'Dr. Phil' now No. 1 daytime talk show

'Dr. Phil' has emerged as syndication's most-viewed talkshow.Midway with the Feb sweep, CBS Television Distribution's "Dr. Phil" is cementing its status as syndication's most-viewed talkshow, finally getting the layer from Dr. Phil's mentor, The famous host oprah Winfrey.Until CTD's "The The famous host oprah Winfrey Show" left daytime last fall, "Dr. Phil" didn't have opportunity to be TV's top talker since it was contractually forbidden from competing against "The famous host oprah." That stored "Phil" from 4 p.m. time slots, the timeframe which has the greatest amounts of watching people television in daytime.With "The famous host oprah" gone, "Dr. Phil" continues to be upgraded in four marketplaces, which could take into account a few of the show's growth, but not every one of it. The show also offers guaranteed several high-profile exclusive interviews and stuck near to the cultural climate."Dr. Phil" closed the November sweep up 7% over this past year to some 3.2 same-day household average, based on Nielsen. 5 days in to the Feb sweep, "Dr. Phil" is calculating a 3.3 household rating, a 6% hop over last year's Feb sweep.That "Dr. Phil" is holding its very own is really a large reversal over 2009, once the show had rejected 22%, bowing in a 2.5 same-day household rating. Today, it's to its pre-2009 levels."Dr. Phil" is especially strong on CBS' KYW Philadelphia, where it's calculating a 3.7 rating/9 share at 4 p.m., up 37% from news this past year, or more 28% from this past year if this broadcast at 5 p.m. It is also succeeding on CBS' WUSA Washington, D.C., where it's up 22% at 4 p.m., in comparison with CTD's "The Doctors," which occupied the slot this past year. On Belo's independent Phoenix station, KTVK, "Dr. Phil" is enhancing two periods of time at 1 p.m., where it's up 44% and 7 p.m., in which the show expires 7%.Though typically the most popular talkshow overall, "Dr. Phil" is running second for that season in grown ups 18-49 (.9 rating), well behind "Maury" (1.3). It's closer in grown ups 25-54, where "Phil" is simply a tick behind "Maury" (1.1 versus. 1.2). Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com