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Jeopardy!<\/a><\/em> and Wheel of Fortune<\/a><\/em> both returned with new seasons earlier this month, but one drew in more viewers than the other.<\/p>\n Not only did Jeopardy!<\/em> beat its fellow game show with 7.5 million premiere week viewers, but it also increased its 2024 premiere week viewership by 4%, according to Live + Same Day data from Nielsen shared by Variety<\/a> on Wednesday, September 24.<\/p>\n Jeopardy!<\/em> was one of seven CBS Media Ventures shows to make it into the top 10 most-watched syndicated series list for the week of September 8-14. Wheel of Fortune<\/em> came in second, followed by Inside Edition<\/a><\/em> at No. 4, Entertainment Tonight<\/a><\/em> at No. 5, Hot Bench<\/a><\/em> at No. 6, The Drew Barrymore Show<\/a><\/em> at No. 8, and Flip Side<\/a><\/em> at No. 9.<\/p>\n Along with Jeopardy!<\/em>, four of the other CBS top 10 series also saw an increase in premiere week viewership from last year. The Drew Barrymore<\/em> show became the No. 2 syndicated talk show, behind Live With Kelly and Mark<\/a><\/em>, with 1.3 million viewers, marking an 8% increase from 2024.<\/p>\n Already the top syndicated court show, Hot Bench<\/em> scored its best premiere week ratings in four years, according to the outlet, increasing 15% to 2.1 million viewers. Inside Edition<\/em> and Flip Side<\/em>, meanwhile, earned 3 million (+1%) and 1 million (+17%) viewers, respectively.<\/p>\n