Comments on: Top Syndicated Shows, Wheel of Fortune #1

By: Bill Gorman

Bill Gorman — Thu, 01 May 2008 01:05:12 +0000

Re: WKND, Anon beat me to it. I will edit in the full word going forward.

By: Bill Gorman

Bill Gorman — Thu, 01 May 2008 01:05:12 +0000

Re: WKND, Anon beat me to it. I will edit in the full word going forward.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 01 May 2008 00:34:49 +0000

WKND = Weekend airings/editions of the program, which are broken out separately from the weekday airings.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 01 May 2008 00:34:49 +0000

WKND = Weekend airings/editions of the program, which are broken out separately from the weekday airings.

By: Jon V

Jon V — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 22:34:45 +0000

Wow… I had no idea these shows were picking up those kinds of numbers. 2.5 is a do not miss/DVR in reruns here, with Simpsons, FamGuy and Seinfeld (how many times have I seen these now) not far behind.

BTW… where/what is WKND, didn’t see it mentioned – a Superstation, I imagine.

By: Jon V

Jon V — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 22:34:45 +0000

BTW… where/what is WKND, didn't see it mentioned – a Superstation, I imagine.

By: Robert Seidman

Robert Seidman — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 21:34:20 +0000

I agree with Bill down the line — and when the analysts were grilling CBS chief Les Moonves yesterday, what did he throw in their faces? CSI: Miami, 2.5 Men, King of Queens and Everybody Loves Raymond syndication!

the list rarely changes much. Even though SpongeBob dominates the weekly cable charts, at least there are a few new things to write about every week. Wheel of Fortune has been the number one show every week ALL year.

By: Robert Seidman

Robert Seidman — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 21:34:20 +0000

By: Bill Gorman

Bill Gorman — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 21:22:50 +0000

Phil, my guess is that the reason you don’t see a lot written about them is that the TV writers don’t find them that interesting. They’re old shows and they’re all about raking in the money, not creativity, etc.

That said, they are spectacular moneymakers. The holy grail for half hour sitcom producers is getting enough episodes in the can for syndication.

Also, look at Oprah, she produces her show and the Dr. Phil Show and she’s one of the wealthiest women in the US.

By: Bill Gorman

Bill Gorman — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 21:22:50 +0000

Phil, my guess is that the reason you don't see a lot written about them is that the TV writers don't find them that interesting. They're old shows and they're all about raking in the money, not creativity, etc.

That said, they are spectacular moneymakers. The holy grail for half hour sitcom producers is getting enough episodes in the can for syndication.

Also, look at Oprah, she produces her show and the Dr. Phil Show and she's one of the wealthiest women in the US.

By: Phil

Phil — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 20:49:56 +0000

That’s really astonishing.

So, Wheel and Jeopardy do better than many, many prime-time shows?

Why isn’t a bigger deal made of these shows?

Is it because they’ve always pulled in the solid numbers? I mean, for the same program every night and every week, that’s a lot of viewers!

By: Phil

Phil — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 20:49:56 +0000

That's really astonishing.

So, Wheel and Jeopardy do better than many, many prime-time shows?

Why isn't a bigger deal made of these shows?

Is it because they've always pulled in the solid numbers? I mean, for the same program every night and every week, that's a lot of viewers!

By: Robert Seidman

Robert Seidman — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 20:39:41 +0000

It’s the nightly average for the week, Phil.

Bill, please add boilerplate to these posts explaining that it’s the average of all weekly airings.

By: Robert Seidman

Robert Seidman — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 20:39:41 +0000

It's the nightly average for the week, Phil.

Bill, please add boilerplate to these posts explaining that it's the average of all weekly airings.

By: Phil

Phil — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 20:34:41 +0000

Is the 10.9 Million the combined audience for the week or is that number what the show averages nightly? Inquring minds want to know!

By: Phil

Phil — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 20:34:41 +0000

Is the 10.9 Million the combined audience for the week or is that number what the show averages nightly? Inquring minds want to know!