KATIE Is the No. 1 Freshman Syndicated Talk Show for the 28th Week

Of 18 Syndicated Talk Shows on the Market, KATIE Ranks Among the Top-Tier And Registers as Television's Strongest Freshman Talk Show Since 2009 KATIE National Ratings - Week 28. Despite airing repeats for most of the week of March 18, 2013 (4 of 5 days), KATIE finished as the No. 1 freshman Syndicated talker for the 28th week in a row (on each week since its debut) in Households (1.6 rating) and Total Viewers (2.028 million), beating originals of StEve Harvey (1.4 rating and 1.965 million).

· KATIE grew week to week in both Households (+7% - 1.6 rating vs. 1.5 rating) and Total Viewers (+3% - 2.028 million vs. 1.960 million).

· Of 18 Syndicated talk shows currently on the market, newcomer KATIE ranks among the top-tier across key measures: Households (No. 6 - 1.9 rating), Total Viewers (No. 6 - 2.426 million) and Women 25-54 (No. 6 - 1.0 rating). Overall, KATIE is TV's top new Syndicated talker in 3 years - since Dr. Oz in 2009.

KATIE is executive-produced by Katie Couric and Michael Morrison and is distributed by Disney-ABC Domestic Television. Co-executive producers are Kathy Samuels, Michael Bass, Matt Strauss and Ethan Nelson and the program is directed by Joseph Terry.

Source: The Nielsen Company, National Live + Same Day Program Ratings, week of 03/18/13. Season to date = 9/10/12-03/24/13.

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