LIVE Beats “Ellen” for the 5th Week Running in Homes & Viewers

During the week of October 13, 2014, "LIVE with Kelly and Michael" ranked as the No. 2 Syndicated talk show for the 5th week in a row in Households (2.8 rating) and Total Viewers (3.724 million), beating "Ellen" (2.6 rating and 3.572 million) in both Nielsen measures despite "LIVE's" early time periods with lower overall TV usage levels.

· "LIVE" held steady week to week in Households (2.8 rating), Total Viewers (3.724 million) and Women 25-54 (1.4 rating).

· Hitting new season highs on the Columbus Day holiday on Monday (10/13/14), "LIVE" scored its best numbers for any single telecast in 6 months in Homes (3.1 rating) and Viewers (4.099 million) - since 4/15/14.

· "LIVE with Kelly and Michael" has grown over the year-ago week in all 7 weeks of its season in Households (+4%) and Total Viewers (+6%). In fact, "LIVE" is up for the 2nd consecutive year to its strongest 7-week start in 7 years in both Homes (+4% - 2.8 rating) and Viewers (+6% - 3.713 million) - since the 2007-08 season.

"LIVE with Kelly and Michael" is distributed in national syndication by Disney-ABC Domestic Television. 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 10/13/14, 10/6/14 & 10/14/13

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