'Ray' Retains Top Ranking; 'Ablow' No. 2 Among New Strips.(TV Currents)(King World Productions Inc.'s "The Rachael Ray Show'')(Paramount Pictures Corp. Domestic Television Div.'s "The Dr. Keith Ablow Show'')

TelevisionWeek, October, 2006 by Hibberd, James

Byline: James Hibberd King World Productions' "The Rachael Ray Show'' continued to dominate the freshman syndicated pack for the week ending Oct. 15, holding steady week to week with a 2.0 national household rating, according to Nielsen Media Research. That's more than double the show's closest competitor, Warner Bros.

Domestic Television Distribution's "The Dr. Keith Ablow Show,'' which garnered a 0.9. "Ablow'' had been sharing second place with NBC Universal Domestic Television Distribution's "The Megan Mullally Show,'' but this week "Mullally'' slipped 11 percent to a 0.8. The show's recent downgrades in New York, Los Angeles and Columbus, Ohio, have not yet taken effect. This week "Ablow'' and Sony Pictures Television's "The Greg Behrendt Show''...

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