“LIVE with Kelly and Michael” is Week's No. 1 Syndicated Talk Show in Homes
By: Caryn Robbins
During the week of February 10, 2014, "LIVE with Kelly and Michael" ranked as the No. 1 Syndicated talk show (3.1 rating), tying with "Dr. Phil" and beating "Ellen" by 29% (2.4 rating).
On average for the 2013-14 season to date, "LIVE with Kelly and Michael" stands as the No. 2 Syndicated talker in Households (3.0 rating) and Total Viewers (3.940 million), beating "Ellen" (2.8 rating and 3.903 million) on both Nielsen measures. Posting solid double-digit gains over the year-ago week (w/o 2/11/13), "LIVE" was up year to year for the 8th straight week in Households (+19%) and for the 14th consecutive week in Total Viewers (+18%). "LIVE with Kelly and Michael" is generating its biggest-ever overall audience 24 weeks into a TV season in 7 years and is posting its strongest 24-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 by 12% in Households (2.9 rating vs. 2.6 rating), by 14% in Total Viewers (3.913 million vs. 3.447 million) and by 13% in Women 25-54 (1.7 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.Recent Articles
