LIVE! WITH KELLY & MICHAEL Debuts to Huge Ratings

On Tuesday, September 4, 2012, as Kelly Ripa announced Michael Strahan as her new co-host during the inaugural broadcast of the newly-rechristened syndicated talk show, "LIVE! WITH KELLY & MICHAEL scored an impressive 3.9 Household rating, 13 share in the U.S. Metered Markets, shooting up 44% over the year ago September 2011 time-period average (2.7/9). In addition, the show posted huge year-over-year time-slot gains across all key Women demographics: W18-34 (+83%), W18-49 (+70%) and W25-54 (+64%).

· "LIVE! with Kelly and Michael" ranked No. 1 in 14 of the Top 15 U.S. markets.

· Among U.S. Metered Market Households, "LIVE! with Kelly and Michael" scored the program's top-rated telecast since November 2011 (since 11/21/11), equaling its 2nd-highest rating since Regis departed the show. Additionally, it was the show's highest rating in 9 years on the first Tuesday after Labor Day - best since 2003.

· In New York, "LIVE! with Kelly and Michael" soared to a winning 6.0/18, jumping 140% from its year-ago September 2011 average and more than doubling its nearest competitor in the time period (+150% over NBC's "Today Show" = 2.4/7).

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. 

Source: The Nielsen Company, Weighted, U.S. Metered Market Live + Same Day Ratings (09/04/12). Data not available for New Orleans.