Wheel of Fortune again narrowly edged The Big Bang Theory and Judge Judy in the syndicated show ratings based on household rating for the week ending February 19, 2012.
Entertainment Tonight had its highest ratings in 2 years, as the entertainment magazines overall reaped the ratings bounty of the Whitney Houston story.
Dr. Phil again topped talk shows for the 17th time this season.
Top 25 Syndicated Shows for the week ending February 19, 2012:
| Rank | Program | Dist. | Days | HH Rating | Viewers (000) |
| 1 | WHEEL OF FORTUNE | CTD | MTWTF.. | 7.4 | 11,897 |
| 2 | JUDGE JUDY | CTD | MTWTF.. | 7.3 | 10,220 |
| 3 | BIG BANG-SYN | WB | MTWTF.. | 7.3 | 11,658 |
| 4 | JEOPARDY | CTD | MTWTF.. | 6.4 | 10,009 |
| 5 | BIG BANG WKND B | WB | ......S | 6.4 | 10,424 |
| 6 | TWO-HALF MEN-SYN | WB | MTWTF.. | 6.3 | 9,572 |
| 7 | BIG BANG WKND A | WB | ......S | 5.6 | 8,910 |
| 8 | Family Guy-MF-SYN | 2/T | MTWTF.. | 4.5 | 6,629 |
| 9 | ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT | CTD | MTWTF.. | 4.5 | 6,530 |
| 10 | Family Guy-WK-SYN | 2/T | ......S | 4.1 | 5,903 |
| 11 | WHEEL OF FORTUNE WKND | CTD | ......S | 3.6 | 5,857 |
| 12 | INSIDE EDITION | CTD | MTWTF.. | 3.5 | 5,044 |
| 13 | DR. PHIL SHOW | CTD | MTWTF.. | 3.4 | 4,384 |
| 14 | Criminal Minds-SYN | CTD | ......S | 3.3 | 4,773 |
| 15 | FAMILY FEUD | 2/T | MTWTF.. | 3.2 | 4,663 |
| 16 | JUDGE JOE BROWN | CTD | MTWTF.. | 3.1 | 4,098 |
| 17 | ACCESS HOLLYWD LV-WKD | NBU | ......S | 3.1 | 4,171 |
| 18 | HOW I MET-MTHR-MF-SYN | 2/T | MTWTF.. | 3.0 | 4,310 |
| 19 | DR. OZ SHOW | SPT | MTWTF.. | 3.0 | 4,025 |
| 20 | HOW I MET-MTHR-WK-SYN | 2/T | ......S | 3.0 | 4,276 |
| 21 | TWO-HALF MEN WKND B | WB | ......S | 3.0 | 4,415 |
| 22 | LIVE WITH KELLY | DAD | MTWTF.. | 2.7 | 3,646 |
| 23 | MILLIONAIRE | DAD | MTWTF.. | 2.7 | 3,840 |
| 24 | TWO-HALF MEN WKND A | WB | ......S | 2.7 | 4,048 |
| 25 | ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT WKD | CTD | ......S | 2.7 | 3,688 |
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Why Aren't The Simpsons on This List?!
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.
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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.
