NBCUniversal Syndication Studios as cleared sophomore first-run daytime talker “The Kelly Clarkson Show” to the NBC Owned Television Stations group for two additional seasons though 2023. The hour-long daytime program, which currently airs in 100 percent of the country on more than 200 stations, has already been sold in national syndication to more than 75 percent of the United States for […]
Thanksgiving Week (Nov. 23-29) 2020 saw the usual leaders in syndication lead the pack once again. “Judge Judy” was tops in total viewers and households; “Family Feud” led in adults 18-49 and 25-54. “Family Guy” led all among adults 18-34 (630,000 viewers within the demo). It also led in the largest week-to-week increases in the […]
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In recent years (and before the global pandemic), life for any syndication and distribution organization, big or small, has been racked with potential challenges. The station groups, for example, are now fewer, larger and more controlling. Viewer fragmentation has impacted every daypart and every show, resulting in a smaller audience capacity. The lack of available […]
“Judge Judy” returned to the top spot in households among all syndicated programs for the week ending Nov. 22, 2020. The court series was also syndication’s lead raw gainer in households (+284,000) and viewers (+413,000) compared from the previous week. Reruns of NBC police procedural “Chicago P.D.” led in week-to-week adults 18-49 raw gains (+125,000); […]
Not surprisingly, game show “Jeopardy!” vaulted to the No. 1 spot among all syndicated programs for the week ending Nov. 15, 2020 based on total viewers and households as well as males 18-34. It was the first week of original episodes following the Nov. 8 passing of its longtime host Alex Trebek. He was 80 […]
There were plenty of week-to-week declines for syndicated fare during the week of the 2020 U.S. election, compared to the previous week but a select few saw some growth. Weekend offerings of “American Ninja Warrior” and “Just for Laughs Gags” rode the most, with week-to-week increases of 87,000 adults 18-49 and 79,000 adults 18-49, respectively. […]
“Judge Judy” was the No. 1 syndicated show for the week ending Nov. 1, 2020 among households (5.86 rating) and, curiously, males 18-34 (0.61 rating). Among weekday syndicated programs, it experienced the largest raw growth in all key demos, total viewers and households from the previous week — +299,000 adults 18-49, +115,000 adults 18-34, +411,000 […]
