Savage Tops TSL Q2 Top 25 Streaming Talk Shows

RADIO ONLINE | Tuesday, July 11, 2017

Talk Stream Live has released its second quarter 2017 ratings and ranks for the most streamed national radio talk shows from April 1 through June 30 with a sample size of 5.1 million listener sessions -- up 42% and its highest report tally ever. The Trump presidency and its political battles drove the discussions and talk radio ratings.

Michael Savage remained the top streaming talk show and continued his ratings dominance for the TSL Q2 2017 report. Rush Limbaugh remained in a strong second place. Laura Ingraham was a solid number 3, Sean Hannity number 4 and Mark Levin number 5. Clyde Lewis leaps to number 9 cracking the top 10.

Here are the TSL Top 25 Streaming Talk Shows for Q2 (Rank/Show/Share):

1. Michael Savage, 18.3
2. Rush Limbaugh, 17.3
3. Laura Ingraham, 7.8
4. Sean Hannity, 6.5
5. Mark Levin, 5.0
6. Hugh Hewitt, 2.7
7. Glenn Beck, 2.4
8. Alex Jones, 2.3
9. Clyde Lewis, 2.1
10. George Noory, 1.9
11. Howie Carr, 1.8
12. Mike Gallagher, 1.7
13. Dennis Prager, 1.7
14. Tammy Bruce, 1.1
15. Red Eye Radio, 1.0
16. Chris Plante, 0.9
17. John Batchelor, 0.7
18. Imus, 0.6
19. Larry Elder, 0.6
20. The Dana Show, 0.6
21. Michael Medved, 0.6
22. Larry Kudlow, 0.5
23. Jeff Kuhner, 0.4
24. Lars Larson, 0.4
25. Joe Pags, 0.4

The TSL Top 25 Report tracks talk show metrics gathered on the Internet and collected through our server via TalkStreamLive.com's Website, Gadgets, iPhone app, Android app and "click-to-listen" links on Social Networks.

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