Debut Week of LIVE WITH KELLY AND RYAN Builds to New 9-Week Highs

During the week of May 1, 2017, the newly rechristened LIVE WITH KELLY AND RYAN soared over the prior week by 19% in Households (2.5 rating vs. 2.1 rating) and 20% among Women 25-54 (1.2 rating vs. 1.0 rating) to new 9-week highs, while matching the show's post-Oscars week for 18-week highs - since the weeks of 2/27/17 and 12/26/16, respectively. In addition, the inaugural week of "Live with Kelly and Ryan" tied the show's 3rd-highest rated week of the season in both Nielsen measures.

"Live with Kelly and Ryan" beat "Ellen" by 14% in Households (2.5 rating vs. 2.2 rating) and 20% in Women 25-54 (1.2 rating vs. 1.0 rating) to rank as the No. 2 Syndicated talk show of the week, behind only "Dr. Phil."

"Live" was the week's No. 1 daytime entertainment talk show in Homes and Women 25-54, topping NBC's "The Today Show 2" (1.8 rating and 0.9 rating) by 39% and 33%, respectively.

"Live with Kelly and Ryan" is distributed in national Syndication by Disney | ABC Home Entertainment and TV Distribution. The show is produced by WABC-TV in New York and executive produced by Michael Gelman, Kelly Ripa and Ryan Seacrest. Visit "Live" on the web (KellyandRyan.com), Facebook and Instagram (@LiveKellyandRyan), and Twitter and SnapChat (@LiveKellyRyan).

Source: The Nielsen Company, National Live + Same Day Program Ratings, weeks of 5/1/17 & 4/24/17.