I didn't want to start a new "Hey, Look another Ken Jennings article!" thread, so I'm gonna put this one here.
The Hollywood Reporter is reporting that Jeopardy! is up drastically since Ken began his winning streak. In fact, it tied perennial syndie winner "Wheel of Fortune" for the first time this season for the week ending July 4th. Here's an excerpt:
"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. "
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