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``Live with Regis & Kelly'' Captures Outstanding First-Week Ratings With New Co-Host Kelly Ripa.


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NEW YORK--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Feb. 20, 2001

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 Ripa's Feb. 12 debut on "Live with Regis (REmote Graphics InStruction) A graphics language from Digital used on graphics terminals and first introduced on the PDP-11.  & Kelly" proves particularly positive with significant ratings growth over year-ago and prior-month numbers.

In metered markets during the week of Feb. 12, "Live with Regis & Kelly" earned a 4.7/17, seizing a nine-percent increase in ratings over February February: see month.  2000 and a 15-percent gain over January 2001 ratings. Last week's numbers also represent a +3 share-point gain on lead-in programming. The show earned a six-percent share increase versus February 2000 and a 13-percent share increase versus January 2001.

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, the first week of "Live with Regis & Kelly" posted an impressive 5.2/18 for the week of Feb. 12 and a first-place ranking in its time period. The ratings represent a staggering 33-percent increase over February 2000 ratings and a 27-percent bump from January 2001 ratings.

Share-point comparisons reveal a 38-percent increase over February 2000 and a 20-percent growth over January 2001 numbers. "Live with Regis & Kelly" is up +7 share points from its New York lead-in.

Elsewhere, "LIVE" posted extraordinary numbers for the week of Feb. 12, earning 4.9/17 in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , 6.7/23 in Philadelphia, 5.8/25 in Boston, and 6.0/21 in Detroit.

"Live with Regis & Kelly" is produced by WABC-TV in New York and is distributed by Buena Vista Television.
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