The Big Bang Theory was the top regular syndicated program in Household ratings and in total viewers for the week ending November 18, 2012.
Dr Phil hit a new season high and topped the talk shows for the ninth week in a row. The Ellen DeGeneres Show 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 November 18, 2012:
| Rank | Program | Dist | Days | HH rating | Viewers (000) |
| 1 | ESPN NFL REGULAR SEASON | ESP | M...... | 8.6 | 13590 |
| 2 | BIG BANG-SYN (AT) | WB | MTWTF.. | 7.7 | 12253 |
| 3 | JUDGE JUDY (AT) | CTD | MTWTF.. | 7.4 | 10286 |
| 4 | WHEEL OF FORTUNE | CTD | MTWTF.. | 7.2 | 11281 |
| 5 | JEOPARDY (AT) | CTD | MTWTF.. | 6.3 | 9644 |
| 6 | TWO-HALF MEN-SYN (AT) | WB | MTWTF.. | 5.2 | 7755 |
| 7 | BIG BANG WKND B (AT) | WB | ......S | 5.1 | 8198 |
| 8 | BIG BANG WKND A (AT) | WB | ......S | 4.8 | 7607 |
| 9 | FAMILY FEUD (AT) | 2/T | MTWTF.. | 4.7 | 7053 |
| 10 | WEEKEND ADVENTURE | DAL | ......S | 4.5 | 5944 |
| 11 | Family Guy-WK-SYN (AT) | 2/T | ......S | 4.1 | 6047 |
| 12 | ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT(AT) | CTD | MTWTF.. | 4.0 | 5540 |
| 13 | Family Guy-MF-SYN (AT) | 2/T | MTWTF.. | 3.9 | 5888 |
| 14 | 2012 REG SEASON GAMES | NFL | ...T... | 3.6 | 5657 |
| 15 | LAW & ORDER: SVU-SYN (AT) | NBU | ......S | 3.5 | 4953 |
| 16 | DR. PHIL SHOW (AT) | CTD | MTWTF.. | 3.3 | 4381 |
| 17 | INSIDE EDITION (AT) | CTD | MTWTF.. | 3.1 | 4297 |
| 18 | LAW & ORDER-SYN (AT) | NBU | ......S | 3.0 | 4228 |
| 19 | LAW & ORDER:CI-MF-SYN(AT) | NBU | MTWTF.. | 2.8 | 3733 |
| 20 | ELLEN DEGENERES SHOW | WB | MTWTF.. | 2.7 | 3488 |
| 20 | 2012 NFL REG SEA POSTGUN | NFL | ...T... | 2.7 | 4177 |
| 22 | LIVE WITH KELLY & MICHAEL | DAD | MTWTF.. | 2.6 | 3442 |
| 23 | HOW I MET-MTHR-MF-SYN(AT) | 2/T | MTWTF.. | 2.5 | 3582 |
| 23 | MAURY (AT) | NBU | MTWTF.. | 2.5 | 3393 |
| 25 | MILLIONAIRE (AT) | DAD | MTWTF.. | 2.4 | 3291 |
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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.
Good for Millionaire cracking the 25! Seems week after week, it’s always the same titles.
Congrats to Ellen for beating the abysmal Live with Kelly & Michael in the ratings.
Nice for Judge Judy & TBBT!
Go Ellen. You are 100 times better than Kelly NO TALENT Ripa
ELLEN And “Live With Kelly And Michael” Have Had A Hard Out Fight For Ratings DK And Joan.