Ratings Report: Week of July 22, 2013 and 2013 July Sweep (National Live + Same Day Program Ratings)

"LIVE with Kelly and Michael" Ranks as the No. 1 Syndie Talker in Homes In 3 of the Last 4 Weeks, and in Women 25-54 in 5 of the Last 6 Weeks

With Week-to-Week Gains Across All Key Measures, "LIVE" Heads to The Great White Way and Posts 8-Week Highs in HHs and Viewers

Kicking off "Broadway on LIVE" Week, Monday's Telecast is the Show's Top-Rated Single Telecast in Nearly 3 Months in Homes and Women 25-54

"LIVE with Kelly and Michael" Wins the 2013 July Sweep in Homes And Women 25-54, With its Best July Numbers Since 2008

"LIVE with Kelly and Michael" National Ratings

During the week of July 22, 2013, which included the final 3 days of the 2013 July Sweep, "LIVE with Kelly and Michael" stood as the No. 1 syndicated talk show in Households (2.5 rating-tie) and Women 25-54 (1.5 rating-tie). In fact, "LIVE" has finished as the week's No. 1 talker in Homes in 3 of the last 4 weeks, and in Women 25-54 in 5 of the last 6 weeks.

· Heading to the Great White Way during the week, "Broadway on LIVE" Week was up over the prior week by 4% in Homes (2.5 vs. 2.4), by 5% in Total Viewers (3.343 million vs. 3.178 million) and by 7% in Women 25-54 (1.5 vs. 1.4) to match its best HH rating and draw its largest overall audience in 8 weeks - since the week of 5/27/13.

· Monday's telecast (on 7/22/13), which saw host Kelly Ripa backstage at the Tony Award-winning musical "Pippin," was the show's top-rated for any telecast in HHs (2.7) and Women 25-54 (1.6) in nearly 3 months - since 5/6/13 and 4/29/13, respectively.

During the 2013 July Sweep, "LIVE with Kelly and Michael" ranked as the No. 1 syndie talk show in Households (2.5 rating-tie) and Women 25-54 (1.5 rating), beating both "Dr. Phil" and "Ellen" on the latter measure despite "LIVE's" early time periods with lower overall TV usage levels.

· "LIVE" grew its overall audience from the 2013 May Sweep (3.264 million vs. 3.243 million), while retaining 100% of its May numbers in Homes and Women 25-54.

· "LIVE" was up over the year-ago July sweep by 9% in Homes (2.5 vs. 2.3), by 9% in Total Viewers (3.264 million vs. 3.003 million) and by 15% in Women 25-54 (1.5 vs. 1.3) to deliver its strongest July sweep in 5 years - since 2008.

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.

Source: The Nielsen Company, National Live + Same Day Program Ratings, weeks of 7/22/13, 7/15/13, 7/23/12, 2013 July Sweep (6/27-7/24/13), 2012 July Sweep (6/28-7/25/12).