EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND - RATINGS FOR SYNDICATED SHOWS FOLLOW THOSE OF NETS: DOWN

RATINGS FOR SYNDICATED SHOWS FOLLOW THOSE OF NETS: DOWN

Not only did ratings for programs at the major broadcast networks hit the skids during the May sweeps but so did those for syndicated programs, Broadcasting & Cable magazine observed on its website Wednesday. The trade publication noted that only one first-run syndicated program showed an increase in ratings during the period -- Entertainment Tonight's 2-percent accretion (a percentage considered statistically insignificant). Off-network shows saw an even greater decline, B&C noted, with Everybody Loves Raymond down 18 percent; Seinfeld, 19 percent; and Friends, 27 percent.

07/06/2007