KATIE Leads Freshman Class of Syndicated Talk Shows for 4th Week

Based on National ratings for the week of October 1, 2012, KATIE delivered the No. 1 position among all freshman and sophomore syndicated talk shows for the 4th straight week with Households (1.7 rating), Total Viewers (2.3 million) and Women 25-54 (1.0 rating). During the week, "Katie" topped freshman "StEve Harvey" (1.3 HH rating, 1.8 million viewers and 0.9 W25-54 rating), "Jeff Probst" (0.8 HH rating, 990,000 viewers and 0.4 W25-54 rating), "Ricki Lake" (0.7 HH rating, 949,000 viewers and 0.5 W25-54 rating) and "Trisha" (0.4 HH rating and 581,000 viewers and 0.3 W25-54 rating), as well as besting sophomore "Anderson Live" (1.0 HH rating, 1.3 million viewers and 0.6 W25-54 rating).

· Holding steady, "Katie" retained its week-earlier performance in Total Viewers (2.3 million) and key Women (W25-54/W18-49).

· Out of 17 total shows in the market, "Katie" once again finished among the top-ranked syndicated talk shows for the week in Homes (No. 6), Total Viewers (No. 6) and Women 25-54 (No. 6).

"Katie" is executive-produced by Katie Couric and Jeff Zucker and is distributed by Disney-ABC Domestic Television. Co-executive producers are Kathy Samuels and Michael Bass and the program is directed by Joseph Terry.

Source: The Nielsen Company, National Live + Same Day Program Ratings, week of 10/01/12.

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