Press release - Ratings
February 27, 2026
‘Live with Kelly and Mark’ Soars to Season High With Best Audience in Over a Year
Show Rises for Third Week in a Row Among Both Total Viewers and Households While Logging Week-Over-Week Gains in Key Women Demographics
‘Live’ Is No. 1 Syndicated Talk Show for Over Three Years
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- “Live with Kelly and Mark” kept things warm during the week of Jan. 26, rising by double digits over the previous week among Total Viewers (+11% – 2.753 million vs. 2.478 million) and Households (+13% – 1.86 rating vs. 1.64 rating), hitting season highs in both measures with the show’s best performance in over a year — since the week of 1/6/25.
- During a busy week that featured the annual fan-favorite Viewer’s Choice Awards, “Live with Kelly and Mark” also grew week to week among Women 18-49 (+7% – 0.29 rating vs. 0.27 rating) and Women 25-54 (+9% – 0.48 rating vs. 0.44 rating).
- Surging year over year, the show posted gains for the week among Total Viewers (+7% – 2.753 million vs. 2.561 million), Households (+11% – 1.86 rating vs. 1.68 rating) and Women 25-54 (+4% – 0.48 rating vs. 0.46 rating), while matching among Women 18-49 (0.29 rating vs. 0.29 rating).
- “Live” has now ranked as the 1 talk show in syndication for 157 consecutive weeks across all key measures, ahead of its closest competition this week by +61% among Total Viewers (2.753 million vs. 1.711 million ), by +59% among Households (1.86 rating vs. 1.17 rating), +45% among Women 18-49 (0.29 rating vs. 0.20 rating) and by +71% among Women 25-54 (0.48 rating vs. 0.28 rating).
- For the sixth consecutive season, “Live” ranks No. 1 in all key measures, ahead of its closest competition by +55% in Total Viewers (2.398 million vs. 1.544 million), by +51% in Households (1.54 rating vs. 1.02 rating), by +61% in Women 18-49 (0.29 rating vs. 0.18 rating) and by +63% in Women 25-54 (0.44 rating vs. 0.27 rating).
- For the seventh season in a row, “Live” leads Daytime Talk among Women 25-54 (0.44 rating).
- “Live with Kelly and Mark” is the most-watched entertainment talk show on television in all key measures for the sixth consecutive season.
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: Nielsen, National Live+Same Day Big Data Plus Panel Program Ratings, Week of 1/26/26, Previous Week 1/19/26 and Year-Ago Week 1/27/25. 2025-2026 Season (9/1/25-2/1/26). 24/25 and 23/24 seasons are based on Big Data Plus Panel, while prior seasons are Panel only.
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