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Thursday, June 6, 2013

TV Ratings: 'Live With Kelly and Michael' Hits Six-Year High

Disney distribution’s Live With Kelly and Michael rose from fifth place in the last May sweep to a virtual tie for second place with Ellen DeGeneres this year, according to THR. National ratings released Wednesday by Nielsen have Live scoring a 2.5 household rating, a 9 percent increase from last year.

Live had the largest year-to-year viewership increase of any syndicated talk show, up an impressive 9 percent to an average of 3.2 million viewers a day. The show most importantly improved by 15 percent among the key demographic group of women 25-54, with a 1.5 demo rating -- its highest numbers in six years.

Dr. Phil was the highest-rated syndicated talk show for the fifth straight May sweep, with a 3.0 household rating and an average of 3.9 million viewers a day. He was also the top talker among women 25-54. His 1.9 rating in the demo was up 12 percent from last May.

Steve Harvey
Radio's Steve Harvey continues to impress. His talk show had a 1.5 rating, which is just over 2 million viewers a day. He has grown 25 percent since his September debut in households and beat Katie in the key female demo, with a 0.9 compared to Couric's 0.8 rating.

The Harvey-hosted Family Feud was also big news. Its 4.5 household rating marked a 50 percent increase over the game show's performance last May.

And of course Judge Judy is still the queen of TV syndication. She had a 6.7 household rating for May sweep.


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