Savage Tops TSL Q1 Top 25 Streaming Talk Shows

RADIO ONLINE | Thursday, April 6, 2017 | 5:19pm CT

Talk Stream Live has released its first quarter 2017 ratings and ranks for the most streamed national radio talk shows from January 1 through March 31 with a sample size of 3.6 million listener sessions -- its highest report tally ever. The new 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 Q1 2017 report. Rush Limbaugh scored a strong second place. Laura Ingraham was a solid number 3, Sean Hannity number 4 and Mark Levin number 5. Chris Plante moved up to 16, while Joe Pags and Lars Larson cracked the top 25.

Here are the TSL Top 25 Streaming Talk Shows for Q4 (Rank/Show/Share):

1. Michael Savage, 19.5
2. Rush Limbaugh, 15.7
3. Laura Ingraham, 8.7
4. Sean Hannity, 5.8
5. Mark Levin, 4.3
6. Hugh Hewitt, 3.0
7. Glenn Beck, 2.4
8. Alex Jones, 2.3
9. Mike Gallagher, 2.0
10. Howie Carr, 1.7
11. George Noory, 1.6
12. Dennis Prager, 1.6
13. Clyde Lewis, 1.6
14. Red Eye Radio, 1.1
15. Tammy Bruce, 1.0
16. Chris Plante, 0.9
17. John Batchelor, 0.7
18. The Dana Show, 0.7
19. Larry Elder, 0.7
20. Michael Medved, 0.7
21. IMUS, 0.7
22. Larry Kudlow, 0.5
23. Lars Larson, 0.5
24. Joe Pags, 0.5
25. The Power Hour, 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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