Made first for young women 1
Ricki Lake's audience scores lean most toward young women at 97 of 100, with comparable appeal to older women 1. Its overall reach is rated targeted — targeted reach aimed at a specific demographic segment 2. Relative to the expected cast make-up for its production origin, on-screen representation registers above the baseline for White and below it for Black and Hispanic 3. On content balance it reads entertainment-first at 3 of 100, weighting storytelling over explicit messaging 4.
- 1Audience scoreyoung women 97 of 100 is the top quadrant, with older women 86 close behind.WhatSphere audience model, score_version 1
- 2ReachAudience breadth rated targeted.WhatSphere audience model, score_version 1
- 3RepresentationRepresentation vs production-origin baseline: White 96, Black 26, Hispanic 28.WhatSphere representation model, score_version 1
- 4Content balanceContent balance entertainment-first at 3 of 100.WhatSphere content-balance model, score_version 1
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Age: 45 — age-balanced
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Synopsis
Ricki Lake is a daytime tabloid talk show hosted by American actress Ricki Lake. The series debuted in syndication on September 13, 1993 and ended first-run episodes on May 21, 2004, though the series continued in reruns through the summer until August 27, 2004.
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| Year | Average advocacy | Titles |
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| 1982 | 0 | 2 |
| 1985 | 0 | 2 |
| 1999 | 3 | 2 |
| 2001 | 0 | 3 |
| 2002 | 4 | 3 |
| 2003 | 2 | 7 |
| 2004 | 2 | 9 |
| 2005 | 2 | 3 |
| 2006 | 3 | 14 |
| 2007 | 3 | 4 |
| 2008 | 1 | 5 |
| 2009 | 0 | 3 |
| 2012 | 3 | 2 |
| 2013 | 0 | 3 |
| 2018 | 3 | 3 |
| 2020 | 0 | 5 |
| 2021 | 4 | 3 |
| 2022 | 5 | 2 |
| This title (1993) | 3 | 1 |
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