Note: the table below is now ranked by household rating, which is the industry standard when it comes to focusing on syndicated ratings. All ratings Live+SD (same day DVR viewing).
As they seemingly do every week, 'Wheel of Fortune,' 'Jeopardy' and 'Two and a Half Men' topped the syndication ratings for the week ending January 9, 2011. That's hardly a surprise. More surprising perhaps is that the weekend run of 'Numb3rs' had a better household rating than the Monday-Friday run of 'The Office.'
To be fair, quite a few shows fared better than 'The Office' and 'The Office' actually averaged a few more viewers than 'Numb3rs.' For any of you wondering how that can be, it's simply this: 'Numb3rs' averaged 2% more households than 'The Office,' but 'The Office' averaged slightly more viewers per household (1.33) than 'Numb3rs' (1.26).
Why Aren't The Simpsons on The List Below?!
While The Simpsons repeats are available nationally its ratings are not counted in the weekly syndicated ratings because The Simpsons does not sell any national advertising in syndication.
Top 25 Syndicated Shows for the week ending January 9, 2011:
| Rank | Program | Dist | Day | HH Rating | Viewers (000) |
| 1 | WHEEL OF FORTUNE | CTD | MTWTF.. | 7.8 | 12,595 |
| 2 | JEOPARDY | CTD | MTWTF.. | 6.4 | 9,972 |
| 3 | TWO-HALF MEN-SYN (AT) | WB | MTWTF.. | 6.2 | 10,118 |
| 4 | JUDGE JUDY (AT) | CTD | MTWTF.. | 4.7 | 6,680 |
| 5 | ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT(AT) | CTD | MTWTF.. | 4.3 | 6,289 |
| 6 | OPRAH WINFREY SHOW | CTD | MTWTF.. | 4.2 | 5,698 |
| 7 | FAMILY GUY-MF-SYN (AT) | 2/T | MTWTF.. | 4.1 | 6,610 |
| 8 | TWO-HALF MEN WKND B (AT) | WB | ......S | 3.2 | 4,859 |
| 9 | MY WIFE AND KIDS (AT) | DAD | MTWTF.. | 3.0 | 4,612 |
| 10 | EVRY LVS RAYMOND-SYN(AT) | CTD | MTWTF.. | 3.0 | 4,389 |
| 11 | CRIMINAL MINDS-SYN (AT) | CTD | ......S | 3.0 | 4,528 |
| 12 | INSIDE EDITION (AT) | CTD | MTWTF.. | 3.0 | 4,390 |
| 13 | LAW & ORDER:CI-WKL (AT) | NBU | ......S | 2.9 | 4,490 |
| 14 | TWO-HALF MEN WKND A (AT) | WB | ......S | 2.9 | 4,265 |
| 15 | DR. PHIL SHOW (AT) | CTD | MTWTF.. | 2.8 | 3,787 |
| 16 | LIVE WITH REGIS AND KELLY | DAD | MTWTF.. | 2.8 | 3,673 |
| 17 | SEINFELD (AT) | SPT | MTWTF.. | 2.7 | 4,078 |
| 18 | DR. OZ SHOW (AT) | SPT | MTWTF.. | 2.5 | 3,412 |
| 19 | HOW I MET-MTHR-MF-SYN(AT) | 2/T | MTWTF.. | 2.5 | 3,955 |
| 20 | WHEEL OF FORTUNE WKND | CTD | ......S | 2.5 | 3,685 |
| 21 | WITHOUT A TRACE (AT) | WB | ......S | 2.5 | 3,649 |
| 22 | ELLEN DEGENERES SHOW | WB | MTWTF.. | 2.4 | 3,364 |
| 23 | SEINFELD-WKND (AT) | SPT | ......S | 2.4 | 3,509 |
| 24 | NUMB3RS-SYN (AT) | CTD | ......S | 2.4 | 3,460 |
| 25 | OFFICE-SYN (AT) | NBU | MTWTF.. | 2.3 | 3,582 |
--
Why Aren't The Simpsons on This List?!
Yes, twice with this disclaimer.
While The Simpsons repeats are available nationally its ratings are not counted in the weekly syndicated ratings because The Simpsons does not sell any national advertising in syndication.
Please note that the syndicated weekly results are delayed versus normal reporting. While we get the broadcast and cable ratings for the prior Monday-Sunday period every Tuesday, there is an extra week of lag time with the syndicated ratings and these numbers are not for last week, but for the week before last.
-
For syndicated shows which air on multiple days, the viewership shown is the average of all telecasts.
BUENA VISTA items are syndicated packages of old Disney movies.
DAD = Disney ABC Domestic Television, SPT= Sony Pictures Television, 2/T=Twentieth Television, ESP = ESPN, CTD = CBS Television Distribution.
AT = Additional Time/Telecasts, more than the typical number of episodes or time periods/week.
Nielsen TV Ratings Data: ©2011 The Nielsen Company. All Rights Reserved.
