DR. PHIL REIGNS AS #1 TALK SHOW OF THE NOVEMBER SWEEP
LOS ANGELES – December 4, 2012 – CBS Television Distribution's DR. PHIL is the #1 talk show in syndication for the November 2012 sweep.
DR. PHIL held steady with last year's sweep with a 3.2 HH AA% and beat its nearest talk competitor by +19%. Season to date, DR. PHIL is the #1 talk show in syndication with a 3.2 HH AA%, a +23% margin over its nearest competitor.
JUDGE JUDY continued to be the daytime leader with a 7.2 HH AA%, even with last year's sweep. JUDGE JUDY remains the #1 show in syndication season to date, with a 7.1 HH AA% through the week ending November 25.
JEOPARDY!, the #2 game show, grew +2% vs. the November 2011 sweep to a 6.3 HH AA%. WHEEL OF FORTUNE was #1 game show with a 7.1 HH AA%.
Among newsmagazines, ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT was again the #1 magazine of the sweep with a 3.9 HH AA%. INSIDE EDITION finished #2 with a 3.1 HH AA%.
***NOVEMBER SWEEP RANKINGS / October 25, 2012 to November 21, 2012
NOTE: November sweep ratings are based on three weeks, as the week of Hurricane Sandy was excluded.