The celebrity news and gossip mill doesn’t fund itself — TV’s syndicated entertainment news magazines are as reliant on ratings as any other genre.
Over the course of the complete 2014-2015 season, “ET” was once-again the frontrunner of the nationally syndicated group, hauling in a hefty 3.3 rating and 4.713 million average viewers per episode.
Tabloid magazine show “Inside Edition” — which is admittedly more general interest than entertainment — earned a 3.0 rating and 4.406 million viewers during the 52-week season that recently wrapped. That show could easily be omitted from this study, but it has enough crossover appeal to keep it around.
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The numbers in this report are Nielsen’s “most current” national ratings, which includes 7-day delayed viewing.
Harvey Levin’s “TMZ” finished for the bronze with a 1.9 rating and 2.77 million viewers. In fourth was “Access Hollywood,” which posted a 1.7 and 2.411 million viewers from Sept. to Sept.
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Meanwhile, “Extra” got a 1.5 and 2.048 million viewers, and “The Insider” received 1.2 rating and 1.741 million viewers.
Televised radio program “Dish Nation” finished seventh with a 1.1 and 1.48 million viewers, while the small fry “OK! TV” managed just a 0.2 and 324,000 viewers.
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So will that ranking remain after the next 12 months of Hollywood gossip? The answer is a semi-confident “probably,” as those eight offerings finished in the exact same order from top-to-bottom the prior year. Reported by The Wrap 5 hours ago.
Over the course of the complete 2014-2015 season, “ET” was once-again the frontrunner of the nationally syndicated group, hauling in a hefty 3.3 rating and 4.713 million average viewers per episode.
Tabloid magazine show “Inside Edition” — which is admittedly more general interest than entertainment — earned a 3.0 rating and 4.406 million viewers during the 52-week season that recently wrapped. That show could easily be omitted from this study, but it has enough crossover appeal to keep it around.
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The numbers in this report are Nielsen’s “most current” national ratings, which includes 7-day delayed viewing.
Harvey Levin’s “TMZ” finished for the bronze with a 1.9 rating and 2.77 million viewers. In fourth was “Access Hollywood,” which posted a 1.7 and 2.411 million viewers from Sept. to Sept.
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Meanwhile, “Extra” got a 1.5 and 2.048 million viewers, and “The Insider” received 1.2 rating and 1.741 million viewers.
Televised radio program “Dish Nation” finished seventh with a 1.1 and 1.48 million viewers, while the small fry “OK! TV” managed just a 0.2 and 324,000 viewers.
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So will that ranking remain after the next 12 months of Hollywood gossip? The answer is a semi-confident “probably,” as those eight offerings finished in the exact same order from top-to-bottom the prior year. Reported by The Wrap 5 hours ago.