The four syndicated first-run game shows all hit season highs in the national ratings for the week ending Oct. 30, although they were down from this time a year ago. King World's long-time
money-maker, "Wheel of Fortune," improved by 5 percent for the ratings period, but it was down 8 percent from a year ago. The company's "Jeopardy!" was up 3 pecent, but down 26 percent from the
year-ago period. Why such a sharp fall-off for the "Jeopardy!" franchise? Last year, you may recall, the program was in the thick of a national phenomenon--the unprecedented Ken Jennings winning
streak. The other game shows up for the week ended Oct. 30: Buena Vista's "Who Wants to be a Millionaire," by 3 percent, and Tribune's "Family Feud," by 5 percent.
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