LIVE WITH KELLY AND MICHAEL is Week's No. 1 Syndie Talker in Key Demos

By: Apr. 14, 2015
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During the week of March 30, 2015, "LIVE with Kelly and Michael" ranked as the No. 1 Syndicated talk show in Households (3.0 rating) and Women 25-54 (1.5 rating), tied with "Dr. Phil." Despite its early time periods with lower overall TV usage levels, "LIVE" ran neck-and-neck with "Dr. Phil" as the week's 2nd-most-watched syndie talker (3.993 million vs. 4.149 million). "LIVE with Kelly and Michael" dominated "Ellen" (2.5 rating, 3.460 million and 1.3 rating) by double digits in Homes (+20%), Total Viewers (+15%) and Women 25-54 (+15%).

"LIVE with Kelly and Michael" was up week to week by 7% in Households, 5% in Total Viewers and 7% in Women 25-54.

"LIVE" grew over the year-ago week by 3% in Homes, while growing its overall audience year over year for the 8th consecutive week (+5%).

"LIVE with Kelly and Michael" is up for the 2nd consecutive year to deliver its strongest 31-week average in 8 years in Homes (+7% - 3.1 rating vs. 2.9 rating) and Total Viewers (+5% - 4.087 million vs. 3.905 million) - since the 2006-07 season.

On average for the 2014-15 season to date, "LIVE" stands as the No. 2 Syndicated talker in Households, Total Viewers and Women 25-54 (tie).

"LIVE with Kelly and Michael" is distributed in national syndication by Disney/ABC Home Entertainment and Television Distribution. Produced by WABC-TV in New York and executive produced by Michael Gelman, "LIVE" airs in more than 200 markets across the U.S. Visit "LIVE" on the web at LIVEKellyandMichael.com, on Facebook, or follow "LIVE" on Twitter and Instagram, @KellyandMichael.

Source: The Nielsen Company, National Live + Same Day Program Ratings, weeks of 3/30/15, 3/23/15 & 3/31/14 and 2014-15=9/8/14-4/5/15.



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