‘Judge Judy’ Tops May Sweeps Syndication Ratings for Ninth Year
By Joe Otterson
LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – “Judge Judy” topped the May sweeps ratings for the ninth consecutive year, with this year marking the show’s widest margin of victory in eight years.
“” averaged a 7.1 household rating for the time period of April 26 – May 23. It’s nearest competition was “Family Feud,” which averaged a 6.2 in the same period.
“Dr. Phil” also finished with its biggest May margin of victory ever, beating out all the other daytime talk shows with a 3.2. “Live with Kelly and Ryan” and “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” tied with a 2.1.
Read the full top 25 May sweeps syndicated shows below
| Program | Day Of Week | Household Rating | Distributor |
| JUDGE JUDY (AT) | MTuWThF.. | 7.1 | CBS TV DISTRIBUTION |
| FAMILY FEUD (AT) | MTuWThF.. | 6.2 | 20TH TELEVISION |
| JEOPARDY (AT) | MTuWThF.. | 5.9 | CBS TV DISTRIBUTION |
| WHEEL OF FORTUNE | MTuWThF.. | 5.8 | CBS TV DISTRIBUTION |
| WEEKEND ADVENTURE | ……Su | 5.7 | DADT/LITTON |
| BIG BANG-SYN (AT) | MTuWThF.. | 4.4 | WARNER BROS. TV |
| FAMILY FEUD-WK (AT) | ……Su | 3.3 | 20TH TELEVISION |
| DATELINE WKLY (AT) | ……Su | 3.3 | NBC UNIVERSAL |
| DR. PHIL SHOW (AT) | MTuWThF.. | 3.2 | CBS TV DISTRIBUTION |
| LAW & ORDER:SVU-WKL (AT) | ……Su | 3.1 | NBC UNIVERSAL |
| ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT(AT) | MTuWThF.. | 3.0 | CBS TV DISTRIBUTION |
| INSIDE EDITION (AT) | MTuWThF.. | 3.0 | CBS TV DISTRIBUTION |
| BIG BANG WKND (AT) | …..SaSu | 2.8 | WARNER BROS. TV |
| MODERN FAMILY-WK-SYN (AT) | ……Su | 2.5 | 20TH TELEVISION |
| HOT BENCH (AT) | MTuWThF.. | 2.3 | CBS TV DISTRIBUTION |
| LAST MAN STNDG-MF-SYN(AT) | MTuWThF.. | 2.1 | 20TH TELEVISION |
| MODERN FAMILY-MF-SYN (AT) | MTuWThF.. | 2.1 | 20TH TELEVISION |
| WHEEL OF FORTUNE WKND | ……Su | 2.1 | CBS TV DISTRIBUTION |
| LIVE WITH KELLY AND RYAN | MTuWThF.. | 2.1 | DISNEY ABC DOMEST TV |
| ELLEN DEGENERES SHOW | MTuWThF.. | 2.1 | WARNER BROS. TV |
| BLUE BLOODS (AT) | ……Su | 1.8 | CBS TV DISTRIBUTION |
| ACCESS HOLLYWD LV-WKD | ……Su | 1.8 | NBC UNIVERSAL |
| BOBS BURGERS-SYN (AT) | ……Su | 1.7 | 20TH TELEVISION |
| RELATIONSHIP COURT | MTuWThF.. | 1.7 | MGM DOMESTIC TV DIST |
| JEOPARDY WEEKEND | ……Su | 1.6 | CBS TV DISTRIBUTION |
