Telepictures’ new syndicated talk show Anderson had a rough start yesterday, drawing a 1.1 household rating, 0.6 in women 25-54. However, the talker starring Anderson Cooper faced CBS Sports’ coverage of the U.S. Open men’s tennis final in several major markets, including New York, San Francisco, and Boston. Facing massive pre-emptions on the CBS stations for tennis coverage, veteran talk show Dr. Phil moved its season premiere featuring Casey Anthony’s parents from yesterday to today.
Live With Regis & Kelly and Ellen led the talk-show ratings yesterday with Regis & Kelly (2.9 HH, 1.4 W25-54) topping the chart in households and Ellen (2.6 HH, 1.5 W25-54) in the female demo. Ellen averaged a 4.1/11 HH rating/share in the eight markets where it replaced Oprah, holding onto the Oprah time-period share. Dr. Oz, which succeeded Oprah in most markets, 80+, was up double digits from last fall’s premiere. In the top market where it replaced Oprah, LA, the show drew a 4.1 HH rating, 1.3 in W25-54. Here are the syndicated talk show ratings for yesterday:
| Program | Homes | W25-54 |
| ELLEN | 2.6 | 1.5 |
| Regis and Kelly | 2.9 | 1.4 |
| Dr. Oz | 2.0 | 1.0 |
| Maury | 1.3 | 0.8 |
| The Talk | 1.9 | 0.8 |
| Dr. Phil | 1.8 | 0.7 |
| ANDERSON | 1.1 | 0.6 |
| Steve Wilkos | 1.0 | 0.6 |
| Doctors | 1.2 | 0.6 |
| Wendy Williams | 0.8 | 0.6 |
| Jerry Springer | 1.0 | 0.5 |
| Nate Berkus | 1.0 | 0.5 |
| Steven and Chris | 0.0 | 0.0 |
