Press release - Ratings
October 26, 2023
‘Live with Kelly and Mark’ Scores Its Strongest Week Since April in Households and Total Viewers
‘Live’ Grows Week to Week Across All Key Nielsen Measures
‘Live’ Improves Year Over Year for 5th Time in 6 Weeks in Total Viewers
‘Live’ Ranks as Week’s No. 1 Daytime Talk Show and No. 1 Entertainment Talk Show
‘Live’ Posts Its Highest-Rated Single-Day Telecast in Nearly 6 Months in Homes
‘Live’ Is Growing Its Audience by 5% Over Comparable Weeks Last Season
During the week of Oct. 9, 2023, “Live with Kelly and Mark” scored its strongest week in both Households (1.61 rating) and Total Viewers (2.377 million) since April – since the weeks of 4/24/23 and 4/17/23. “Live” delivered week-to-week gains across all key Nielsen measures: Households (+7% – 1.61 rating vs. 1.51 rating), Total Viewers (+5% – 2.377 million vs. 2.265 million) and Women 25-54 (+4% – 0.51 rating vs. 0.49 rating).
“Live with Kelly and Mark” grew over the same week last season (10/10/22) in both Households (+2% – 1.61 rating vs. 1.57 rating) and Total Viewers (+5% – 2.377 million vs. 2.272 million). In fact, “Live” improved year over year for the 5th time in 6 weeks in Total Viewers.
“Live with Kelly and Mark” ranked as the week’s No. 1 daytime talk show – network or syndicated – in Households (1.61 rating), Total Viewers (2.377 million) and Women 25-54 (0.51 rating). “Live” also stood as the No. 1 entertainment talk show of the week across all key Nielsen measures, topping all daytime and late-night entertainment talk shows.
The Wednesday (on 10/11/23) and Thursday (on 10/12/23) broadcasts of “Live” tied as the show’s highest-rated telecast on any day in nearly 6 months in Households (1.65 rating) – since Friday, 4/21/23.
On average for the 2023-2024 season, “Live with Kelly and Mark” is improving over the comparable weeks last season by 5% in Total Viewers (2.268 million vs. 2.169 million) to stand as one of only three syndicated talk shows to see yearly growth.
“Live with Kelly and Mark” stands as the No. 1 daytime talk show of the season among Women 25-54 (0.52 rating). In fact, “Live” ranks as the No. 1 daytime talk show for the 5th season in a row with Women 25-54.
“Live with Kelly and Mark” is also the season’s No. 1 entertainment talk show across all key Nielsen measures: Households (1.51 rating), Total Viewers (2.268 million) and Women 25-54 (0.52 rating).
About “Live with Kelly and Mark”
“Live with Kelly and Mark” is distributed in national syndication by Disney Entertainment. The show is produced by WABC-TV in New York and executive produced by Michael Gelman and Kelly Ripa. Visit “Live” on the web (LivewithKellyandMark.com), Facebook, Instagram and TikTok (@LiveKellyandMark).
Source: The Nielsen Company, National Live+Same Day Program Ratings, weeks of 10/9/23, 10/2/23 and 10/10/22 and 2023-24 season (9/4-10/15/23).
Media Contact:
Salima Merchant
salima.merchant@disney.com