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%.
Regis Philbin and Kelly Ripa with members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in Charlottetown, PEI.
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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“LIVE! with Regis and Kelly” is executive produced by Michael Gelman, and is distributed in national syndication by Disney-ABC Domestic Television. Produced by WABC-TV in New York, “LIVE! with Regis and Kelly” airs weekdays mornings in more than 200 markets across the U.S., and airs daily at 9 a.m. in Canada on CTV
