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[03/24/15 - 09:48 AM]
"Live" Nearly Ties "Dr. Phil" as the Week's No. 1 Syndicated Talker in Households
Disney/ABC Domestic Television spins the numbers for the week of March 9-13.
[via press release from Disney/ABC Domestic Television]

Ratings Report: Week of March 9, 2015 (National Live + Same Day Program Ratings)

"LIVE" Nearly Ties "Dr. Phil" as the Week's No. 1 Syndicated Talker in Households

"LIVE" Beats 3rd-Place "Ellen" by More Than 20% in Homes and Viewers, While Increasing its Lead to 17% in Women 25-54

"LIVE" Is the Only Top-Tier Talk Show to Grow Over the Year-Ago Week in Homes

"LIVE" Marks its Strongest 28-Week Average in 8 Years in Homes and Viewers

"LIVE with Kelly and Michael"

During the week of March 9, 2015, "LIVE with Kelly and Michael" ran neck-and-neck with "Dr. Phil" as the week's No. 1 syndicated talk show in Households (3.0 rating vs. 3.1 rating), with just 1-tenth of a rating point separating the two programs. Marking its 6th straight victory, "LIVE" outdelivered 3rd-place "Ellen" by 25% in Homes (3.0 rating vs. 2.4 rating) and by 26% in Total Viewers (4.019 million vs. 3.191 million). In addition, "LIVE with Kelly and Michael" beat "Ellen for the 3rd week running in Women 25-54, increasing its advantage to 17% this week (1.4 rating vs. 1.2 rating).

· "LIVE with Kelly and Michael" posted gains over the year-ago week (w/o 3/10/14) in both Households (+3%) and Total Viewers (+4%). In fact, "LIVE" was the only top-tier talk show to grow over the same week last year in Homes ("Dr. Phil" was down -6% and "Ellen" declined -8%).

"LIVE with Kelly and Michael" is up for the 2nd consecutive year to deliver its strongest 28-week average in 8 years in Homes (+7% - 3.1 rating vs. 2.9 rating) and Total Viewers (+5% - 4.109 million vs. 3.923 million) - since the 2006-07 season.

· On average for the 2014-15 season to date, "LIVE" stands as the No. 2 syndicated talker in Households, Total Viewers and Women 25-54 (tie).

"LIVE with Kelly and Michael" is distributed in national syndication by Disney/ABC Home Entertainment and Television Distribution. 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 3/9/15, 3/2/15 & 3/10/14 and 2014-15=9/8/14-3/15/15.





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