LIVE WITH KELLY AND RYAN's Premiere Week Posts Its Biggest Ratings Margins Over ELLEN in Four Years

During the week of Sept. 3, 2018, "Live with Kelly and Ryan" opened its 31st season with a 6-week high in Households (2.1 rating) and a 9-week high in Total Viewers (2.819 million) - since the weeks of 7/23/18 and 7/2/18, respectively.

"Live with Kelly and Ryan" outdelivered the premiere week of "Ellen" by double digits in Homes (+17% - 2.1 rating vs. 1.8 rating), Total Viewers (+10% - 2.819 million vs. 2.557 million) and Women 25-54 (+13% - 0.9 rating vs. 0.8 rating). In fact, "Live" delivered its largest margins over "Ellen" during premiere week in 4 years - since 2014.

About "Live with Kelly and Ryan"

"Live with Kelly and Ryan" is distributed in national Syndication by Disney|ABC Home Entertainment and TV Distribution. The show is produced by WABC-TV in New York and executive produced by Michael Gelman, Kelly Ripa and Ryan Seacrest. Visit "Live" on the web (KellyandRyan.com), Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and SnapChat (@LiveKellyRyan).

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