03Apr2013
Jeff Ellingson Wins $100,000 on “Wheel of Fortune”
Tuesday was a big money day for game shows. In addition to the quarter million won on Millionaire yesterday, the confetti dropped on Wheel of Fortune. Jeff Ellingson, originally from Fargo but now living in Los Angeles, took away $100,000 from the long running syndicated game show on April 2nd. Jeff won the game with$16,830. He then correctly solved the bonus puzzle "A PAUSE IN THE ACTION" to take home the hundred grand. Jeff left with a total of $116,830. He is the third person this season to spin and win the $100,000 envelope. Congratulations. Hopefully we'll see another (or maybe a millionaire?) before the end of the season. Did you miss it? Click here to see the exciting moment and let us know what you thought.
Read MoreView Comments (3)20Feb2013
Ratings Report: The Usual Suspects “Wheel” and “Jeopardy!” Stay High, “Millionaire” Stays Steady
Here comes this week's report of game show ratings in syndication and cable. This is for the week of February 4th, 2013. Wheel of Fortune remains the unsurprising king of the syndicated ratings, scoring a 7.7 household rating and averaging 12.1 million viewers, losing a tenth of a ratings point and 200,000 viewers over last week. Jeopardy! naturally trails ever so slightly behind with a 6.9 rating, the same rating as last week, and stays in a virtual tie with last week's ratings, just fewer than 10.7 million viewers. Click here to read the rest of the ratings for this week, including Millionaire, Family Feud and GSN's ratings.
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Ratings Report: “Wheel” Stays Steady, “Millionaire” Stays Strong, “Chain Reaction” Reruns Very Well
Syndicated and GSN ratings are here for the week of January 28th, 2013. Great numbers all around this week once again, so let's take a look at them. Wheel of Fortune keeps its 7.8 household rating from last week's season high, but dips a few hundred thousand viewers to just fewer than 12.3 million. Jeopardy! goes down a tenth of a ratings point down to 6.9 and has a 100,000 viewer dip to land at just under 10.7 million viewers. Click here to read the rest of the report, including a comparison for these shows against primetime TV, the ratings for other shows like Family Feud and Millionaire, and to read about Chain Reaction having a surge of popularity on GSN's schedule.
Read MoreView Comments (8)05Feb2013
Ratings Report: “Wheel,” “Jeopardy!,” “Millionaire” & “Ask America” Hit Highs
If you are associated with a syndicated game show this week, chances are you're feeling pretty good. All of those programs had very impressive numbers this week, going higher than some of us thought it might. The numbers for the week of January 21st are fun to look at. Wheel of Fortune stands head-and-shoulders above the rest of its competition this week as the highest rated first-run syndie program. Vanna and Pat gained just over 100,000 viewers to make a new viewership high for the season of 12.3 million viewers with a 7.8 household rating. Its Sony counterpart Jeopardy! had a great week too. Click here to read about that and other shows including Family Feud, Millionaire and Let's Ask America.
Read MoreView Comments (2)31Jan2013
UPDATE: Ratings Report: “Deal” Hits Series High, “Wheel” Spins Higher, “Price” Up Over Average
UPDATE: Instead of putting it off until next week, we've updated this week's Ratings Report to put out some great ratings news for Let's Make a Deal. According to CBS, the week of January 21st (last week) saw the Wayne Brady show reach its highest viewership ever since beginning in 2009. The show averaged 3.14 million viewers over the hour (2.9 million viewers in the first half hour, almost 3.4 million in the second) and tied or beat many highs in the important female demographics. Congratulations to them! A slight delay in this week's Ratings Report for whatever reason, but here it is, packed with all kinds of information this week! The syndicated ratings for the week of January 14th will kick us off. Wheel of Fortune hit another ratings high this week, eclipsing the previous one by more than 400,000 viewers. They scored over 12.2 million viewers, netting a 7.8 household rating. Jeopardy!'s viewership is very slightly down from its season high last week, losing fewer than a hundred thousand viewers to finish with more than 10.4 million viewers and a solid 6.8 rating. Click here to read much more detailed information about ratings from Family Feud, The Price Is Right, Let's Make a Deal, GSN shows and much more!
Read MoreView Comments (3)29Jan2013
“Wheel of Fortune” Schedules “NBA Week” This February
Basketball fans have big reasons to watch Wheel of Fortune this February. The long running syndicated game has teamed up with the NBA for a special "NBA Week." Starting February 4th Pat Sajak and Vanna White will welcome special guests like NBA Hall of Famer James Worthy and Los Angeles Clippers stars Chris Paul, DeAndre Jordan, and Grant Hill to celebrate the show's 30th anniversary. Wheel teamed up with NBA teams New York Knicks, Washington Wizards, Philadelphia 76ers, Miami Heat, and Boston Celtics, to give basketball fans some great prizes during the week. Click here to read about what you can expect to see on NBA Week.
Read MoreView Comments (2)27Jan2013
Weekend Replay: Friday’s Very Disjointed Game of “Wheel of Fortune”
This past Friday's episode of Wheel of Fortune was interesting to say the very least. It had all of the embarrassing and confusing elements one could want in the wheel spinning show: Ringing in during a Toss Up and not answering, incorrectly (and humorously) solving another Toss Up and Pat Sajak with a great ad lib, poking fun at a contestant who randomly guesses (and misses) to try to win the Jackpot. That in and of itself is amusing, but coupling that with Pat literally spending 30 seconds trying to understand what letters the contestant is choosing in the Bonus Round makes for one of the most disjointed episodes of Wheel of Fortune in recent memory. Click here to view video highlights of the interesting game.
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Ratings Report: Syndies Hit More Season Highs, “Family Feud” Soars Even Higher
The week of January 7th was a great time to be a syndicated game show. Just about every first-run program hit a season high with their ratings this week, putting them all in great standing. Wheel of Fortune stayed the pack leader this week, logging an average of over 11.8 million viewers this week, giving them a 7.6 household rating. That's one-tenth of a rating point more than the previous high and is over 800,000 viewers higher than last week's viewership. Jeopardy! is ringing in for joy as well, as its previous high this season was just over 9.9 million viewers. This week, they accounted for almost 10.5 million viewers coupled with a 6.8 rating. The Sony squad is happy to hear that, I'm sure. Click here to read about the numbers for other shows this week, like Family Feud, Millionaire and Newlywed Game.
Read MoreView Comments (6)15Jan2013
Ratings Report: Big Money Shatters Another “Family Feud” Record, How Much Further Can They Go?
Syndicated ratings are in for the first week of 2013! These are ratings from the week of December 31, 2012 and one show in particular has really good news. But we will start first with our two traditional toppers. Wheel of Fortune begins to recover from the holiday season breaks, gaining back 150,000 viewers and inching up two-tenths of a ratings point, finishing with just fewer than 11 million viewers and a 6.9 household rating. Jeopardy! shows the wackiness of the correlation between overall viewers and the household rating, as it loses 40,000 or so viewers but gains a tenth of a point to go to a 6.0 rating. Click here to read about the new record-setting numbers Family Feud delivered this week and to weigh in on how much farther you think they will be able to go.
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“Wheel of Fortune” and Disney Team for “Making Disney Memories Week”
America's favorite game show and the "Most Magical Place on Earth" are teaming up and you could benefit. Disney and Wheel of Fortune are joining forces for a special "Making Disney Memories Week" starting January 28th. The show's set will feature three famous Disney scenes including “Sleeping Beauty Castle,” “Cinderella Castle” and the Disney Dream® Cruise Ship. Contestants during Wheel's "Making Disney Memories Week" can win vacations to Disney parks or cruise lines. Cars available through the 1/2 Car Tag elements are provided by Honda and Chevrolet, who sponsor Disneyland and Disney World, respectively. Most importantly, home viewers get a chance to win during the week as well. The show will start the “Wheel of Fortune Making Memories Sweepstakes." Click here to read how to enter and win a Disney vacation through Wheel of Fortune.
Read MoreLeave a Comment10Jan2013
Ratings Report: “Millionaire” Hits Top, Most Others Seasonally Drop, Some GSN Ratings Flop
It's time for another holiday week of syndicated ratings! That means some lower-than-usual numbers in a few cases and a surprisingly large bump in another. These ratings are for the week beginning December 24th, 2012, making it the last set of ratings entirely resting in 2012. Wheel of Fortune kicks the report off as usual, checks in with another tumble. The spinner lost 600,000 viewers and six-tenths of a point, going to a 6.7 household rating. Jeopardy! falls similarly, losing 500,000 viewers with 9.3 million viewers checking in and losing half of a ratings point, sliding down to a 5.9 rating. Click here to read reports for other shows, including good news for Millionaire, numbers for Family Feud and figures for GSN's original series and final holiday marathons.
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Ratings Report: Syndies Mostly Down, “Newlywed” Stays Strong, Black and White Beats Harvey “Feud”
The holidays have caused some delays in getting the numbers to report to you all, but that means we have an extra jam-packed ratings report this Friday. We have syndicated ratings for the week of December 17th and, in addition, we also have two weeks worth of GSN ratings to report, including all of their holiday marathons around Christmas and how well the black and white programs did in their two-week stint. But first, the big ones - the syndicated ratings. Wheel of Fortune lost just 100,000 viewers over the previous week, going down to 11.4 million viewers and losing a tenth of a ratings point to go to 7.3. Click here to read the rest of this week's extra-detailed report, with numbers for other syndicated shows, like Jeopardy! and Family Feud, along with extra-detailed GSN ratings information, including the Bible, Feud and Match Game marathons, primetime Newlywed Game numbers and how Late Night Black and White did.
Read MoreView Comments (11)29Dec2012
Cindy Kling Wins $147,000 on “Wheel of Fortune”; Second Biggest Win Ever
If you watched Wheel of Fortune last night you saw a very exciting moment and a very big win. Cindy Kling from Washington took away an enormous $147,000 from the Pat Sajak hosted game. It was a big day for everyone, with even second place finisher Wil Begley taking home over $24,000 in cash and prizes. However, Cindy beat the rest with $47,000 all in cash. Cindy's bonus round puzzle only showed _ E _ E A R D _ _ _ after calling out her letters. She still managed to solve the puzzle WE HEARD YOU. Pat then revealed Cindy spun the $100,000 envelope, a one out of 24 chance. Click here to read more and to see the big win.
Read MoreView Comments (1)26Dec2012
Ratings Report: “Wheel” Stays on Top, “Jeopardy” Goes to High, “Newlywed” Goes Down
Many of us might be having a holiday hangover, but the weekly ratings report has come in this afternoon. The numbers are mostly filled with bright spots, which is good news for people who like to see game shows flourish. This week’s ratings are regarding the week beginning December 10, 2012. Wheel of Fortune kicks off the report as it usually does with some positive news. Wheel gained a few hundred thousand viewers and two-tenths of a rating point over last week's showing, with over 11.5 million viewers on average tuning in over the week, corresponding with a 7.4 household rating. Click here to read more of the ratings from this week, including other syndicated game shows,Newlywed Game and to see how Improv-a-Ganza repeats are doing on GSN's Friday nights.
Read MoreView Comments (5)22Dec2012
“Wheel of Fortune” Maingame Winnings Record Broken, Nearly $70,000 Won
To say the least, Home for the Holidays week on Wheel of Fortune has been pretty eventful, and yesterday was the exclamation point. Some say records are made to be broken and on Friday's Wheel, contestant Leanne McLaughlin from Cary, North Carolina did just that. Since 2005, the record for most money won by a contestant in the maingame (the portion of the program before the Bonus Round) has been $66,350. With a string of good luck, risk-taking and good puzzle solving, Leanne broke it by a few thousand dollars, earning $69,300 in less than 20 minutes. Click here to read about Leanne's record-setting day and to watch highlights of it.
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