via Press Release
“LIVE! with Kelly and Michael” Opens its Season as TV’s No. 1 Syndicated Talk Show
Building Year to Year, “LIVE! with Kelly and Michael”
Scores the Show’s Strongest Season Premiere Week in 5 Years
In its Inaugural Broadcast, “LIVE! with Kelly and Michael”
Marks the Program’s Highest-Rated Telecast in Nearly 10 Months
“LIVE! with Kelly and Michael” National Ratings
During its premiere week in the National ratings (w/o 09/03/12), the newly-rechristened “LIVE! with Kelly and Michael” finished as TV’s No. 1 syndicated talk show in Households (2.8 rating), Total Viewers (3.6 million) and Women 25-54 (1.5 rating).
Building over its year-ago premiere week in Households (+8% – 2.8 rating vs. 2.6 rating), Total Viewers (+6% – 3.6 million vs. 3.4 million), Women 25-54 (+7% – 1.5 rating vs. 1.4 rating) and Women 18-49 (+10% – 1.1 rating vs. 1.0 rating), “LIVE! with Kelly and Michael” generated the show’s strongest season opening week since 2007.
In its inaugural broadcast on Tuesday (9/4/12), “LIVE! with Kelly and Michael” posted the show’s top-rated telecast in nearly 10 months among Households (3.3 rating) – since 11/21/11.
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. Visit “LIVE” on the web at LIVEKellyandMichael.com, on Facebook, or follow “LIVE” on Twitter, @KellyandMichael.