LIVE WITH KELLY AND MICHAEL Beats 'Ellen'

By: May. 06, 2014
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During the week of April 21, 2014, "LIVE with Kelly and Michael" ranked as the No. 2 Syndicated talk show of the week, beating "Ellen," despite "LIVE's" early time periods with lower overall TV usage levels, by 8% in Households (2.8 rating vs. 2.6 rating), by 6% in Total Viewers (3.678 million vs. 3.456 million) and by 7% in Women 25-54 (1.5 rating vs. 1.4 rating). In fact, "LIVE" beat "Ellen" for the 18th week in a row in Households.

On average for the 2013-14 season to date, "LIVE" stands as the No. 2 Syndicated talker in Households (2.9 rating) and Total Viewers (3.905 million), leading "Ellen" (2.8 rating and 3.81 million) in both Nielsen measures.

· "LIVE" posted gains over the year-ago week for the 18th straight week in Households (+8%) and for the 24th consecutive week in Total Viewers (+8%).

· "LIVE with Kelly and Michael" is generating its biggest overall audience 34 weeks into a TV season in 7 years and is posting its strongest 34-week average in Households and Women 25-54 in 6 years - since the 2006-07 and 2007-08 seasons, respectively. Up over the comparable weeks last season in Households (+12% - 2.9 rating vs. 2.6 rating), Total Viewers (+13% - 3.888 million vs. 3.432 million) and (+7% - 1.6 rating vs. 1.5 rating), the year-to-year growth for "LIVE" is even more impressive considering its year-ago averages include the high-rated first weeks of Kelly and Michael as a new team.

"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 4/21/14, 4/14/14 & 4/22/13, 2013-14 season=9/9/13-4/27/14.



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