Welcome to daytime, Ryan Seacrest — Kelly Ripa’s happy to have you.
Week 1 of “Live With Kelly & Ryan” reached the Disney-ABC syndicated talker’s top TV ratings in two months. With a 2.6 household Nielsen rating, the newly re-named daytime talk show rose 18 percent over the prior week, when Ripa was still rotating in guest co-hosts.
It was up even more in the key women 25-54 demographic, jumping 22 percent week over week. That matched a 9-week high for the series, putting up its best numbers since February’s post-Oscars week.
The first five days of “Live With Kelly & Ryan” averaged out to be the week’s No.