LIVE! WITH REGIS AND KELLY in PEI Most-Watched Episode Ever, Nearly 1 Million
Viewers on CTV

- The buzzed about Canadian-based LIVE! WITH REGIS AND KELLY in Prince Edward Island continues tomorrow and Thursday at 9 a.m. ET on CTV -

- Upcoming guests include Stephen Moyer (TRUE BLOOD) and John Corbett (SEX AND THE CITY) -

TORONTO, July 13 /CNW/ - Prince Edward Island just got a lot more popular. LIVE! WITH REGIS AND KELLY (Monday to Friday at 9 a.m. ET on CTV) took their show on the road to Canada, and with historic Charlottetown, PEI as the backdrop, was the most-watched episode ever, with a series-high audience of almost 1 million viewers. A total audience of 968,000 viewers tuned-in to watch as Regis Philbin and Kelly Ripa chatted with The Twilight Saga: Eclipse star Peter Facinelli and enjoyed a performance of Lady Antebellum's new single "Our Kind of Love." The popular and highly discussed broadcast from Confederation Landing Park was the most-watched episode ever for the series. Additionally, the first Canadian-based episode more than doubled the average daily audience of 417,000 viewers this season, seeing an increase of 132%.

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Wednesday's episode features an appearance by everyone's favourite Southern vampire, Stephen Moyer (TRUE BLOOD), as well as a performance by Canadian R&B singer Melanie Fiona. Thursday's episode includes SEX AND THE CITY's John Corbett, who will be talking about his upcoming film Ramona & Beezus, while One Republic takes to the Prince Edward Island stage. LIVE! WITH REGIS AND KELLY airs Monday to Friday at 9 a.m. ET on CTV (visit CTV.ca to check local listings).

    
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Source: BBM Canada (Infosys_PPM 2004-2010)

Nielsen Media Advisor, 2001-2004

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