Front Office Football Central - View Single Post

sterlingice · 07-15-2004, 04:06 AM

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp...on_jeopardy_dc

Winning Streak Propels 'Jeopardy' Ratings
By Kimberly Speight

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - "Jeopardy!" is reaping the ratings rewards of a record-setting winning streak by contestant Ken Jennings.

The veteran quiz show has seen its ratings skyrocket since Jennings' first appearance on June 2. On Tuesday, the episode that saw Jennings pass the $1 million mark delivered an 11.1 rating/21 share in Nielsen Media Research's top 56 "metered" markets.

That rating is up 25% over the 8.9/17 average that "Jeopardy!" posted in the metered markets during the week of June 28, when Jennings was already well into his winning streak. It's also up 41% from the 7.9 average household rating the show logged on a national basis for the week ending July 4, the most recent week for which national figures are available. With that 7.9 rating, the show was up 5% week-to-week and up 36% compared with the same period a year ago.

Tuesday's episode marked the 30th consecutive appearance for Jennings, a 30-year-old software developer from Salt Lake City. Until fall 2003, there was a five-day win-limit for "Jeopardy!" contestants; now there is no limit to how long they can continue on the show as long as they keep winning.

The show also managed to tie with "Wheel of Fortune" for the first time this season, with both shows sitting in the No. 1 spot in the overall syndication rankings for the week.

"Wheel of Fortune," meanwhile, was down 1% from the previous week. Among other game shows, "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" was down 6% to a 3.4, and "Family Feud" was down 17% to a 1.9.

Elsewhere in syndication, most of the other shows were either down or flat for the week, which included the Fourth of July holiday and preemptions for NBC's roughly 30 hours of coverage of the Wimbledon (news - web sites) tennis tournament. "The Oprah Winfrey Show" was still the No. 1 talker with a 5.2, but that figure was down 20% from the previous week, when the show saw a small boost with an appearance from President Clinton (news - web sites) to promote his new memoir, "My Life."

Reuters/Hollywood Reporter

07-15-2004, 04:06 AM	#198
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp...on_jeopardy_dc Winning Streak Propels 'Jeopardy' Ratings By Kimberly Speight LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - "Jeopardy!" is reaping the ratings rewards of a record-setting winning streak by contestant Ken Jennings. The veteran quiz show has seen its ratings skyrocket since Jennings' first appearance on June 2. On Tuesday, the episode that saw Jennings pass the $1 million mark delivered an 11.1 rating/21 share in Nielsen Media Research's top 56 "metered" markets. That rating is up 25% over the 8.9/17 average that "Jeopardy!" posted in the metered markets during the week of June 28, when Jennings was already well into his winning streak. It's also up 41% from the 7.9 average household rating the show logged on a national basis for the week ending July 4, the most recent week for which national figures are available. With that 7.9 rating, the show was up 5% week-to-week and up 36% compared with the same period a year ago. Tuesday's episode marked the 30th consecutive appearance for Jennings, a 30-year-old software developer from Salt Lake City. Until fall 2003, there was a five-day win-limit for "Jeopardy!" contestants; now there is no limit to how long they can continue on the show as long as they keep winning. The show also managed to tie with "Wheel of Fortune" for the first time this season, with both shows sitting in the No. 1 spot in the overall syndication rankings for the week. "Wheel of Fortune," meanwhile, was down 1% from the previous week. Among other game shows, "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" was down 6% to a 3.4, and "Family Feud" was down 17% to a 1.9. Elsewhere in syndication, most of the other shows were either down or flat for the week, which included the Fourth of July holiday and preemptions for NBC's roughly 30 hours of coverage of the Wimbledon (news - web sites) tennis tournament. "The Oprah Winfrey Show" was still the No. 1 talker with a 5.2, but that figure was down 20% from the previous week, when the show saw a small boost with an appearance from President Clinton (news - web sites) to promote his new memoir, "My Life." Reuters/Hollywood Reporter __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!" Last edited by sterlingice : 07-15-2004 at 04:07 AM.