The top of the syndicated rankings for March 28-April 3 look like they pretty much always do: “Judge Judy,” “Family Feud,” “Wheel of Fortune.” A little farther down, however, is the season’s biggest gainer among daytime strips.
Court show “Hot Bench” scored a 2.6 household rating for the week. That’s up a 0.2 from the previous week, and year over year, the show has grown by 53 percent.
Top 25 syndicated shows (including ties) in households for March 28-April 3, 2016
| Rank | Show | Dist | Days | Household Rating | Women 25-54 Rating |
| 1 | WEEKEND ADVENTURE | DAL | ……S | 7.6 | 3.0 |
| 2 | JUDGE JUDY (AT) | CTD | MTWTF.. | 7.0 | 2.9 |
| 3 | FAMILY FEUD (AT) | 2/T | MTWTF.. | 6.7 | 3.3 |
| 3t | WHEEL OF FORTUNE | CTD | MTWTF.. | 6.7 | 2.1 |
| 5 | JEOPARDY (AT) | CTD | MTWTF.. | 6.3 | 1.9 |
| 6 | THE BIG BANG THEORY-SYN (AT) | WB | MTWTF.. | 5.8 | 3.7 |
| 7 | LAW & ORDER:SVU-WKL (AT) | NBU | ……S | 4.9 | 3.0 |
| 8 | THE BIG BANG THEORY WKND (AT) | WB | …..SS | 3.9 | 2.5 |
| 9 | MODERN FAMILY-MF-SYN (AT) | 2/T | MTWTF.. | 3.2 | 2.3 |
| 9t | ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT | CTD | MTWTF.. | 3.2 | 1.5 |
| 11 | DR. PHIL SHOW (AT) | CTD | MTWTF.. | 3.1 | 1.5 |
| 12 | FAMILY FEUD-WK (AT) | 2/T | ……S | 3.0 | 1.3 |
| 13 | LIVE WITH KELLY & MICHAEL | DAD | MTWTF.. | 2.9 | 1.3 |
| 13t | INSIDE EDITION (AT) | CTD | MTWTF.. | 2.9 | 1.2 |
| 13t | THE CLOSER (AT) | WB | ……S | 2.9 | 1.2 |
| 13t | WHEEL OF FORTUNE WKND | CTD | ……S | 2.9 | 0.6 |
| 17 | TWO AND A HALF MEN-SYN (AT) | WB | MTWTF.. | 2.7 | 1.4 |
| 17t | FAMILY GUY-WK-SYN (AT) | 2/T | ……S | 2.7 | 1.4 |
| 19 | HOT BENCH (AT) | CTD | MTWTF.. | 2.6 | 1.0 |
| 20 | MODERN FAMILY-WK-SYN (AT) | 2/T | ……S | 2.2 | 1.9 |
| 20t | JEOPARDY WEEKEND | CTD | ……S | 2.2 | 0.5 |
| 20t | BLUE BLOODS (AT) | CTD | ……S | 2.2 | 0.9 |
| 23 | FAMILY GUY-MF-SYN (AT) | 2/T | MTWTF.. | 2.1 | 1.4 |
| 23t | ELLEN DEGENERES SHOW | WB | MTWTF.. | 2.1 | 1.1 |
| 23t | MIKE AND MOLLY (AT) | WB | MTWTF.. | 2.1 | 1.4 |
Why do you use household ratings here but nowhere else? Ad deals for syndicated shows are largely based on household ratings and, for daytime shows, ratings among women 25-54.
What about “The Simpsons”? “Simpsons” repeats in syndication are not counted in the weekly ratings because they don’t include any national advertising.
“Weekend Adventure” is a package of nature shows airing weekends on many ABC stations.
For syndicated shows airing on multiple days, the viewership is the average of all telecasts.
Distributor key: DAD = Disney ABC Domestic Television, SPT= Sony Pictures Television, 2/T=Twentieth Television, WB = Warner Bros., CTD = CBS Television Distribution, NBU = NBCUniversal.
AT = Additional Time/Telecasts, more than the typical number of episodes or time periods/week.
Source: The Nielsen Company.
