LIVE's Halloween Special is the Show's Top Single-Day Telecast in 8 Months

By: Caryn Robbins Nov. 02, 2015

On Friday, October 30, 2015, "LIVE with Kelly and Michael" was the No. 1 Syndicated talk show of the day in Households (3.9/13) in the 56 U.S. Metered Markets, beating runner-up "Ellen" with its Halloween show by 15% (3.4/9). "LIVE" also outdelivered "Dr. Phil" by 34% in Homes (2.9/8).

"LIVE" grew over its year-ago Halloween show (on 10/31/14) by 6% in Women 25-54 (1.9/14 vs. 1.8/12) and came within 1-tenth of last year's special in Homes (3.9/13 vs. 4.0/13) to deliver its 2nd-highest-rated Halloween show since 2006.

"LIVE's Best Halloween Show Ever: Nightmare on 67th Street" marked the show's highest-rated telecast on any day in Homes since March and in Women 25-54 since "LIVE's" Post-Oscars broadcast in February -- since 3/5/15 and 2/23/15, respectively.

"LIVE with Kelly and Michael" ranked No. 1 in HHs in its time period in 4 of the Top 5 U.S. markets (New York, Chicago, Philadelphia and Dallas). In New York, "LIVE" delivered a strong 5.0/18 in Homes in its 9:00 a.m. time period, more than double its nearest competitor (+138% - 2.1/8 for NBC's "The Today Show").

"LIVE with Kelly and Michael" 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 LIVEKellyandMichael.com, on Facebook, or follow "LIVE" on Twitter, @KellyandMichael.

Source: The Nielsen Company, Weighted, U.S. Metered Market Live + Same Day Ratings (10/30/15).