemundo and WDFL Miami, retained her seat, defeating state Sen. Annette Taddeo. ■

According to multiple reports, David McCormick, who ran against Dr. Mehmet Oz in Pennsylvania's Republican Senate primary, has conceded the race even though a mandatory recount is still underway, saying there was no way he could make up the difference.

The recount was necessitated by Oz's razor-thin margin of fewer than 1,000 votes out of almost 1.5 million cast.

Oz was host of the long-running Sony Pictures Television syndicated talk show Dr. Oz before walking away to take a shot at a Senate seat.

Former President Donald Trump had stumped for Oz in the race, the outcome of which in the general election could determine whether Republicans gain control of the Senate.

Oz will go up against Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman in the fall.

Fetterman was also in the news Friday (June 3) after revealing he had ignored some warning signs before his recent stroke. Fetterman said he was not yet ready to hit the campaign trail but was "getting closer" and vowed to return. ■

The Republican Senate primary race in Pennsylvania is still too close to call, with TV doctor Mehmet Oz with a slight lead at 402,629 votes to David McCormick‘s 401,133 votes. Kathy Barnette trailed with 315,027 votes. All tallies are according to the state election results as of Wednesday morning (May 18).

In 2009, Oprah Winfrey's Harpo Productions launched a syndicated talk show featuring Oz after he had made frequent appearances on her own show. Oz stepped away from the Sony Pictures Television series in 2021 when he decided to run for the Senate seat being vacated by Republican Pat Toomey, who is retiring.

Oz is no stranger to Congress, having testified on the Hill back in 2014 about bogus weight-loss claims after the FTC filed suit against Pure Green Coffee for marketing dietary supplements online as a quick way to lose weight without diet or exercise. The coffee had been promoted on The Dr. Oz Show. 

At the time, Oz said he wanted to be part of the solution. He conceded that his flowery language — using terms like “magic” and “miracle” had made the Federal Trade Commission’s job harder, but that he had toned it down, though not his passion for some of the products he promoted.

Former President Donald Trump had stumped for Oz in the race, the outcome of which in the general election could determine whether Republicans gain control of the Senate. The winner will go on to face Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman in the fall general election.

The primary race has also been viewed as a key test of the strength of a Trump endorsement. ■

“What’s for dinner?” is the key question that Sony Pictures Television’s new first-run strip, The Good Dish, aims to answer for audiences.

Five days a week, hosts Daphne Oz, Top Chef’s Gail Simmons and Food Network’s Jamika Pessoa get together to share recipes, offer tips and interview celebrities. The one-hour show is an expanded version of a weekly segment that has aired during Sony Pictures Television’s Dr. Oz for the past several years.

“Many people, if they cook at all, have three recipes they make all the time,” Oz said. “That is the first and foremost thing we’re going to answer: What’s for dinner? We’re going to provide viewers with a simple, elevated family supper that you are going to want to make and they are going to want to eat.”

As the mom of four young children, Oz knows of what she speaks. She began her cooking career early, having written The Dorm Room Diet while she was attending Princeton University. She went on a book tour and spoke on college campuses to promote that effort. In 2011, she began starring as a co-host on ABC’s The Chew, where she appeared for six years. She departed that show the year before ABC canceled it in 2018.

“The Dorm Room Diet came about because I was an overweight kid in a family full of health nuts,” said Oz, the oldest of Dr. Mehmet Oz’s four children. “I love cooking. I love the delicious product of that effort, how you can have an adventure in your kitchen and the conversations all of that fosters. I have always been intrigued by the idea of women gathering in the kitchen. The conversations that flow from gathering around a delicious meal are a beautiful way to connect.

“That love is what drew me to food initially,” Oz continued. “The continual ability to learn is what keeps me there.”

Those are the ideas that form the core of The Good Dish, which is taking The Dr. Oz Show’s time slots on TV stations across the country. Dr. Oz was spun off from The Oprah Winfrey Show in 2009 and ran for nearly 13 seasons. Sony had been offering The Good Dish to stations as a first-run strip since 2019 but ran into challenges clearing it due to a lack of real estate, with the ABC- and NBC-owned stations instead picking up Tamron Hall and Kelly Clarkson, respectively. And then, of course, the onset of the pandemic in 2020 changed the picture for everyone.

A Show Finds Its Moment

“There’s a lot of pressure in the business for groups to take internal product, particularly on the affiliate side,” Flory Bramnick, executive VP, distribution, Sony Pictures Television, said. “It wasn’t like we couldn’t get the show sold, but we really thought we had something bigger than that. We wanted to wait for the right opportunity. We owed it to our stations, our viewers and our advertisers to really wait for the right moment and the right moment came along.”

When Dr. Oz decided to depart his eponymous show and run for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania, an immediate need opened up. Oz wrapped its run on Friday, January 14, and The Good Dish premiered on Martin Luther King Day, Monday, January 17. 

“As soon as we needed to go, there was this symphony,” Bramnick said. “Everybody pulled together and they pulled together immediately. That included the talent, [executive producers] Amy Chairo and Stacy Rader on the production side, Holly Jacobs in development, Zack Hernandez in distribution and business affairs, finance and marketing. It was hard and scary at times. We didn’t know exactly how things were going to turn out. But the station partners were fabulous, really fabulous, and the advertisers have been fabulous. Everyone had their oars in the water and they pulled it off.” 

Besides Oz, the show features Simmons, who comes from Top Chef and Food & Wine magazine and is classically trained, and Pessoa, who has appeared frequently on Food Network and focuses on Caribbean fare. Each of the three women comes from an entirely different food background, and the show draws from all three.

“Gail is our brain,” Oz said. “She always knows the classical way to make something or how to fix something that flopped. Jamika is a veteran of television and caterer by training. She has this incredible ability to make food fun and give it an entertaining spin, whether you’re cooking for a crowd, making something bite-sized or giving it a finishing touch.”

The Good Dish is executive-produced in New York City by Amy Chiaro and Stacy Rader, who seem to have glided smoothly from Dr. Oz to The Good Dish without skipping a beat.

“We had a few weeks to make the full turn,” Chiaro said. “Even before Sony knew 100% that we would launch, I knew I needed to start a production team. We started laying out segments because there was nothing to lose by us just getting started.”

Off to a Running Start

The Good Dish had a huge advantage in getting up and running quickly in that it already had everything it needed — talent, crew, stage, set — in place. 

“We already had the infrastructure,” said Rader, who previously served as a producer for Food Network. “It was all there waiting for us. We weren’t turning on the lights for the first time. I see great opportunities for extensions into home, lifestyle, beauty, fashion. [The hosts] bring a lot of varied interests.” 

The key to the show’s success, Chiaro said, is the chemistry of its hosts. “I think this is a show that will be fun to be with. They are all super warm and have amazing chemistry with each other. This is a nice break for people and a great opportunity for some ‘me time.’ ”

Stations are paying Sony the same cash license fee plus barter that they paid for Dr. Oz, according to station sources. Dr. Oz was due to air for one more season, through 2022-23, but Sony will need to renew The Good Dish if it’s going to stay on the air after this season. 

In its premiere week, The Good Dish averaged a 0.4 live-plus-same-day national household rating, according to Nielsen. All syndicated shows face preemptions due to sports, live news conferences and other reasons, but The Good Dish saw two days of preemptions in its premiere week, causing Nielsen to break its Monday premiere-day rating out of the show’s weekly average. ■

With the possibility of several of its key syndicated shows ending after this season, Fox Television Stations has both influence and flexibility headed into 2022.

“The whole business is waiting to see what we do,” Frank Cicha, executive VP, programming, Fox Television Stations, said.

Fox faces losing as many as five shows after this season: Debmar-Mercury’s Wendy Williams, Sony Pictures Television’s Dr. Oz, Debmar-Mercury’s Nick Cannon and Warner Bros.’ The Real. The group is also not bringing back rookie off-network sitcom Schitt’s Creek and it’s working on renewing freshman game show You Bet Your Life, starring Jay Leno. 

Several shows are departing syndication, including some that don’t air on Fox-owned stations in major markets. Warner Bros.’ The Ellen DeGeneres Show is ending after this season, its 19th, after serving as the afternoon lynchpin of NBC stations for nearly two decades. NBCUniversal’s conflict talker, Maury, is ending production this spring and following the path of NBCU’s Jerry Springer and CBS Media Ventures’ Judge Judy by going into repeats on TV stations across the country. Dr. Oz is ending its run prematurely as the show’s host enters the U.S. Senate race in Pennsylvania. Wendy Williams has had to fill Williams’ slot with guest hosts all season long, with Williams out on an extended and indeterminate medical leave. Several other veterans — especially The Real and CBS Media Ventures’ The Doctors — are perennially on the bubble.

“There are a lot of variables right now and potential for major disruption,” Stephen Brown, executive VP of programming and development, Fox Television Stations and Fox First Run, said. “Everyone is thinking about, ‘If that goes away, what do I have?’ ”

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Several other shows are waiting to get their renewal papers. Among this year’s rookies — Nick Cannon, You Bet Your Life and Wrigley Media’s Relative Justice — You Bet Your Life is the best bet to return, with Relative Justice also likely to come back. 

“It’s a really well-executed show and Jay is amazing to work with,” Brown said. “We’re excited and encouraged about the prospect of a season two.”

Nick Cannon, which since its September 27 debut hasn’t broken a 0.5 live-plus-same-day national household Nielsen rating, might be more expensive to produce than it’s worth, although Fox seems willing to give it some time.

“Nick Cannon is a show that everyone likes,” Ira Bernstein, co-president of Debmar-Mercury, said. “Nick works relentlessly and tirelessly on promotion and on everything else. If our station partners want to stay with it, we’ll stay with it.”

Still, all of that potential change means there’s more room for new entrants on TV stations than there has been in years. 

The biggest name in the development mix is former American Idol contestant and Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson, who is starring in a talk show produced by Warner Bros. and the executive producers of Ellen. Warner Bros. has not officially confirmed the show is in development but several TV station executives said they have seen the pitch and liked it. 

While NBC seems like a likely spot for a Jennifer Hudson talker because of how
it might pair with NBCUniversal’s music-and-variety-focused The Kelly Clarkson Show, also starring an Idol alum, Fox is the group with space and flexibility. Fox, which only airs two hours of primetime per night and owns duopoly stations in many markets, has plenty of room to fill. 

Wendy Williams postponed its premiere for a month before finally returning for season 13 on October 18 with an array of guest hosts, including actress Leah Remini and RuPaul gal pal and veteran deejay Michelle Visage; Sherri Shepherd; Whitney Cummings; Jerry Springer; Steve Wilkos; and a panel that includes former Page Six hosts Bevy Smith and Variety correspondent Elizabeth Wagmeister.

Thus far, Wendy Williams ratings don’t seem to be affected by the guest hosts, and Debmar-Mercury likes the opportunity it’s getting to test potential stars of new talk shows. Shepherd, a former co-host of The View and host of Fox’s Dish Nation, seems to be resonating with viewers.

“We could say ‘woe is me’ with Wendy out sick, or we could take advantage of the fact that we have a live show on which we’re putting guest hosts that could potentially host new talk shows for us,” Mort Marcus, co-president of Debmar Mercury, said. 

“It’s an interesting test that you couldn’t afford to do if you didn’t have an ongoing show,” Bernstein said.

Indeed, Cicha has long said he’d love to run ongoing test shows of several weeks each, but syndication economics typically forbid that. “I would love to take an unfavorable situation and turn it into something new that could work,” he said.

‘Dr. Oz’ Show Up in Air Amid Senate Campaign

As far as Dr. Oz goes, when Dr. Mehmet Oz announced his Senate run in Pennsylvania, Fox had to pull the show on WNYW New York and WTXF Philadelphia in order to avoid the FCC’s equal time rules, Fox Television Stations spokeswoman Erica Keane said. WNYW is carried by small cable operators in northeast Pennsylvania, making it susceptible to the rule. 

For now, WTXF is filling Dr. Oz’s 2 p.m. ET slot with a repeat of the 9 a.m. hour of Good Day Philadelphia while WNYW is running The Real at 1 p.m. ET.

On December 13, Sony Pictures Television confirmed that a Dr. Oz spinoff, The Good Dish, would take that show’s place on stations in more than 90% of the country, including on Fox, Nexstar, Sinclair and Gray stations, while Dr. Oz will end January 14, 2022. The Good Dish — hosted by Oz’s daughter, Daphne, a former host of ABC’s The Chew and a judge on Fox’s MasterChef Junior; Top Chef’s Gail Simmons; and Food Network’s Jamika Pessoa — will premiere Monday, January 17, 2022.  The Good Dish has aired as a regular segment on Dr. Oz and Sony has been shopping the concept in syndication for the past couple of years. 

Fox also has picked up new game show Pictionary, hosted by Jerry O’Connell. The TV station group tested the show last summer in partnership with CBS Media Ventures. If Fox renews You Bet Your Life and 25 Words or Less, as expected, the group has a solid game block in progress. Fox has been gradually turning to day-and-date programming, magazines and game shows in prime access instead of sitcoms.

“The goal with shows like Pictionary and 25 Words or Less is that after we let all of these [off-network] comedies go, we need to keep trying these kinds of [smaller budget] shows because we are going to need them on the second stations and sometimes on the primary stations. These kinds of bets are worth it,” Cicha said.

NBCUniversal also is quite busy as all of its conflict talkers — Maury, Jerry Springer and Steve Wilkos — are up for renewal, as well as court/talk hybrid Judge Jerry. NBCU is shopping a new conflict talker starring Maury guest host Karamo Brown that looks like it will launch this fall on the former Tribune stations now owned by Nexstar Media Group. Those stations have traditionally been the home of the NBCU conflict talkers, where they fill afternoons on such stations as KTLA Los Angeles. 

“These shows are still resonating with viewers, so we are optimistic,” Sean O’Boyle, executive VP, general sales manager, NBCUniversal Domestic Television Distribution, said.

“We like Karamo for this lane,” Tracie Wilson, president, NBCUniversal Syndication Studios, said. “He embraces the edgier content. We’ve worked with him for a couple of years and he’s been on Maury quite a few times. We’re excited to build that genre a bit. We’re the leaders in it and it’s time for some fresh faces.”

NBCU also is in active development on several projects that the group isn’t ready to discuss yet and continues to make a business out of its off-net properties, including a repackaged version of Dateline and hour-long procedurals such as Dick Wolf’s Law & Order and Chicago franchises.

Also still in the mix is Drew Barrymore, should CBS successfully renew it on stations across the country for season three, and a talk show starring Niecy Nash that would be produced by James Corden’s production company. ■

The Good Dish, a panel talker focused on food and cooking, will replace Sony Pictures Television’s The Dr. Oz Show as that show’s host exits to run for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania. The Good Dish, which Sony has been trying to sell into syndication for a couple of years, is hosted by Dr. Mehmet Oz’s daughter, Daphne, who starred on ABC’s The Chew, as well as Top Chef’s Gail Simmons and Food Network’s Jamika Pessoa.

Station groups Fox, Hearst, Nexstar, Gray, Sinclair and others have picked up The Good Dish, which will launch nationwide in Dr. Oz’s time slots on Monday, Jan. 17, 2022. Dr. Oz’s final episode will air Jan. 14. 

Dr. Oz had been renewed through next season, which would have been its 14th, on stations. However, due to Oz’s Senate run, the show must be pulled or else stations are in danger of triggering the FCC’s equal-time requirement, which mandates that stations give all candidates equal time on their stations. If Dr. Oz was airing for 44 or so minutes per day on stations, giving all other candidates that much daily time would be untenable. Fox-owned stations that aired Dr. Oz in New York and Pennsylvania pulled the show on Dec. 1 after Oz announced his run just after Thanksgiving. 

In the Thanksgiving week ended Nov 28, the last week national syndication ratings were available from Nielsen Media Research, Dr. Oz averaged a 0.6 live plus same day national household rating, up 20% from the prior week’s season low. 

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Dr. Mehmet Oz first became known to daytime TV watchers as a regular guest and medical expert on The Oprah Winfrey Show. Winfrey and her production company, Harpo, spun the show off into its own syndicated talk show in 2009.

The Good Dish grew out of weekly segments on Dr. Oz and will discuss trends, recipes, shortcuts and tips while helping viewers figure out what’s for dinner. 

“Audiences have been loving what Daphne, Gail and Jamika have been serving up during their weekly segments on The Dr. Oz Show for years. We have long believed The Good Dish would make an excellent stand-alone series and are delighted to be able to deliver this fresh take on the cooking genre to our station partners and their viewers across the country,” Zack Hernandez,  senior VP and general sales manager, U.S. syndication sales, Sony Pictures Television, said in a statement.

“There is no better time for a show like The Good Dish,” Amy Chiaro, executive producer and Stacy Rader, co-executive producer, said in a co-statement. “Daphne, Gail and Jamika know how to make food accessible with the ability to seamlessly deliver home, lifestyle and trending content. These incredible women will make you laugh, enjoy cooking again and make your life just a little easier. It’s the most fun you can have in the kitchen without having to do the dishes.”

The Good Dish is produced by ZoCo Productions and is distributed by Sony Pictures Television. 

Kelly Clarkson, Tamron Hall and Dr. Oz were the only first-run strips in syndication to improve in the short week that included Thanksgiving and Black Friday and ended Nov. 28.

Most shows were only rated for three days during the week with Thursday, Nov. 25 and Friday, Nov. 26 broken out due to low coverage. 

NBCUniversal’s Kelly Clarkson and Disney’s Tamron Hall were the only talkers in the top eight to hold 100% of their household ratings from last year at this time. Kelly Clarkson improved 13% from the prior week to a 0.9 live plus same day national household rating, according to Nielsen Media Research, and matched its season high. Tamron Hall, which was recently given a vote of confidence with an early multi-year renewal, strengthened 17% to a 0.7, also equalling its season high. Sony Pictures Television’s Dr. Oz recovered 20% to a 0.6 after tumbling to a new season low in the prior week. 

Dr. Oz has an uncertain prognosis after Fox-owned TV stations WTXF Philadelphia and WNYW New York pulled the show on Wednesday, Dec. 1, after host Dr. Mehmet Oz announced he was running for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania. 

Disney’s Live with Kelly and Ryan, which eased 6% to a 1.6, topped the talkers and has now led the category 23 times in the past 29 weeks, including five ties with CBS Media Ventures’ Dr. Phil. Among daytime’s key demographic of women 25-54, Live tied Dr. Phil at a 0.6, followed by Kelly Clarkson and Ellen DeGeneres, which each were at a 0.4.

Dr. Phil, which had been first for the past three weeks, dropped 21% to a new season-low 1.5.

Warner Bros.’ Ellen DeGeneres in its 19th and final season was the only talk show in the top three to avoid a decline, holding its ground at a 1.0 and matching its season high. Following Kelly Clarkson were both NBCUniversal’s Maury and Debmar-Mercury’s Wendy Williams, which was guest-hosted by hip hop duo Fat Joe and Remy Ma for two of the three days over Thanksgiving week, sagged 13% to a 0.7. That tied CBS’ Rachael Ray, which remained at a 0.7 for a fourth straight week.

NBCU’s Steve Wilkos posted a 0.6 for the fifth week in a row. CBS’ Drew Barrymore, one of only two talk shows to be launched in the last two years, held its ground at a 0.5, while the other, Debmar-Mercury’s rookie Nick Cannon held steady at a 0.4.

NBCU’s out-of-production Jerry Springer stayed at a 0.3 for the tenth consecutive week, tying Warner Bros.’ The Real, which recorded a 0.3 for the tenth time out of 11 weeks so far this season. CBS’ The Doctors delivered a 0.2 for the 38th week in a row.

Turning to access, Debmar-Mercury’s Family Feud fell 8% to a new season-low 4.9 but still retook the syndication lead. CBS’ Wheel of Fortune faded 15% to a new season-low 4.4, tying Jeopardy!, which tumbled 23% to a new season low.

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Fox’s 25 Words or Less logged a second straight 0.7. Fox’s rookie You Bet Your Life with host Jay Leno rolled a 0.7 for the ninth week in a row. Entertainment Studios’ Funny You Should Ask achieved a 0.4 for the fifth consecutive week. 

Disney’s internet video show RightThisMinute slumped 17% to a new series-low 0.5. 

Magazines were all lower. CBS’ Inside Edition eroded 9% to a 2.1 but led the magazines. CBS’ Entertainment Tonight ebbed 24% to a new season-low 1.6. NBCU’s Access Hollywood declined 13% to a 0.7. Warner Bros.’ TMZ faltered 14% to a 0.6. Warner Bros.’ Extra pulled back 17% to a new season-low 0.5. CBS’ DailyMailTV deteriorated 33% to a new series-low 0.4. Fox’s Dish Nation decreased 33% to a 0.2.  

CBS’ Judge Judy, out of first-run production and in repeats, preserved a 4.8 and ranked as syndication’s second-highest show at a tenth of a ratings point behind Family Feud.

CBS’ Hot Bench, Warner Bros.’ People’s Court and Warner Bros.’ Judge Mathis all maintained their previous week’s 1.5, 0.8 and 0.6, respectively. Fox’s Divorce Court crumbled 20% to a 0.4, tying NBCU’s Judge Jerry, which sustained a series low 0.4 for the tenth consecutive week. Wrigley Media’s rookie Relative Justice stayed at a 0.3 for a fourth straight week.

Warner Bros.’ The Big Bang Theory led the off-network sitcoms even though it fizzled 14% to a new series-low 1.8. Disney’s Last Man Standing spiked 8% to a 1.3. Disney’s Modern Family featured a 0.8 for the third straight week. Warner Bros.’ rookie Young Sheldon shrank 22% to a 0.7, tying Sony’s The Goldbergs, which also gave back 22%, as well as Warner Bros.’ Two and a Half Men, Disney’s Family Guy and Sony’s Seinfeld, all of which were flat. Finally, Disney’s Black-ish broke even at a 0.5 for the seventh straight week, tying Warner Bros.’ 2 Broke Girls, which gave back 17%.

Dr. Oz and Drew Barrymore were the only two daytime shows to improve in the holiday week ended July 4 as news preemptions and vacations took their toll on syndicated shows. 

Sony Pictures Television’s Dr. Oz recovered 20% to a 0.6 live plus same day national household rating, according to Nielsen Media Research, putting Dr. Oz just ahead of CBS Media Ventures’ renewed rookie Drew Barrymore, which grew 25% to a 0.5 despite airing encore episodes all week. 

Disney’s Live with Kelly and Ryan was on hiatus for the week and slipped 6% to a 1.6 with repackaged episodes on all five days but still led the talkers for an eighth straight week, including one tie with CMV’s Dr. Phil. The morning strip, now in its 33rd season, has finished first or tied for first in 37 of the past 43 weeks. Live also led among daytime’s key demographic of women 25-54 with a 0.7.

For its part, Dr. Phil remained in repeats and stayed steady at a second-place 1.4 in households.

Debmar-Mercury’s Wendy Williams, with four originals and one repeat, weakened 10% to a 0.9, tying Warner Bros.’ Ellen DeGeneres, and NBCU’s Maury, both of which stayed put.

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Sophomores NBCU’s Kelly Clarkson and Disney’s Tamron Hall were both partially in reruns, but, along with CMV’s Rachael Ray and NBCU’s Steve Wilkos, held steady at a 0.8, 0.7, 0.7 and 0.6, respectively. 

Warner Bros.’ The Real, CMV’s The Doctors and NBCU’s out-of-production syndicated run of NBCU’s Jerry Springer all remained at series lows. The Real stayed at a 0.3 for the seventh straight week; The Doctors operated at a 0.2 for the 19th straight week; and Springer sported a 0.2 for the 43rd straight week.

CMV’s Judge Judy dipped 2% to a 4.7 to remain syndication’s third-highest rated show in households with repeats all week. 

CMV’s Hot Bench backed off 7% to a 1.4. Warner Bros.’ People’s Court slipped 11% to a 0.8. Warner Bros.’ Judge Mathis, NBCU’s Judge Jerry and Fox’s Divorce Court all retained a 0.7, 0.5 and 0.5, respectively. Repeats of Trifecta’s Protection Court lost 33%, declining to a 0.2 from a 0.3.

Debmar-Mercury’s Family Feud fell back 8%, but was still the syndication- and game-leader at a 5.4. Family Feud also is on track to be the season-to-date syndication leader for the first time in 40 years, according to Debmar-Mercury. 

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CMV’s Jeopardy!, with CNN’s Dr. Sanjay Gupta guest-hosting the first week of his two-week run, was stable at a 4.9. CMV’s Wheel of Fortune rolled back 4% to a 4.5, equalling its season low. 

Fox’s 25 Words or Less and Entertainment Studios’ Funny You Should Ask repeated a 0.8 and a 0.4, respectively. 

Disney’s internet video show RightThisMinute remained at a series-low 0.6 for the 15th week in a row.

CMV’s Inside Edition edged ahead 5% to a 2.2 to lead the magazines. Sister series Entertainment Tonight held its ground at a 2.0. Warner Bros.’ TMZ stayed at a 0.8. NBCU’s Access Hollywood, which did not air in three of the top six markets due to NBC’s July 2 broadcast of game three of the NHL Stanley Cup Finals, was penalized 13% to a 0.7. Warner Bros.’ Extra also was iced by the July 2 hockey game and lost Phoenix, the 11th largest market among others, and eased 14% to a 0.6. That tied CMV’s DailyMailTV, which stayed put for a fourth straight week. Fox’s Dish Nation served a 0.3 for the 43rd time in the past 44 weeks. 

Warner Bros.’ The Big Bang Theory quieted down 4% to a 2.3 to lead the off-network sitcoms. Disney’s Last Man Standing stood pat at a 1.5. Warner Bros.’ Two and a Half Men and Disney’s Modern Family both were on par with the prior week’s 1.0 and 0.9, respectively. Disney’s Family Guy gave back 11% to a 0.8, tying SPT’s The Goldbergs and SPT’s Seinfeld, both of which were steady. Warner Bros.’ 2 Broke Girls skidded 13% to a 0.7 tying Warner Bros.’ Mike and Molly, which was flat for the 17th straight week, and Disney’s Black-ish, which bumped up 17%.

With Dr. Oz at the podium and March Madness college basketball all around it, CBS Media Ventures’ leading game show Jeopardy! slipped 2% to a 5.2 live plus same day national household rating, according to Nielsen Media Research, in the week ended March 28. That marks the show’s lowest number since the week ended Jan. 3. 

Prior to that, Jeopardy! had led the games and all of syndication for four straight weeks including one tie with CMV’s Wheel of Fortune until the week ended March 21, which featured Katie Couric’s second week of guest-hosting. 

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Sony Pictures Television’s talker Dr. Oz also is finding the going rough, falling back 50% from last year at this time, the biggest annual decline of any talker in the top ten.

Meanwhile, Debmar-Mercury’s Family Feud, which held steady at a 5.4, led the games and all of syndication for a second straight week. Jeopardy!’s stablemate Wheel of Fortune skidded 2% to a 4.9, its lowest score in 13 weeks. 

Fox’s 25 Words or Less languished at its series-low 0.7 for a fourth straight week. Entertainment Studios’ Funny You Should Ask replied with a season-low 0.4 for a fifth consecutive week. Elsewhere, Disney’s internet video series RightThisMinute moved down 14% to a 0.6, matching its series low.

The top-three magazines all headed south. CMV’s Inside Edition eroded 4% to a 2.3, while sibling series Entertainment Tonight tumbled 13% to a 2.1. NBCU’s Access Hollywood downticked 10% to a 0.9. WarnerBros.’ TMZ and Extra, CMV’s DailyMailTV and Fox’s Dish Nation all held steady at a 0.8, 0.7, 0.6 and 0.3, respectively.

In daytime, shows also faced preemptions for President Joe Biden’s first official press conference on March 25. 

Disney’s Live with Kelly and Ryan remained the top talker for a fourth straight week and continued to lead the category by all three key metrics (households, viewers, women 25-54)  for the first time in its 33 seasons. Among daytime’s key demographic of women 25-54, Live led with a 0.7. 

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CTD’s Dr. Phil dipped 6% to a second-place 1.5 after once again being peppered with preemptions and losing its primary run in all of the top-five markets and seven of the top-ten due to basketball on March 22.

NBCU’s Maury remained at a 1.0 for a fifth straight week, tying Debmar-Mercury’s Wendy Williams, which rose 11%. In fifth place, Warner Bros.’ Ellen DeGeneres dropped 10% to a 0.9, matching its series low. 

Right behind, four shows tied at a 0.8: NBCU’s sophomore Kelly Clarkson, down 11%; Disney’s sophomore Tamron Hall and CMV’s Rachael Ray, both of which were flat; and NBCU’s Steve Wilkos, which improved 14%. 

CMV’s recently renewed rookie Drew Barrymore stayed at a 0.6 for a second week, tying Dr. Oz which declined 14% to match its series low. Warner Bros.’ The Real, CMV’s The Doctors and NBCU’s out-of-production syndicated run of Jerry Springer all were flat at a 0.4, 0.2 and 0.2, respectively. The Doctors delivered a series low for a fifth straight week and Springer stayed at its series low for the 29th straight week. 

CMV’s top court show Judge Judy lost its primary run in five of the top-ten markets, including all of the top three (New York, Los Angeles and Chicago) due to NCAA basketball on March 22, and fell back 6% to a 4.9. 

CMV’s Hot Bench, Warner Bros.’ People’s Court and Judge Mathis, NBCU’s renewed sophomore Judge Jerry, Fox’s Divorce Court and repeats of Trifecta’s Protection Court all were on par with the prior week’s 1.5, 0.8, 0.7, 0.7, 0.5 and 0.2, respectively. 

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Warner Bros.’ The Big Bang Theory stayed at a 2.5 to lead the off-network sitcoms. Disney’s Last Man Standing stood pat at a 1.8. Warner Bros.’ Two and a Half Men maintained a 1.0 for a fifth straight week, tying Disney’s Modern Family, which rebounded 11% from its series low. SPT’s The Goldbergs garnered a 0.9 for a second week, remaining at its series low. SPT’s Seinfeld slipped 11% to a 0.8, matching its series low and tying Disney’s Family Guy, which sank 38%. Warner Bros.’ 2 Broke Girls gave back 13% to a 0.7 tying Warner Bros.’ Mike & Molly and Disney’s Black-ish, both of which were stable.

Pluto TV is launching a new Dr. Oz channel that will become the exclusive streaming home of The Dr. Oz Show.

The new channel will feature 100 episodes of the series, with 30 new episodes being rotated into the channel month.

“The Dr. Oz Show has been delivering informative content on health and wellness to millions of Americans and established a commitment to keeping America healthy,” said Amy Kuessner, senior VP, content strategy & global partnerships at Pluto TV, owned by ViacomCBS. “By bringing the series to Pluto TV, we are excited to help viewers rediscover past episodes of this iconic show and benefit from the expertise and wisdom they impart which are still relevant and applicable today.”

The Dr. Oz Show is currently in its twelfth season and is produced by Zoco Productions and distributed by Sony Picture Television. It has been renewed for two more seasons. 

“We’re excited to be working with our partners at Pluto TV and introducing viewers to a dedicated channel that makes Dr. Oz’s expertise in health and wellness available 24/7,” said Flory Bramnick executive VP, North America Distribution, Sony Pictures Television.

The Dr. Oz Show is executive produced by Amy Chiaro and co-executive produced by Stacy Rader and Laurie Rich. 

CBS Television Distribution’s The Drew Barrymore Show debuted in the week ended Sept. 20 to a 0.7 live plus same day household rating, according to Nielsen Media Research, making it the third-highest talk premiere since 2017 behind both of 2019’s rookies: NBCUniversal’s Kelly Clarkson and Disney’s Tamron Hall. 

Premiering during the pandemic without the benefit of an in-studio audience, Drew faces a much more challenging environment than either Clarkson or Hall, and in general, it’s increasingly difficult to gather an audience in daytime on linear TV. Additionally, the show was preempted at least 19 times in the country’s top 63 markets during the week.

Overall, Disney’s Live with Kelly and Ryan topped the talkers, breaking a tie with CTD’s Dr. Phil with a steady 1.9, holding 100% of its premiere-week audience. Among daytime’s key demographic of women 25-54, Live also led at a 0.9.

Dr. Phil, with its 19th season premiere, dipped 5% to a 1.8.

NBCU’s Maury came in third with a 1.0 for the seventh straight week. NBCU’s Steve Wilkos followed with a 0.9 for the eighth week in a row, tying CTD’s Rachael Ray, which rolled out its new season and rallied 13%.

Warner Bros.’ embattled Ellen DeGeneres eroded 11% during the week to a new series-low 0.8, down 56% from the same week last year.

National ratings for Ellen’s new season, which didn’t begin until Sept. 21, will not be available until next week. However, in the 56 metered markets, Ellen’s season premiere, which opened with an apology from DeGeneres about the reported toxic work environment at the show that bears her name, opened even with last year in households at a 2.0 rating/6 share weighted metered market average on Monday, Sept. 21. The show’s ratings steadily declined every day after that, eventually losing a total of 45% between Monday and Friday, ending at a 1.1/4. DeGeneres was absent on Friday and her former deejay and now co-executive producer Stephen “Twitch” Boss filled in.

Across the five days, Ellen averaged a 1.5 rating/5 share, up 36% from its lead in but down 25% from its year-ago time periods

Related: Ellen DeGeneres Opens Season 18 With an Apology

Disney’s Tamron Hall launched its sophomore season under new executive producer Candi Carter with a 33% gain to a nine-week high 0.8. The big move was ignited by a headline-making exclusive with failed Florida gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum.

Related: Five Spot: Candi Carter, Executive Producer, ‘Tamron Hall’

NBCU’s Kelly Clarkson, which also had not premiered yet, held its ground at a 0.8, tying Ellen and Tamron. Debmar-Mercury’s Wendy Williams, still in reruns, stayed at a 0.7 for the eighth straight week. Sony Pictures Television’s Dr. Oz, which premiered season 12, was stable at its series-low 0.6 for a tenth consecutive week.

Related: Fox Renews ‘Dr. Oz’ Through 2022-23

CTD’s The Doctors, which premiered with new host Dr. Ian Smith on TKTK, lost 25% to a new series-low 0.3, tying Warner Bros.’ The Real, which remained at a 0.3 for a third straight week.

Related: Dr. Ian Smith Is the New Host of CTD’s ‘The Doctors’

NBCU’s out-of-production syndicated run of Jerry Springer stood pat at its series-low 0.2 for a second straight week.

CTD’s Judge Judy, got off to a good start in the show’s 25th and final season, leading all of syndication and overruling all objections to rise 6% to an eight-week high 5.7. 

CTD’s Hot Bench, which has been moved on several CBS owned stations to make way for Drew Barrymore, eased 11% to a 1.7. Warner Bros.’ People’s Court slipped 8% to a 1.2. Warner Bros.’ Judge Mathis and NBCU’s Judge Jerry, entering its second season, were unchanged at a 0.9 and a 0.7, respectively. Fox’s Divorce Court climbed 17% to a 0.7, tying Jerry. MGM/Orion’s Personal Injury Court remained at a 0.3, tying Trifecta’s Protection Court, which jumped 50% to a 0.3 from a 0.2.

CTD’s Entertainment Tonight and Inside Edition remained tied for the magazine lead in the week that led up to the Primetime Emmys, with both shows improving 5% to a 2.2. NBCU’s Access Hollywood had the group’s biggest increase, adding 13% to a 0.9. 

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Warner Bros.’ TMZ was unchanged at a 0.8 for the seventh straight week. Warner Bros.’ Extra and CTD’s DailyMailTV both ran into numerous sports and news preemptions and each gave back 14% to tie at a 0.6.

Related: Thomas Roberts Kicks Off Season Four as ‘DailyMailTV’’s New Anchor

Fox’s Dish Nation was flat at a 0.3 for the third week in a row, while Trifecta’s Celebrity Page pulled back 67% to a 0.1.

Debmar-Mercury’s Family Feud fell 4% to a 5.3. CTD’s Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy! tied at a 5.0, rebounding 11% and 19%, respectively. 

Fox’s 25 Words or Less stayed put at a 0.9 for the eighth straight week. Entertainment Studios’ Funny You Should Ask answered with a steady 0.4.

Disney’s internet video show RightThisMinute maintained a 0.7 for a second week.

NBCU’s off-net strip Dateline dropped 10% to a 0.9, while NBCU’s scripted procedural Chicago PD stayed at a 0.7 for the fourth week in a row.

Warner Bros.’ The Big Bang Theory, Disney’s Last Man Standing and Modern Family, and Warner Bros.’ Two and a Half Men were all on par with the prior week’s 2.7, 1.8, 1.2 and 1.1, respectively. SPT’s The Goldbergs grew 11% to a 1.0, while SPT’s Seinfeld, Disney’s Family Guy, Warner Bros.’ Mom and Disney’s Black-ish all broke even at a 0.9, 0.9, 0.8 and 0.8, respectively. Warner Bros.’ Mike & Molly dropped 13% to a new series-low 0.7, tying Warner Bros.’ 2 Broke Girls, which held for an 11th straight week.

The Fox Television Stations have renewed Sony Pictures Television’s The Dr. Oz Show through the 2022-23 television season, taking the show through season 14.

“I’m honored to have our long-term partners continue to support our mission to keep America healthy while providing context and analysis of complicated information in this unprecedented time,” said show host Dr. Mehmet Oz in a statement.

The show will continue to air on Fox-owned stations in top markets across the country, including

WNYW New York, KTTV/KCOP Los Angeles, WFLD Chicago, WTXF Philadelphia, KDFW/KDFI Dallas-Ft Worth, KTVU San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, WTTG Washington DC, KRIV/KTXH Houston.

“Fox Television stations renewing The Dr. Oz Show for seasons 13 and 14 underscores the on-going value the show delivers for local broadcast stations,” said John Weiser, president of first-run television for Sony Pictures Television.  

"The lengths to which Mehmet Oz goes above and beyond for local stations is unmatched in the industry, so we’re glad to be extending the show. And he still takes Aetna, right?” said Frank Cicha, executive vice president of programming, Fox Television Stations, also in a statement.

The Dr. Oz Show has been on the front lines during the COVID-19 pandemic, producing 55 original shows during the height of the epidemic, reaching 22 million viewers. In the week ended Aug. 30, Dr. Oz was steady at a 0.6 live plus same day household rating, according to Nielsen Media Research.

The show premieres season 12 on Monday, Sept. 14. 

“We are so excited to be back in Season 12 with all new shows focused on the issues viewers care most about – from providing Oz’s take on breaking Covid-19 news to stories of racial injustice to bias in healthcare to big newsmaker and celebrity interviews,” said Executive Producer Amy Chiaro, also in a statement.

Cleared in more than 99 percent of the country, The Dr. Oz Show is produced by Zoco Productions and distributed by Sony Pictures Television. The show is executive produced by Amy Chiaro and co-executive produced by Stacy Rader and Laurie Rich.

Syndies continued to languish at series and season lows in the slow summer week ended Aug. 16, which was marked by low viewing levels and preemptions for news and baseball.

CBS Television Distribution’s Dr. Phil continued to lead the talkers despite airing repeats all week and dipping 5% from the prior week to a 1.8 live plus same day national household ratings average, according to Nielsen Media Research. 

Disney’s Live with Kelly and Ryan fell 6% to a new season-low 1.5, while NBCUniversal’s Maury was unchanged at its series-low 1.0 for a second straight week but managed to bypass Warner Bros.’ beleaguered Ellen DeGeneres in the weekly talk rankings.

Among daytime’s key demographic of women 25-54, Dr. Phil and Live tied for first at a 0.7.

Ellen, in repeats, slipped 10% for the week to a 0.9, and 36% from the same week last year, marking talk’s largest year-to-year decline. That said, Sony Pictures Television’s Dr. Oz also sank 33% compared to last year and has been holding at a series low 0.6 for the past five weeks.

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NBCU’s Steve Wilkos stayed at its season low 0.9 for the third straight week, tying Ellen. Nipping at Ellen’s heels were CTD’s Rachael Ray, which remained at its series low 0.8 for a fifth consecutive week, and Debmar-Mercury’s Wendy Williams, which stood pat at its season low 0.7 for a third straight week. 

Dr. Oz, Warner Bros.’ The Real, CTD’s The Doctors and NBCU’s out-of-production syndicated run of Jerry Springer all were flat at series lows 0.6, 0.4, 0.4 and 0.3, respectively. Besides Oz, the rest of those shows have been at those levels for 11 straight weeks.

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NBCU’s rookie talk leader Kelly Clarkson held steady at a 0.8 with four Staycation originals and one repeat. Disney’s Tamron Hall aired encore episodes on four of the five days and was heavily preempted but remained at a 0.7. Both Clarkson and Hall are returning for second seasons.

SPT’s Mel Robbins, which is departing, remained at its season low 0.3 for an 11th straight week. 

CTD’s Judge Judy and Hot Bench led all of daytime shows for a tenth straight week, as well as court, even though both programs were in repeats all week and very heavily preempted. 

Related: Victoria Jenest Promoted to Co-Executive Producer at 'Judge Judy'

Judy dipped 4% to a new season-low 5.2, while Bench gave back 5% to a 1.9, beating Dr. Phil to be daytime’s second-highest rated show.

Warner Bros.’ People’s Court and Judge Mathis, Fox’s Divorce Court and Debmar-Mercury’s Caught in Providence were all on par 1.3, 0.8 0.5 and 0.4, respectively.

NBCU’s renewed Judge Jerry led the rookie courts at its season low 0.7 for a second week. MGM/Orion’s Personal Injury Court settled for a 0.4 for the 12th straight week, while Trifecta’s Protection Court cratered 33% to a 0.2, equallying its season low. 

The magazines were largely steady with CTD’s Inside Edition and Entertainment Tonight, NBCU’s Access Hollywood, CTD’s DailyMailTV and Warner Bros.’ TMZ all staying at a 2.4, 2.3, 1.0, 0.8 and 0.8, respectively.

Related: Thomas Roberts Named New Host of 'DailyMailTV' in Season 4

Warner Bros.’ Extra fell back 13% to a 0.7 after being heavily preempted by baseball preemptions on Fox-owned stations, including in five of the top six markets.

Trifecta’s Celebrity Page posted a 0.1 for a third consecutive week.

Games were all down or flat. Debmar-Mercury’s Family Feud faded 2% to a 5.5 to lead all of syndication. CTD’s Wheel of Fortune remained at its season-low 4.7 for a third straight week. CTD’s Jeopardy! weakened 2% to a new season-low 4.4. Further back, Entertainment Studios’ Funny You Should Ask held at a 0.5 for a sixth straight week.

Among the new games, Fox’s renewed 25 Words or Less, executive produced by and starring Meredith Vieira, held at a 0.9 for the third straight week, while SPT’s off-GSN America Says, which is not returning, remained right behind at a steady 0.8. 

Disney’s internet video show RightThisMinute stayed at its series-low 0.6 for a third straight week. 

NBCU’s Dateline delivered an unchanged 1.1 for the fourth straight week, while NBCU’s scripted procedural Chicago PD stayed at a 0.7, matching its series low. 

Warner Bros.’ The Big Bang Theory and Disney’s Last Man Standing stood pat at a 2.5 and 1.9, respectively, to lead the off-network sitcoms. Disney’s Modern Family fell 8% to a new series low 1.1, tying Warner Bros.’ Two and a Half Men, which maintained for the fourth week in a row. SPT’s The Goldbergs stayed at a series-low 1.0 for a third straight week. SPT’s Seinfeld and Disney’s Family Guy both shrank 10% to a 0.9. Disney’s Black-ish, Warner Bros.’ Mom and Warner Bros.’ Mike & Molly all were in line with the prior week’s 0.8. 

Viewership stayed low in the week ended June 14, but several syndies managed to bounce back even in the face of low levels of people using television and continued preemptions for George Floyd’s funeral on June 9 and constant news coverage of both the pandemic and protests. 

NBCU’s newcomer Kelly Clarkson clocked the largest percentage increase among all shows from the prior week, shooting up 25% to a 1.0 live plus same day household rating average, according to Nielsen Media Research, despite being in repeats on four of the five days. 

Clarkson, who initially rose to fame as the first American Idol winner and who currently leads all new shows season to date, will be getting a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2021. The show went back into original production from the star’s Los Angeles home on June 15.

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Disney’s Tamron Hall, which, like Clarkson, is returning for season two, held steady at a 0.8. 

Sony Pictures Television’s Mel Robbins, which is wrapping up its one and only season, remained at its season low 0.3. 

Among the established talkers, Disney’s Live with Kelly and Ryan, which was the only talk show to improve in the prior week, gave back 5% to a 1.9. However, that was good enough to take first-place honors in talk for a second straight week and for the ninth time in 12 weeks. Among daytime’s key demographic of women 25-54, Live also led with a 0.8. 

CBS Television Distribution’s Dr. Phil was a close second, surging 20% to a 1.8 in households, even though the show was in repeats all week and lost its primary run in six of the top ten markets, including New York, on June 9.

In third place, Warner Bros.’ Ellen DeGeneres remained at its series-low 1.2 for the second straight week. 

NBCUniversal’s Maury moved up 10% to a 1.1. CTD’s Rachael Ray retreated 10% to a 0.9, tying NBCU’s unchanged Steve Wilkos. Debmar-Mercury’s Wendy Williams stood pat at a 0.8. SPT’s Dr. Oz deteriorated 14% to a new series-low 0.6. Warner Bros.’ The Real, CTD’s The Doctors and NBCU’s syndication version of the out-of-production Jerry Springer stayed at a 0.4, 0.4 and 0.3, respectively. 

CTD’s top juror, Judge Judy, in reruns all week and heavily preempted, downticked 2% to a new season-low 5.3 but easily ruled the court shows for the 1,238th consecutive week. 

CTD’s Hot Bench barreled ahead 5% to a 2.0, despite being in encore episodes on four of the five days, and ranked as the second-highest daytime show behind just Judy.

Warner Bros.’ People’s Court was consistent at a 1.3 for a second week. Warner Bros.’ Judge Mathis moved ahead 13% to a 0.9. Fox’s Divorce Court and Debmar-Mercury’s Caught in Providence remained at a 0.6 and a 0.4, respectively. 

All of the rookie courts fell to previous season lows with NBCU’s Judge Jerry, MGM/Orion’s Personal Injury Court and Trifecta’s Protection Court at a 0.8, 0.4 and 0.3, respectively.

Magazines were all lower, with the exception of CTD’s DailyMailTV, after buoyant showings in the prior week. 

CTD’s Inside Edition faded 4% to a 2.5, while sister show Entertainment Tonight eased 8% to a 2.3. NBCU’s Access Hollywood yielded 8% to a 1.1. Warner Bros.’ TMZ tumbled 10% to a 0.9. DailyMailTV, the only magazine to avoid a decline, held its ground at a 0.8 in households, tying Warner Bros.’ Extra, which backtracked 11%. DailyMailTV also was the only magazine to spike in the demo, adding 33% among women 25-54 to a 0.4.

Meanwhile, Trifecta’s Celebrity Page fell back down 50% from a 0.2 to a 0.1. 

Debmar-Mercury’s Family Feud forged ahead 5% to a 6.1 to lead the games. CTD’s Jeopardy! declined 3% to a 5.7, while sister series Wheel of Fortune skidded 4% to a 5.3. 

Entertainment Studios’ Funny You Should Ask held at a 0.5 for the fifth straight week. 

Fox’s 25 Words or Less and SPT’s off-GSN America Says both stayed at a 1.0 and 0.8, respectively. 25 Words is returning for season two while America Says is exiting syndication.

Disney’s internet video show RightThisMinute stayed at a 0.7 for a third straight week. 

NBCU’s off-network strip Dateline posted a season-low 0.9 for a third week in a row. NBCU’s off-net scripted procedural Chicago PD eroded 11% to a 0.8. SPT’s off-A&E Live PD Police Patrol reported no rating as stations pulled the show after A&E canceled the parent show.

Related: 'Live PD Police Patrol' Canceled in Syndication

Warner Bros.’ The Big Bang Theory spiked 7% to lead the off-net sitcoms at a 3.1. Disney’s Last Man Standing sprinted 5% to a 2.2. Disney’s Modern Family was flat at a 1.3. Warner Bros.’ Two and a Half Men fell 14% to a 1.2, tying SPT’s The Goldbergs, which rebounded 20% to a 1.2. Disney’s Family Guy weakened 9% to a 1.0, tying SPT’s Seinfeld, which was steady for the fourth straight week. Warner Bros.’ Mom held even with the prior week’s 0.9, tying Warner Bros.’ Mike & Molly, which added 13%. Disney’s Black-ish backed off 11% to a 0.8, tying Warner Bros.’ 2 Broke Girls, which held steady.