'LIVE with Kelly' Is May's No. 1 Syndie Talk Show in Women 25-54

During the 2016 May Sweep, "LIVE with Kelly" ranked as the No. 1 Syndicated talk show in Women 25-54 (1.5 rating), tied with "Dr. Phil," despite its early time periods with lower overall TV usage levels. In addition, "LIVE" nearly tied "Dr. Phil" as May's No. 1 syndie talker in Households, with just 1-tenth of a rating point between the two programs (3.1 rating vs. 3.2 rating). "LIVE" outdelivered "Ellen" by 29% in Homes and 15% in Women 25-54 (2.4 rating and 1.3 rating, respectively). "LIVE" finished the May sweep as the 2nd most watched Syndicated talker (4.182 million), behind only "Dr. Phil" and ahead of "Ellen" by 26% (3.319 million).

"LIVE with Kelly" grew year over year by 7% in Households and by 9% in Total Viewers to deliver its best performance during a May Sweep in 9 years, while growing over the year-ago May sweep by 7% in Women 25-54 to match a 9-year high - since 2007.

During the 2015-16 broadcast season (September-May), "LIVE with Kelly" tied "Dr. Phil" as the No. 1 Syndicated talk show in Women 25-54 (1.5 rating), while beating "Ellen" by 15% (1.3 rating). "LIVE" finished the season just 1-tenth of rating point behind "Dr. Phil" to rank No. 2 in Households (3.0 rating vs. 3.1 rating) and outdelivered "Ellen" by 20% (2.5 rating). "LIVE" also stood as the season's 2nd most watched syndie talker (4.020 million) behind only "Dr. Phil."

"LIVE with Kelly" 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. Visit "LIVE" on the web at LiveKelly.com, on Facebook, or follow "LIVE" on Twitter and Instagram, @LiveKelly.

Source: The Nielsen Company, National Live + Same Day Program Ratings, 2016 May Sweep (4/28/16-5/25/16) & 2015 May Sweep (4/23/15-5/20/15) and 2015-16 season=9/14/15-5/25/16.

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