Ratings Box: What's Hot/What's Not (Mediaweek.com)

What follows are the initial two week overnight results for the five new first-run syndicated strips from Monday, Sept. 8 through Friday, Sept. 19, 2008. Worthy of positive mention is Sony Pictures Television's Judge Karen, which is the only new entry to fully maintain its lead-in average.

Deal or No Deal (NBC Universal)
Sept. 2007: 1.3/ 3
Lead-in: 1.4/ 3
Deal or No Deal: 1.1/ 3

The Doctors (CBS Television Distribution)
Sept. 2007: 1.8/ 5
Lead-in: 1.7/ 5
The Doctors: 1.4/ 4

The Bonnie Hunt Show (Warner Bros.):
Sept. 2007: 1.1/ 4
Lead-in: 1.3/ 4
The Bonnie Hunt Show: 0.9/ 3

Judge Karen (Sony Pictures Television)
Sept. 2007: 1.0/ 3
Lead-in: 0.9/ 3
Judge Karen: 0.9/ 3

Family Court With Judge Penny (Program Partners)
Sept. 2007: 0.8/ 3
Lead-in: 0.8/ 3
Family Court With Judge Penny: 0.7/ 3

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-Army Wives Scores on Lifetime:
Lifetime drama Army Wives was on the map opposite The 60th Annual Prime-time Emmy Awards on ABC, with 1.95 million total viewers and its second best delivery of the season among women 18-49 on Sunday, Sept. 21.

Source: Nielsen Media Research data

-- Marc Berman

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