Dr Phil Streak Hits 100 Weeks

Review based on a national syndicated rating report for the week ending August 5th.

Dr. Phil (three-week high 2.7 live plus same day national Nielsen rating, up 4% from the week before) finished first in the talk show race for the 100^thconsecutive week in the session ending August 5.

The milestone victory was achieved even though the powerhouse talker was in reruns on all five days.  For the 2017-18 season, Dr. Phil has towered over its talk rivals, averaging more than 4.5-million viewers each day.

The only chat show besides “Phil” to reach the 2-rating level for the week was Live with Kelly and Ryan (2.0, down 5%), which snared sole possession of second place in the category for the seventh straight frame.

 Ellen DeGeneres (1.6, up 7%) was a distant third, but the only top five talk show besides “Phil” moving up.

Also beating the midsummer rating doldrums was off-net true crime mainstay Dateline (six-week high 1.3 up 8%).

At the very top of the Nielsen chart Judge Judy (seven-week high 6.4, up 2%) was the number one show in syndication despite being entirely in repeats.

Hot Bench (2.1, up 5%), a courtroom program created by Judge Judy Sheindlin, was the third highest first-run show in daytime behind only “Judy” and “Phil.”