• by Wayne Friedman , September 3, 2014

CBS Television Distribution’s “Wheel of Fortune” took the top spot again in terms of average total viewers for its Monday to Friday showings -- up 3% over a year ago to 10.56 million viewers, according to Nielsen, for the time period from September 9, 2013 through August 24, 2014.

CBS’ “Judge Judy” was next at 9.94 million, gaining 8% -- followed by CBS’ “Jeopardy” at 9.7 million viewers, which also improved 8%.

In fourth place was Warner Bros. Brand Networks’ “Big Bang Theory” at 9.3 million, down 14%. Twentieth Television’s “Family Feud” was next at 7.4 million, 8% higher, followed by Twentieth’s “Modern Family” at 6.4 million, for its first season in syndication; and Warner Bros.' “Two and a Half Men” at 5.2 million, down 27%.

CBS’ “Entertainment Tonight” was in eighth place at 5.0 million viewers, flat versus a year ago. Twentieth’s “Family Guy” (4.3 million, off 19%) and CBS’ “Inside Edition” (4.2 million, up 1%) rounded out the top 10.

The No. 1 show among key 18-49 viewers for those Monday to Friday syndication shows remains “Big Bang Theory” by a wide margin -- with a Nielsen 3.1 rating, down 18% versus a year ago. “Modern Family” is next with a 2.5 average rating for its first season, followed by “Family Guy” with a 1.9 rating, down 21%; “Judge Judy” with a 1.7 rating, off 6%; “Family Feud” with a 1.7 rating, even versus a year ago; and “Two and a Half Men” with a 1.5 rating, down 32%.

The top talk shows were CBS’ “Dr. Phil” at 4.03 million viewers, up 7%; ABC Syndication’s “Live with Kelly & Michael” at 3.8 million viewers, 12% higher; and Warner Bros. “Ellen DeGeneres” at 3.5 million -- down 10%.