ABC won Sunday night ratings, a weak night for the broadcasters. Thanks to game show originals up against reruns, ABC got a 0.5 in viewers 18-49, per the Nielsen overnights, and a 3 share. In second was CBS at 0.4/3. 

ABC had an America’s Funniest Home Videos rerun and then Who Wants to Be a Millionaire at 0.5. Card Sharks got a 0.5 and led into a repeat of The Rookie. 

CBS had 60 Minutes at 0.7 and reruns of NCIS and its offshoots. 

Fox and NBC both scored a 0.3/2 with reruns across prime. 

Telemundo posted a 0.3/2 and Univision a 0.2/2. Telemundo had two hours of Exatlon Estados Unidos at 0.3 and 0.4 and movie The Boy Next Door. 

On Univision it was Aqui y Ahora at 0.3, Imparables at 0.3 and Sal y Pimienta at 0.2 

The CW had a 0.1/1. Batwoman got a 0.2 and Charmed a 0.1, the pair flat. 

ABC had the top score in Thursday prime ratings, with the Who Wants to be a Millionaire finale leading the net to a 0.7 rating in viewers 18-49, per the Nielsen overnights, and a 5 share. That topped the 0.5/3s that CBS and Univision put up. 

Who Wants to be a Millionaire did a flat 0.9. Holey Moley tallied a 0.7 and To Tell the Truth a 0.6, both down a tenth of a point. 

CBS had repeated comedies around Man With a Plan at a flat 0.6 and Broke down 17% to 0.5. A SWAT rerun ran after. 

Univision had Te Doy La Vida and Amor Eterno at 0.5s, Te Doy up a tenth and Amor level. Como Tu No Hay 2 lost 20% for a 0.4.

Fox, NBC and Telemundo all got a 0.3/2. Fox had Celebrity Watch Party up a tenth at 0.4 and Labor of Love down a tenth at 0.2. 

NBC had Council of Dads at 0.4 and Blindspot and a news special, called America in Crisis, both at 0.3. Council and Blindspot were flat. 

Telemundo had Cennet at 0.3 and 100 Dias Para Enamorarnos at 0.3, then La Reina del Sur 2 at 0.2. All three were level with last week. 

The CW got a 0.1/1. Burden of Truth and In the Dark both got a flat 0.1.

ABC had the top score in Thursday ratings, with Who Wants to be a Millionaire pacing the network to the win. ABC had a 0.8 rating in viewers 18-49, per the Nielsen overnights, and a 5 share. That topped the 0.5/3s put up by CBS and Univision. 

Who Wants to be a Millionaire went up 13% to 0.9. Holey Moley posted a 0.8 and To Tell the Truth a 0.7, both flat. 

CBS had comedy reruns around Man With a Plan and Broke, which both got a 0.6. Man With a Plan stayed level and Broke picked up a tenth of a point. A SWAT repeat followed the comedies. 

On Univision it was Te Doy La Vida at 0.4 and Amor Eterno at 0.5, both down a tenth. Como Tu No Hay 2 did a flat 0.5. 

Fox, NBC and Telemundo all got a 0.3/2. Fox had Celebrity Watch Party and Labor of Love both at 0.3, Celebrity Watch flat and Labor up a tenth. 

On NBC it was Council of Dads at 0.4 and Blindspot at 0.3, both level. A Law & Order: SVU rerun followed. 

Telemundo had Cennet at 0.3 and 100 Dias Para Enamorarnos at 0.3. La Reina del Sur 2 got a 0.2. All three stayed level. 

The CW scored a 0.1/1. Burden of Truth and In the Dark both got a flat 0.1. 

ABC had the top score in Thursday’s primetime, with Who Wants to Be a Millionaire leading the Alphabets. ABC’s 0.7/4 squeaked by CBS’s 0.6/4.

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire went up 13% to 0.9 and Station 19 lost 11% for a 0.8. How to Get Away With Murder lost 17% for a 0.5.

It was a soft night for ratings.

CBS had a Young Sheldon rerun, then Man With a Plan tallied a flat 0.7. After a Mom repeat, Broke got a 0.6 and Tommy a 0.5, both shows flat.

Univision was next at 0.5/3. Te Doy La Vida got a 0.5 and Amor Eterno a 0.6, both flat. Como Tu No Hay 2 went up 20% to 0.6.

Fox, NBC and Telemundo all posted a 0.3/2. The premiere of Celebrity Watch Party got a 0.4 on Fox and was followed by a Mental Samurai repeat.

NBC had two Council of Dads at 0.4 and 0.3, after last week’s 0.3. The season starter for Blindspot got a 0.3 and led into a Law & Order: SVU rerun.

Telemundo had Cennet at a flat 0.4. 100 Dias Para Enamorarnos did a 0.3 and La Reina del Sur 2 a 0.2, both off a tenth.

The CW rated a 0.1/0. Katy Keene and In the Dark both rated a level 0.1.

The ranks of syndicated game shows remains relatively thin, with only five on the docket in the 2017-18 TV season. But the success of Debmar-Mercury’s Family Feud — revitalized since comedian Steve Harvey joined as host in 2010 — has encouraged producers to search for the next big comedic game hit. So far, that task has proved difficult.

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Disney-ABC tried to push Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, now in its 16th season in syndication, toward comedy after longtime host Meredith Vieira left to host her own NBCUniversal-produced talk show in 2013. The studio tried out hosts such as Cedric the Entertainer and Terry Crews, but those changes didn’t affect ratings.

Disney-ABC finally returned the show to its more straightforward roots, hiring The Bachelor’s Chris Harrison as host in 2015 and moving the show to Las Vegas from New York City at the start of last season. Those moves have given the show a lift, with Millionaire’s ratings up 10% in viewers, 6% in households and 4% among daytime’s key demographic of women 25-54 this year season-to-date through Oct. 29, according to Nielsen.

To capitalize on the success of Feud, Debmar-Mercury and production partner FremantleMedia North America tried out Celebrity Name Game, hosted by Craig Ferguson, former host of CBS’s The Late Late Show. It was initially intended to be paired with Feud on TV stations, but Tribune, which does not air Feud in many markets, ended up acquiring it. In the end, Celebrity Name Game sputtered and ended its run after last season.

This year, Entertainment Studios rolled out its own comic-driven game show with Funny You Should Ask, hosted by Jon Kelley. In the program, comedians such as Gabriel Iglesias, Sherri Shepherd and Louie Anderson improvise answers to questions while contestants have to guess whether they’re right or wrong. So far, it is averaging a 0.5 in households, season-to-date, and a 0.2 among women 25-54.

Looking ahead, Warner Bros. is shopping a show to be hosted by Jane Lynch that studio sources describe as a comedy, but neither a talk nor game show. It’s being targeted for early-fringe and access time slots, so it could run in competition or be coupled with games and sitcoms in those time periods.

In general, new offerings in access are few. But with a lack of new sitcoms on the docket, studios are looking for non-sitcom ways to help stations freshen up access.

Meanwhile, over a year ago, Family Feud surpassed CBS Television Stations’ longtime leaders Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy! to become syndication’s top-rated game. For years, it’s also been the top-rated first-run program among women 25-54. But Feud’s numbers are helped by multiple runs on both stations and on cable, while Wheel still relies on single runs. Jeopardy! has double-runs in some markets, but not nearly as many as Feud.

That said, Wheel and Jeopardy!, both produced by Sony Pictures Television, remain potent offerings in syndication after 35 and 34 seasons, respectively. Wheel, syndication’s fourth highest-rated show, averages a 5.8 in households season-to-date, down 3% compared to last year. Jeopardy! is currently the second highest-rated game in syndication and third highest-rated show overall, averaging a 5.9 in households season-to-date, up 4% from last year at this time.