Syndicated talk show “Live With Kelly and Michael” inched up to an eight-year high in this year’s May sweep, posting its best May sweep performance since 2007.
In the period, “Live” grew 4 percent in homes and 6 percent in total viewers compared to last year’s May sweep, posting a 2.9 rating and 3.854 million respectively.
By way of comparison, top-rated show “Dr. Phil” dipped 3 percent in homes and 1 percent in total viewers, while “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” ticked down 7 percent in homes and 5 percent in total viewers during this year’s May sweep.
For the 2014-2015 season, “Live With Kelly and Michael” finished as the second-place syndicated talk show, averaging a 3.0 household rating a 4.064 million total viewers — upticks of 3 percent and 5 percent, respectively, over the prior season.
First-place “Dr. Phil” averaged a 3.2 household rating for the season, even with the prior season, and 4.452 million total viewers, a 5 percent bump over the previous season. “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” took third place among syndicated talkers, averaging a 2.7 household rating and 3.695 million total viewers, down 4 percent and 2 percent, respectively.
26 Daytime Talk Show Personalities Ranked by Popularity (Photos)
Ellen DeGeneres, "The Ellen DeGeneres Show"
Q Score: 30
Michael Symon, "The Chew"
Q Score: 30
Whoopi Goldberg, "The View"
Q Score: 24
Dr. Oz, "Dr. Oz Show"
Q Score: 23
Michael Strahan, "Live With Kelly and Michael"
Q Score: 22
Steve Harvey, "Steve Harvey"
Q Score: 21
Queen Latifah, "The Queen Latifah Show"
Q Score: 19
Oprah Winfrey, OWN
Q Score: 18
Rachel Ray, "Rachel Ray"
Q Score: 17
Clinton Kelly, "The Chew"
Q Score: 17
Sheryl Underwood, "The Talk"
Q Score: 14
Carla Hall, "The Chew"
Q Score: 14
Dr. Phil, "Dr. Phil"
Q Score: 13
Kelly Ripa, "Live With Kelly and Michael"
Q Score: 13
Sharon Osbourne, "The Talk"
Q Score 13
Sara Gilbert, "The Talk"
Q Score: 13
Mario Batali, "The Chew"
Q Score: 13
Barbara Walters, "The View"
Q Score: 12
Katie Couric, "Katie"
Q Score: 12
Daphne Oz, "The Chew"
Q Score: 12
Julie Chen, "The Talk"
Q Score: 11
Bethenny Frankel, "Bethenny"
Q Score: 10
Sherri Shepherd, "The View"
Q Score: 8
Jenny McCarthy, "The View"
Q Score: 7
Aisha Tyler, "The Talk"
Q Score: 7
Wendy Williams, "The Wendy Williams Show"
Q Score: 5
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From Ellen DeGeneres to Kelly Ripa to The Ladies of ”The Talk“ and ”The View“ — here’s how they rank by likability, according to Q Score as of Sept. 2013
Ellen DeGeneres, "The Ellen DeGeneres Show"
Q Score: 30
