Week 2 of Ken Jennings’ (temporary, for now at least) “Jeopardy!” tenure slipped 5% in ratings from Week 1, according to Nielsen. That rate of retention is not bad at all, and with the 5.9 rating, the Sony quiz show remained No. 1 in syndication for the week ending Jan. 24, 2021.
But “Wheel of Fortune” and “Family Feud” are getting closer as “Jeopardy!” settles down. The Pat Sajak-hosted puzzle show drew a 5.7 rating in the same week. Steve Harvey’s game show had a 5.6.
Survey says it’s gonna be tight for the near future.
For the penultimate week of January, “Judge Judy” was somewhat close behind the game-show competition with an average 5.1