At a time when daytime talk shows are on a relative decline in viewership Live seems to have found the secret sauce to retaining its audience. This season, it is one of just two syndicated talk shows to improve on its average total viewership from the previous year. Live remained the No. 1 entertainment talker on television over the past year, growing 3% in average total viewers to 2.23 million per episode. According to Nielsen data, the show has been the most-watched syndicated talk show in every week since Ripa and Consuelos teamed up.