EXCLUSIVE: It’s smooth sailing this summer for Live with Kelly and Mark.
The daytime talk show hit a summertime high during the week of July 21, averaging 2.2M viewers — up 7% versus the week prior to become Live‘s best weekly performance since April.
The week also rose in ratings for women 18-49 (+15%, 0.30 rating vs. 0.26 rating) and Women 25-54 (+10%, 0.43 rating vs. 0.39 rating), per data from Nielsen.
On a yearly basis, Live with Kelly and Mark was up 8% in total viewers and 15% among women 18-49 as well.
Monday’s episode was the big winner that week. Featuring celebrity guests LL Cool J and Kristen Johnston, the telecast delivered more than 2.3M viewers, making it the most-watched in over three months.
This also marks the sixth season in a row that Live has led daytime talk shows with the women 25-54 demo.