LIVE! WITH KELLY AND MICHAEL Claims Season's Biggest Premiere Week

During its second week up against season premieres of nearly every other syndicated talker, newly-rechristened “LIVE! WITH KELLY AND MICHAEL finished as the No. 1 talk show overall in Households (leading the premiere week of “Ellen” by 2 shares and tied in rating – 2.8/10 vs. 2.8/8). Its top-ranked position becomes even more impressive considering “LIVE! with Kelly and Michael” airs earlier in the day with lower overall HUT levels.

Comparing premiere week numbers, “LIVE! with Kelly and Michael” (w/o 9/3/12) scored the season’s biggest premiere week for any syndicated talker, opening higher than “Ellen” (w/o 9/10/12) by 18% in Households (3.3/11 vs. 2.8/8) and by 6% in Women 25-54 (1.9/13 vs. 1.8/11). 

Building year to year in Homes (+4%) for the 2nd week in a row, “LIVE! marked its highest-rated second week of the season since 2007.

“LIVE! with Kelly and Michael” ranked No. 1 in its time period in 8 of the Top 10 U.S. Markets among Homes, including New York and Los Angeles.

Dominating in the No. 1 U.S. market for the 2nd week in a row, “LIVE! with Kelly and Michael” finished No. 1 at 9:00 a.m. in New York on all 4 telecasts for the week among Homes (Tuesday was pre-empted for 9/11 coverage).

Emmy Award-winning talk show “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, @KellyandMichael.

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