“LIVE with Kelly and Michael” is Week's No. 1 Syndicated Talk Show in Homes

By: Feb. 26, 2014
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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.

"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 and Instagram, @KellyandMichael.

Source: The Nielsen Company, National Live + Same Day Program Ratings, weeks of 2/10/14 & 2/11/13. National Most Current Program Ratings for 2013-14=9/9/13-2/16/14.


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