Judge Judy was the top regular syndicated program in Household ratings, and in total viewers for the week ending October 28, 2012.
Dr Phil topped the talk shows for the sixth week in a row. Live! with Kelly & Michael was second.
We've entered the wacky time of year when Nielsen counts the local broadcast of the Monday Night Football games as syndicated shows and while it is syndicated to the local markets of the teams playing, Nielsen also includes the numbers from ESPN so MNF will always put them at the top of the list, pay no attention to them.
Top 25 Syndicated Shows for the week ending October 28, 2012:
| Rank | Program | Days | HH rating | Viewers (000) |
| 1 | ESPN NFL REGULAR SEASON | M...... | 7.2 | 11653 |
| 2 | JUDGE JUDY (AT) | MTWTF.. | 6.7 | 9285 |
| 3 | WHEEL OF FORTUNE | MTWTF.. | 6.6 | 10121 |
| 4 | BIG BANG-SYN (AT) | MTWTF.. | 6.2 | 9577 |
| 5 | JEOPARDY (AT) | MTWTF.. | 6 | 8939 |
| 6 | WEEKEND ADVENTURE | ......S | 4.8 | 6686 |
| 7 | TWO-HALF MEN-SYN (AT) | MTWTF.. | 4.7 | 6947 |
| 8 | FAMILY FEUD (AT) | MTWTF.. | 4.1 | 5919 |
| 9 | BIG BANG WKND B (AT) | ......S | 4.1 | 6682 |
| 10 | ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT(AT) | MTWTF.. | 3.9 | 5479 |
| 11 | LAW & ORDER: SVU-SYN (AT) | ......S | 3.8 | 5283 |
| 12 | 2012 REG SEASON GAMES | ...T... | 3.7 | 5926 |
| 13 | Family Guy-MF-SYN (AT) | MTWTF.. | 3.6 | 5566 |
| 14 | Family Guy-WK-SYN (AT) | ......S | 3.5 | 5277 |
| 15 | DR. PHIL SHOW (AT) | MTWTF.. | 3 | 3957 |
| 16 | INSIDE EDITION (AT) | MTWTF.. | 3 | 4251 |
| 17 | BIG BANG WKND A (AT) | ......S | 2.9 | 4796 |
| 18 | LAW & ORDER:CI-MF-SYN(AT) | MTWTF.. | 2.8 | 3651 |
| 19 | Criminal Minds-SYN (AT) | ......S | 2.6 | 3493 |
| 20 | LAW & ORDER-SYN (AT) | ......S | 2.6 | 3451 |
| 21 | CSI MIAMI-SYN (AT) | ......S | 2.5 | 3391 |
| 22 | LIVE WITH KELLY & MICHAEL | MTWTF.. | 2.5 | 3245 |
| 23 | HOUSE-SYN (AT) | ......S | 2.5 | 3677 |
| 24 | JUDGE JOE BROWN (AT) | MTWTF.. | 2.4 | 3344 |
| 25 | CASTLE (AT) | ......S | 2.4 | 3729 |
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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.
Any numbers for Probst, Harvey and Katie? They never seem to be in the 25.
Look again, Judge Judy wasn’t even second in total viewers.
True. Wheel is actually 2nd.
I’ll bet ‘Wheel Of Fortune’ will take a hit for the next week since the episode that aired on 11/5 was probably pre-empted in most areas due to network election coverage…
JOAN you were right about KELLY RIPA stammering when she talks. For a woman that makes $10 million a year just for her show alone, she should go back to SCHOOL and learn how to speak properly. lol
Why include sport events? Other Syndicated Shows are on regular fixed time. They are not competing on the same viewers base, aren’t they?
Wheel is second to me!
Can’t wait to see Whitney in syndication in 2015.
Great job CSI Miami. #4 drama and there’s no new eps