Ratings Report, September 4, 2012 (Live + Same Day U.S. Metered Market Ratings)

Generating Impressive Results During its Inaugural Broadcast on Tuesday, "LIVE! with Kelly and Michael" Jumps 44% Over its Year-Ago Time-Period Average

"LIVE! with Kelly and Michael" Finishes No. 1 in 14 of the Top 15 U.S. Markets

Dominating in New York, "LIVE! with Kelly and Michael" Soars 140% Ahead of Last Year's Average and More than Doubles its Nearest Time-Period Competition

"LIVE! with Kelly and Michael"

On Tuesday, September 4, 2012, as Kelly Ripa announced Michael Strahan as her new co-host during the inaugural broadcast of the newly-rechristened syndicated talk show, "LIVE! with Kelly and Michael" scored an impressive 3.9 Household rating, 13 share in the U.S. Metered Markets, shooting up 44% over the year ago September 2011 time-period average (2.7/9). In addition, the show posted huge year-over-year time-slot gains across all key Women demographics: W18-34 (+83%), W18-49 (+70%) and W25-54 (+64%).

· "LIVE! with Kelly and Michael" ranked No. 1 in 14 of the Top 15 U.S. markets.

· Among U.S. Metered Market Households, "LIVE! with Kelly and Michael" scored the program's top-rated telecast since November 2011 (since 11/21/11), equaling its 2nd-highest rating since Regis departed the show. Additionally, it was the show's highest rating in 9 years on the first Tuesday after Labor Day - best since 2003.

· In New York, "LIVE! with Kelly and Michael" soared to a winning 6.0/18, jumping 140% from its year-ago September 2011 average and more than doubling its nearest competitor in the time period (+150% over NBC's "Today Show" = 2.4/7).

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 www.livewithkelly.tv, on Facebook, or follow "LIVE" on Twitter, @LiveKelly.

Source: The Nielsen Company, Weighted, U.S. Metered Market Live + Same Day Ratings (09/04/12). Data not available for New Orleans.