Disney and the Live production team are celebrating a dominant performance. The post-Oscars slot delivered the show's highest ratings of the season, proving once again that Kelly Ripa and Mark Consulos have the golden touch when it comes to morning television. The 13% year-over-year growth signals continued momentum.
Industry insiders know the post-Oscars broadcast is prime real estate, and Live With Kelly and Mark has owned that slot for years. What really matters here isn't just one episode—it's the 164-week streak as the undisputed champion of syndicated morning talk. That's not luck; that's a machine built by Michael Gelman and executed flawlessly by the Ripa-Consuelos chemistry.
The March 16, 2025 post-Oscars episode drew 3.096 million viewers, up 13% from 2.740 million in 2024. The show achieved a 0.58 rating in women 25-54, an 18% jump from the prior year's 0.49. This was Live's most-watched episode since January 6, 2025, with its best household rating (2.06) since March 11, 2024.
The Ripa-Consuelos era continues to dominate morning television. With 164 consecutive weeks at the top of the syndicated talk show heap, Live isn't just surviving—it's thriving. The post-Oscars bounce is nice, but the real story is the consistency.
Disney's "Live With Kelly and Mark" has done it again. The syndicated morning show delivered its most-watched episode of the season during the annual post-Oscars broadcast on March 16, 2025, drawing 3.096 million viewers—a solid 13% increase over last year's 2.740 million total audience. The numbers, reported by Variety via Nielsen's National Live+Same Day Big Data Plus Panel Program Ratings, also showed impressive gains in key demographics, with women 25-54 jumping 18% to a 0.58 rating from 0.49 the previous year.
The timing couldn't have been better. The morning after "One Battle After Another" took home the Best Picture Oscar at the Dolby Theatre, "Live With Kelly and Mark" broadcast from the same iconic location, capitalizing on Hollywood's biggest night momentum. The episode featured a star-studded lineup including musical guests Wylef Jean and Andra Day, red carpet reports from comedian Matt Friend, Oscar recaps with Leanne Morgan, fashion analysis from Carson Kressley, and a post-ceremony interview with Conan O'Brien—giving viewers a comprehensive awards season fix they couldn't get anywhere else.
This performance marks a significant milestone for the long-running talk show. According to Disney, Monday's broadcast was the most-watched "Live" episode since January 6, 2025, and achieved the show's best household rating (2.06) since March 11, 2024. The week overall saw a 6% uptick in total viewers compared to the previous week (2.711 million vs. 2.560 million), and a strong 11% increase year-over-year in total audience.
Perhaps most impressively, "Live With Kelly and Mark" has now extended its unprecedented run to 164 consecutive weeks as the top-rated syndicated talk show across all key measures. Season-to-date, it remains dominant in total viewers (2.434 million), women 18-49 (0.29 rating), and women 25-54 (0.44 rating). Produced by WABC-TV and executive produced by Michael Gelman and Kelly Ripa, the show continues to prove that morning television still has plenty of life left in it—especially when you have Hollywood's biggest night driving viewers to their screens the next morning.
