What To Know
- Live With Kelly and Mark is heading into summer break with a big ratings win.
- Here, we break down the exclusive numbers.
Live with Kelly and Mark is heading into the final stretch of summer on a high note. The daytime talk show hosted by Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos drew its largest audience in nearly three months during the week of July 20, while continuing a more than three-year run as the No. 1 syndicated talk show.
For the week, Live averaged 2.326 million viewers, up 6% from 2.264 million the previous week. That marks the show’s biggest weekly audience since the week of April 27.
And it wasn’t just total viewers that increased. Live also posted week-to-week gains among several important rating groups. Its household rating rose 1%, while the show jumped 20% among women 18-49 and 11% among women 25-54.
How does that compare to last year?
The numbers are also up compared with the same period last year. For the fifth consecutive week, Live improved year-over-year in household ratings, while its total audience climbed slightly from 2.316 million viewers to 2.326 million.
The biggest year-over-year increase came among women 18-49, where Live was up a staggering 20%. The show also improved by 3% among women aged 25-54.
How long has Live been in the top spot?
This is where the numbers become particularly impressive: Live has now ranked as the No. 1 syndicated talk show for 182 consecutive weeks, a streak lasting more than three years, across all key measures.
And it isn’t a close race. During the week of July 20, Live drew roughly 50% more viewers than its closest syndicated talk show competitor, averaging 2.326 million viewers compared with 1.550 million. It also doubled its closest competitor’s rating among women aged 18-49.
Is Live still No. 1 for the season?
Yes. With the 2025-2026 television season nearing its end, Live is on track to finish as the No. 1 syndicated talk show for the sixth consecutive season across total viewers, households, and key female demographics.
Season to date, the show is averaging 2.379 million viewers, compared with 1.578 million for its closest competitor, an advantage of approximately 51%.
Live has also ranked No. 1 among daytime talk shows with women 25-54 for seven consecutive seasons and, for the sixth season in a row, ranks as television’s most-watched entertainment talk show across all key ratings measures.
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