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{{Short description|American morning talk show}}
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| alt_name             = {{Plainlist|
* ''The Morning Show'' (1983–1988)
* ''Live with Regis and Kathie Lee'' (1988–2000)
* ''Live with Regis'' (2000–2001)
* ''Live with Regis and Kelly'' (2001–2011)
* ''Live with Kelly'' (2011–2012, 2016–2017)
* ''Live with Kelly and Michael'' (2012–2016)
* ''Live with Kelly and Ryan'' (2017–2023)
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* [[Regis Philbin]]
* [[Cyndy Garvey]]
* Ann Abernathy
* [[Kathie Lee Gifford]]
* [[Kelly Ripa]]
* [[Michael Strahan]]
* [[Ryan Seacrest]]
* [[Mark Consuelos]]
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| announcer = {{Plainlist|
* Tony Pigg
* Ryan Seacrest
* [[Déjà Vu (radio personality)|Déjà Vu]]
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| theme_music_composer = Gabriel Saientz
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| country              = United States
| language             = English
| num_seasons          = 36<!-- increment when new season begins -->
| num_episodes         = 7,580<!-- as of April 11, 2016 -->
| list_episodes        = List of Live episodes
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* [[Michael Gelman]]
* Kelly Ripa (2016–present)
* Ryan Seacrest (2017–2023)
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| location             = [[Manhattan]], [[New York (state)|New York]] (1983–present)
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| runtime              = 42 minutes
| company              = [[WABC-TV]]
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* [[WABC-TV]] (1983–1988)
* [[Broadcast syndication|Syndication]] (1988–present)
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'''''Live with Kelly and Mark''''' (or simply '''''Live''''') is an American [[Broadcast syndication|syndicated]] [[breakfast television|morning talk show]] hosted by [[Kelly Ripa]] and [[Mark Consuelos]]. Executive produced by [[Michael Gelman]], the ''Live with...'' show formula has aired under various hosts since 1983 locally on [[WABC-TV]] in [[New York City]] and 1988 nationwide. {{As of|2016}}, it is produced by WABC.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Steinberg |first=Brian |date=April 20, 2016 |title=ABC's Morning Madness: Will Michael Strahan Blitz Score Touchdowns For 'GMA,' 'Live'? |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |url=https://variety.com/2016/tv/news/michael-strahan-good-morning-america-abc-kelly-ripa-1201757700/ |url-status=live |access-date=April 20, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160420203446/http://variety.com/2016/tv/news/michael-strahan-good-morning-america-abc-kelly-ripa-1201757700/ |archive-date=April 20, 2016 |quote=The morning-news crew from WABC, which produces the program, simply turn around after their local duties and work on 'Live,' which has been led for years by executive producer Michael Gelman.}}</ref>

With roots in ''A.M. Los Angeles'' and ''A.M. New York'', ''Live'' began as ''The Morning Show'', hosted by [[Regis Philbin]] and [[Cyndy Garvey]]; the show rose to national prominence as ''Live with Regis and Kathie Lee'' when Philbin was joined by [[Kathie Lee Gifford]]. The franchise has had longstanding success and has won the [[Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Talk Show]] and [[Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Talk Show Host|Outstanding Talk Show Hosts]].<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/25/arts/television/daytime-emmy-for-regis-and-kelly.html "Daytime Emmy for 'Live!{{'"}}] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170701065942/http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/25/arts/television/daytime-emmy-for-regis-and-kelly.html |date=July 1, 2017 }}.</ref> Since April 2023, the show has been hosted by Ripa and her husband, Mark Consuelos. Prior to Consuelos, Ripa previously co-hosted the show with Philbin, [[Michael Strahan]], and [[Ryan Seacrest]].

==Production==
{{See also|List of Live episodes}}

===Concept===
Executive producer [[Michael Gelman]] said in 1993, "The real concept of the show, in a symbolic sense, is that they are husband and wife. They have their coffee mugs and they're chit-chatting about what's going on." It is the basis of the show's signature "Host Chat", an unscripted on-air conversation between the co-hosts that opens each show. Following Host Chat is a trivia segment in which the show telephones a home viewer, who must answer a question (usually about a guest on a recent show) to win a vacation for themselves and a [[wikt:door prize|door prize]] for a member of the studio audience. Shortly before the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], the hosts started playing a new game with the contestant before the trivia question, wherein the caller gives the host [[Icebreaker (facilitation)#Warm-up exercises|two statements]], one true and one false. The segment has since become "Stump Mark!", and if Consuelos guesses wrong, the caller wins a "''Live with Kelly and Mark''" mug, and t-shirt proclaiming, "I Stumped Mark!". The show then continues with interviews with celebrity guests, musical performances, and other recurring segments, including regular features showcasing fashion, food, health, and lifestyle topics.<ref>{{Cite web |title=LIVE! with Kelly |url=http://dadtmedianet.com/web/showpage/showpage.aspx?program_id=3148174&type=lead |access-date=September 5, 2012 |publisher=[[Disney–ABC Television Group|Disney ABC Domestic TV]] Medianet |archive-date=February 17, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150217203311/http://dadtmedianet.com/web/showpage/showpage.aspx?program_id=3148174&type=lead |url-status=live }}</ref>

The husband and wife breakfast chat program was popular in old time radio, beginning with [[Pegeen Fitzgerald|Ed and Pegeen Fitzgerald]], and later [[Richard Kollmar|Dick Kollmar]] and [[Dorothy Kilgallen]] and [[Tex McCrary]] and [[Jinx Falkenburg]]. Parodied by [[Woody Allen]] in his film ''[[Radio Days]]'', these programs were popular locally in New York, and Philbin would have heard them in his youth.

The format of ''Live!'' has been emulated by other successful talk shows such as the British programmes ''[[This Morning (TV programme)|This Morning]]'' and ''[[Today with Des and Mel]]''. However, it has also proven to be resilient against similarly formatted talk shows from other syndicators or networks, seeing programs such as ''[[George & Alana]]'', ''[[Donny & Marie (1998 TV series)|Donny & Marie]]'', ''[[Living It Up! with Ali & Jack]]'', ''[[The Morning Show with Mike and Juliet]]'', and ''[[Anderson Live]]'' all launch and end in short periods of time throughout its entire run, and fail to make any headway in the traditional 9 a.m. local time slot ''Live!'' has been traditionally slotted in for most markets.

The show is broadcast [[live television|live]] from New York City, on weekdays at 9&nbsp;a.m. for stations in the [[Eastern Time Zone]], and is [[broadcast delay|tape-delayed]] for the rest of the country. Most affiliates also rebroadcast ''Live'' during the overnight hours, and after that, episodes stream for two months the next day on [[Hulu]]. Although the program is generally associated with the ABC network and airs on all ABC [[Owned-and-operated television stations in the United States|owned-and-operated station]]s (to the point a common [[misnomer]], even by companies whose stations carry the series, is that it is scheduled and produced by the network as a part of [[ABC Daytime]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/entertainment/a64500788/where-is-live-with-kelly-and-mark-filmed-2025/|title=Where Is 'Live With Kelly and Mark' Filmed in 2025? What to Know About the New Studio|last=Freeman|first=Adrianna|date=April 17, 2025|work=[[Good Housekeeping]]|access-date=14 June 2025}}</ref>{{efn|''[[Good Housekeeping]]'' is published by the [[Hearst Corporation]] and the co-owned [[Hearst Television]] airs the show on several of their stations, including non-ABC affiliates, but makes this common mistake in several places within the cited article.}}), in many markets the program is syndicated to stations affiliated with other networks.<ref>{{Cite web |last=[[Disney-ABC Domestic Television]] |title=Live with Kelly and Michael Local Listings |url=http://livekellyandmichael.dadt.com/show-info/station-finder/ |access-date=August 26, 2015 |archive-date=August 31, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150831200649/http://livekellyandmichael.dadt.com/show-info/station-finder/ |url-status=live }}</ref> ''Live'' did not air in a morning timeslot on all ABC-owned stations until September 2013, as [[WLS-TV]] in [[Chicago]] programmed the 9&nbsp;a.m. timeslot with ''[[The Oprah Winfrey Show]]''---WLS-TV was the originating station for Oprah in the 1980s---and then with ''Windy City Live'' after ''Oprah'' concluded its run in 2011. Although WLS-TV had carried the New York-based ''Live'' in an overnight timeslot earlier in its run, the show aired on other Chicago stations, including [[WGN-TV]] from 2002 through 2013.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Knox |first=Merrill |date=June 20, 2013 |title=WLS Adds 'Live With Kelly and Michael,' Drops 11 a.m. Newscast |url=http://www.adweek.com/tvspy/wls-adds-live-with-kelly-and-michael-drops-11-a-m-newscast/95755 |access-date=August 26, 2015 |website=TVSpy |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304121026/http://www.adweek.com/tvspy/wls-adds-live-with-kelly-and-michael-drops-11-a-m-newscast/95755 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Feder |first=Robert |date=May 13, 2012 |title=Daytime drama: How will ABC 7 make room for Katie & Kelly? |url=http://www.timeout.com/chicago/tv/daytime-drama-how-will-abc-7-make-room-for-katie-kelly |access-date=August 26, 2015 |website=[[Time Out (magazine)|Time Out Chicago]] |archive-date=November 6, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151106183814/http://www.timeout.com/chicago/tv/daytime-drama-how-will-abc-7-make-room-for-katie-kelly |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Recurring segments===
[[Guinness World Record]] Breaker Week, [[New York Auto Show]] Week, [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] Week, and Top Teacher Week are examples of features frequently visited on the show, highlighting a different aspect of the theme everyday that week. ''Live'' will also invite "whiz kids" to oppose the co-hosts at spelling, athletics, mathematics, sport stacking, and technology, among other tasks. A recurring gag with Philbin as co-host was him challenging seniors—preferably over the age of 100—at tennis, basketball, ping-pong, and bowling, for example. Regular contributors to the show include toy enthusiast Chris Byrne, style maven Lawrence Zarian, animal expert Peter Gros, automotive expert Alan Taylor, pediatrician Greg Yapalater, home and gardening show host [[Katie Brown (TV personality)|Katie Brown]], technology specialist [[Leo Laporte]], entrepreneur Carley Roney, Science Bob, veterinarian Jennifer Jellison, and nutrition expert Wendy Bazilian.<ref>[http://dadt.com/live/ Latest Features] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111126061330/http://www.dadt.com/live/ |date=November 26, 2011 }}.</ref>

===Specials===
The show has hosted a number of specials over the years since it began. Specials have included a [[Halloween]] celebration in which the co-hosts wore dozens of costumes and portrayed some of the most famous and infamous names in pop culture.<ref>[http://j-entonline.com/american-entertainment/october-guest-co-hosts-on-live-oct-7-31-2011/ Exciting Roster of Guest Co-Hosts] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130510064313/http://j-entonline.com/american-entertainment/october-guest-co-hosts-on-live-oct-7-31-2011/ |date=May 10, 2013 }}.</ref>

In February 2011, ''Live'' threw a wedding for a couple who wrote in with reasons why they should be married on the show.<ref>[http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2011/11/23/live-with-kelly-announces-four-upcoming-guest-co-hosts-939510/20111123abc03/ 'Live!' Heads to Paradise] from The Futon Critic</ref> Viewer submissions have also been accepted for their "Moms Dream Come True Special", where the co-hosts pay tribute to a select group of mothers.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-04-30 |title=Kelly Ripa talks about her first splurge - The unconventional gift for her mother |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/english/hollywood/news/kelly-ripa-talks-about-her-first-splurge-the-unconventional-gift-for-her-mother/articleshow/109662737.cms |access-date=2024-10-23 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos on Marriage, Kids and Co-Hosting Live: 'It's Going to Be Off the Rails!' |url=https://people.com/tv/kelly-ripa-and-mark-consuelos-marriage-kids-and-co-hosting-live-exclusive/ |access-date=2024-10-23 |website=[[People (magazine)|People]] |language=en}}</ref> The show has aired a Post-[[Academy Award|Oscar]] special the day after the awards ceremony live from the [[Dolby Theatre]] in [[Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood]].<ref>{{Cite web |title="Live! With Kelly" Presents A Special One-Hour Post-Oscar Show Live From The Kodak Theatre In Hollywood |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/02/03/live-with-kelly-presents-a-special-one-hour-post-oscar-show-live-from-the-kodak-theatre-in-hollywood/118615/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120904043716/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/02/03/live-with-kelly-presents-a-special-one-hour-post-oscar-show-live-from-the-kodak-theatre-in-hollywood/118615/ |archive-date=September 4, 2012 |website=TVbytheNumbers}}</ref>

===On location===
''Live'' has been to eight countries and nearly 25 states, logging {{convert|200000|mi}}.<ref>[http://dadt.com/live/video/video-archive.html Around the World in 28 Years] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120909152704/http://www.dadt.com/live/video/video-archive.html |date=September 9, 2012 }}.</ref> The list of remotes includes [[Tampa, Florida|Tampa]], [[Hawaii]], [[Monaco]], [[Banff, Alberta|Banff]], [[San Antonio]], [[Aspen, Colorado|Aspen]], [[Walt Disney World Resort|Walt Disney World]], [[New Orleans]], [[Disneyland]], [[Las Vegas Valley|Las Vegas]], [[San Francisco]], [[Paris]], [[Detroit]], [[Chicago]], [[The Bronx]], [[Los Angeles]], the [[USS Intrepid (CV-11)|USS ''Intrepid'']], [[Minneapolis–Saint Paul]], [[Maui]], [[Prince Edward Island]], [[London]], [[Scottsdale, Arizona|Scottsdale]], the [[White House]], [[Charlotte, North Carolina|Charlotte]], [[Churchill Downs]], [[Niagara Falls]], [[Puerto Rico]], [[Marina del Rey, California|Marina del Rey]], [[Philadelphia]], [[Branson, Missouri|Branson]], [[Mount Rushmore]], [[The Bahamas]], and the Dolby Theatre's set for the [[85th Academy Awards]].

==History==
===Co-host timeline===
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| {{nowrap|[[Regis Philbin]]}} || 1988–2011 || colspan="24" {{yes|}} || colspan="13" {{n/a|}}
|-
| {{nowrap|[[Kathie Lee Gifford]]}} || 1988–2000 || colspan="12" {{yes|}} || colspan="7" {{n/a|}} || colspan="2" {{partial|}} || colspan="2" {{n/a|}} || {{partial|}} || colspan="8" {{n/a|}} || {{partial|}} || colspan="4" {{n/a|}}
|-
| {{nowrap|[[Kelly Ripa]]}} || 2001–present || colspan="12" {{n/a|}} || colspan="25" {{yes|}}
|-
| {{nowrap|[[Michael Strahan]]}} || 2012–2016 || colspan="19" {{n/a|}} || {{partial|}} || {{n/a|}} || {{partial|}} || colspan="2" {{yes2|}} || colspan="4" {{yes|}} || colspan="9" {{n/a|}}
|-
| {{nowrap|[[Ryan Seacrest]]}} || 2017–2023 || colspan="16" {{n/a|}} || {{partial|}} || {{n/a|}} || {{partial|}} || colspan="5" {{n/a|}} || colspan="3" {{partial|}} || {{yes2|}} || colspan="7" {{yes|}} || colspan="2" {{partial|}}
|-
| {{nowrap|[[Mark Consuelos]]}} || 2023–present || colspan="17" {{n/a|}} || {{yes2|}} || {{no|}} || {{yes2|}} || colspan="2" {{no|}} || {{yes2|}} || {{no|}} || colspan="5" {{yes2|}} || colspan="3" {{no|}} || {{yes2|}} || {{no|}} || colspan="3" {{yes|}}
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===1983–1988: ''The Morning Show''===
''The Morning Show'', co-hosted by Regis Philbin and Cyndy Garvey, premiered locally on WABC-TV in New York on April 4, 1983. In 1984, Garvey left the show and Philbin hired Ann Abernathy, whom he remembered from his time at KABC for her engaging personality, to assume the co-host duties.<ref name="auto">[http://www.harpercollins.com/browseinside/index.aspx?isbn13=9780062109750 How I Got This Way] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120305021734/http://www.harpercollins.com/browseinside/index.aspx?isbn13=9780062109750 |date=March 5, 2012 }}.</ref> After Abernathy got married and decided to return to Los Angeles, Kathie Lee Johnson (later Gifford) joined Philbin officially on June 24, 1985. Their chemistry proved to be successful as ''The Morning Show'' soon became number 1 in the market<ref>[http://dadtmedianet.com/web/showpage/showpage.aspx?program_id=3148174&type=lead Disney-ABC Domestic Television] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150217203311/http://dadtmedianet.com/web/showpage/showpage.aspx?program_id=3148174&type=lead |date=February 17, 2015 }}.</ref> and went on to debut in [[Broadcast syndication|national syndication]] on September 5, 1988, when the title was changed to ''Live with Regis and Kathie Lee''.
{{anchor|National syndication|Live with Regis}}

===1988–2000: ''Live with Regis and Kathie Lee''===
Early on, ''Live'' matched its local success with impressive national ratings and established itself as a dominant fixture in American television.<ref>[http://dadtmedianet.com/web/showpage/showpage.aspx?program_id=3148174&type=lead Show Page] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150217203311/http://dadtmedianet.com/web/showpage/showpage.aspx?program_id=3148174&type=lead |date=February 17, 2015 }}.</ref> ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' described Regis Philbin and Kathie Lee Gifford as "an agreeable mismatch" and their famous banter as "playful, edgy, and amusing."<ref>[http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20169998,00.html Live with Regis and Kathie Lee] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130623191332/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20169998,00.html |date=June 23, 2013 }}.</ref> Gifford's positivity throughout public scandals such as the 1996 accusation that her clothing line was being run under sweatshop conditions and her husband [[Frank Gifford]]'s 1997 affair with a flight attendant resonated with the female demographic of the show, but ultimately made her a media target prompting her emotional departure on July 28, 2000. "Over a third of my life has been [at ''Live'']," she said. "This is family. It is been an amazing journey."<ref name="auto" /> Gifford appeared on ''Live! with Regis and Kelly'' on three occasions, for the show's 20th Anniversary special on September 14, 2007, to promote her book ''Just When I Thought I'd Dropped My Last Egg: Life and Other Calamities'' on April 14, 2009, and again as a guest to bid farewell to Philbin on his second to last show, November 17, 2011. Gifford went on to host the [[Today (American TV program)#Today with Kathie Lee and Hoda|fourth hour of ''Today'']] with [[Hoda Kotb]]; that show mainly airs an hour after ''Live!'' in most markets, though a few markets where both shows air at 10:00&nbsp;a.m. against each other do exist.

===2000–2001: ''Live with Regis''===
When looking for Gifford's replacement, Philbin and executive producer Michael Gelman teamed Philbin with a handful of potential co-hosts, including [[Joy Philbin]], Kathleen Murphy, [[Rosie O'Donnell]], [[Jann Carl]], [[Whoopi Goldberg]], Kathy Fountain, [[Gloria Estefan]], [[Jillian Barberie|Jillian Reynolds]], [[Lisa Rinna]], [[Caroline Rhea]], and [[Suzanne Sena]]. This met with positive fan response and a 26 percent ratings increase.<ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=oQJaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=OUsNAAAAIBAJ&pg=4130,2655226&dq=no+rush+regis+co-host&hl=en Fans love the new format] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160203191156/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=oQJaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=OUsNAAAAIBAJ&pg=4130,2655226&dq=no+rush+regis+co-host&hl=en |date=February 3, 2016 }}.</ref> Philbin won his first [[Daytime Emmy Award]] for ''Live'' during this period. Ripa auditioned four months into the search, on November 1, 2000.<ref>[http://www.people.com/people/kelly_ripa/biography/0,,,00.html A Revealing Audition] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130521142615/http://www.people.com/people/kelly_ripa/biography/0,,,00.html |date=May 21, 2013 }}.</ref> Three months later, on the morning of February 5, 2001, Philbin officially announced that Ripa would replace Gifford as his new permanent co-host.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/story?id=109927|title=Ripa Goes Live With Regis|work=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]]|date=February 6, 2001|access-date=October 3, 2023}}</ref>

===2001–2011: ''Live! with Regis and Kelly''===
Ripa's co-hosting duties began the following week, on February 12, 2001.<ref name=":0" /> The young-audience demographic of ''Live! with Regis and Kelly'' increased by 80 percent, with Ripa credited by major outlets such as the ''Chicago Tribune'' and ''Entertainment Weekly'' for bringing a new life to the show (dubbed "the Ripa effect").<ref>{{Cite web |date=2002-01-09 |title=Regis who? Fans of 'Live!' only have eyes for Kelly Ripa |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2002-01-09-0201090040-story.html |access-date=2023-09-29 |website=Chicago Tribune |archive-date=October 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231004120925/https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2002-01-09-0201090040-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last1=Cruz |first1=Clarissa |last2=March 08 |first2=Nicholas Fonseca Updated |last3=EST |first3=2002 at 05:00 AM |title=The Ripa Effect |url=https://ew.com/article/2002/03/08/ripa-effect/ |access-date=2023-09-29 |website=EW.com |language=en |archive-date=October 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231004120605/https://ew.com/article/2002/03/08/ripa-effect/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Seven months into Philbin's and Ripa's run, the [[September 11 attacks]] on the United States occurred, with [[List of entertainment affected by the September 11 attacks|coverage]] beginning twelve minutes before that day's episode would have started. The show was pre-empted for a week following the attacks and returned September 18, 2001.

Together they hosted the annual [[Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade]] during this era. In 2009, when Philbin underwent hip surgery, [[Nick Cannon]] replaced him as the host for that year's Christmas special. Ryan Seacrest also took Philbin's place on occasion. Ripa later had a stress fracture, which made it necessary for her to host the show on crutches. At times [[Maria Menounos]] filled in for Ripa, who was elsewhere on assignment for the show.

Shortly after celebrating his and Ripa's 10th anniversary together, Philbin announced on January 18, 2011, that he would leave ''Live!''.<ref>[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/13/ask-regis-philbin-a-quest_n_1274309.html Ask Regis Philbin A Question!] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120416023125/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/13/ask-regis-philbin-a-quest_n_1274309.html |date=April 16, 2012 }} from huffingtonpost.com</ref> The show then held a "Regis Farewell Celebration Season", showcasing Philbin's top moments from his 28 years on the program, 1983–2011.<ref>[http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=082311_08 'Live!' Kicks Off "Regis Farewell Celebration"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140225043251/http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=082311_08 |date=February 25, 2014 }} from abcmedianet.com</ref> His final show aired November 18, 2011.<ref>[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/08/kathie-lee-gifford-david-letterman-regis-philbin-guests-exit_n_1082601.html Philbin's Last Guests] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111217080913/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/08/kathie-lee-gifford-david-letterman-regis-philbin-guests-exit_n_1082601.html |date=December 17, 2011 }}.</ref>

''Live! with Regis and Kelly'' won two Daytime Emmy Awards during its run.

===2011–2012: ''Live! with Kelly'' (first era)===
After Philbin's departure, the show was renamed ''Live! with Kelly''. Joining Ripa were various co-hosts from broadcasting and entertainment. On November 21, 2011, [[Jerry Seinfeld]] was the first of 60<ref>[http://screenertv.com/news-features/jerry-seinfeld-joins-kelly-ripa-for-first-post-regis-live-shows/ Jerry Seinfeld joins Kelly Ripa for first post-Regis 'Live!' shows] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170921192637/http://screenertv.com/news-features/jerry-seinfeld-joins-kelly-ripa-for-first-post-regis-live-shows/ |date=September 21, 2017 }} – [[Screener (website)|Screener]], November 1, 2011.</ref> men and women to join Ripa at the co-host desk: [[Reggie Bush]], [[Kyle MacLachlan]], [[Russell Brand]], [[Howie Mandel]], [[Carl Edwards]], [[Chris Harrison]], [[Daniel Radcliffe]], [[Michael Buckley (YouTuber)|Michael Buckley]], [[Michael Catherwood]], [[Rob Lowe]], [[Martin Short]], [[Neil Patrick Harris]], [[Peter Facinelli]], [[Boomer Esiason]], [[Ben Mulroney]], [[Dan Abrams]], [[Rob Thomas (musician)|Rob Thomas]], [[David Duchovny]], [[Pat Kiernan]], [[Derek Hough]], [[D. L. Hughley]], [[Jesse Palmer]], [[Carson Kressley]], [[Carrie Ann Inaba]], [[Mark Feuerstein]], [[Jim Parsons]], [[Nick Lachey]], [[Jonah Hill]], [[Michael Strahan]], [[Apolo Ohno|Apolo Anton Ohno]], [[Joel McHale]], [[Cat Deeley]], [[Tyler Perry]], [[Andy Cohen]], [[Alec Baldwin]], [[Josh Groban]], [[Jerry O'Connell]], [[Seth Meyers]], [[Mike Greenberg]], [[Kristin Chenoweth]], [[Andy Samberg]], [[Mark Consuelos]], [[Lucy Liu]], [[Taye Diggs]], [[Randy Jackson]], [[Mario Lopez]], [[Matthew Broderick]], [[Mary J. Blige]], [[Ed Robertson]], [[Michael Bublé]], [[Matthew Morrison]], [[Kevin Jonas]], [[Tony Potts]], [[Dana Carvey]], [[Jimmy Kimmel]], [[Kim Kardashian]], [[L.A. Reid]], [[Bryant Gumbel]], [[Daniel Dae Kim]], [[Jussie Smollett]], and [[Sam Champion]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schneider |first=Michael |date=September 15, 2011 |title=Live Producer announces how they will replace Reege |url=http://www.tvguide.com/News/Live-Regis-Ginger-Replacement-1037345.aspx |website=TV Guide |access-date=December 5, 2011 |archive-date=April 19, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130419004613/http://www.tvguide.com/News/Live-Regis-Ginger-Replacement-1037345.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref>{{Additional citation needed|date=April 2018}}

In April 2012, ''Live!'' debuted a new set described as a "contemporary downtown-style loft, spacious and yet maintaining the studio's warmth and intimacy."<ref>{{Cite web |last=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=April 5, 2012 |title='Live!' Gets A New Set |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/05/live-with-kelly-new-set_n_1406914.html |access-date=July 28, 2020 |website=[[Huffington Post]] |archive-date=September 24, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924154734/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/05/live-with-kelly-new-set_n_1406914.html |url-status=live }}</ref> It was the first major set re-design since the start of the show's 10th season in national syndication (1997–98).

In July 2012, ''[[People (magazine)|People]]'' magazine reported that Meyers, Groban, and Strahan were the top three contenders to replace Philbin.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schwartz |first=Alison |date=July 6, 2012 |title=Seth Meyers: Should He Join Kelly Ripa on Live!? |url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20609937,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontent |access-date=July 6, 2012 |magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]] |archive-date=March 3, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303220946/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20609937,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontent |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===2012–2016: ''Live with Kelly and Michael''===
On the September 4, 2012, episode, Michael Strahan made his 16th appearance on the show and was introduced as Ripa's permanent co-host. The former [[New York Giants]] [[defensive end]] had begun his TV career on ''[[Fox NFL Sunday]]'', a job he said he would keep even though it shoots in Los Angeles. The Ripa-Strahan chemistry proved to be successful. ''Live With Kelly & Michael'' had been the No. 2 syndicated talk show averaging a 2.8 national rating over Strahan's entire tenure while ''Live With Regis & Kelly'' averaged a 2.6. ''Live With Kelly & Michael'' brought in 268,000 more audience members daily, on average, than the show attracted during the end of the Philbin run.<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 21, 2016 |title=Michael Strahan Lifted TV Ratings for 'Live' With Kelly Ripa |url=http://www.thewrap.com/michael-strahan-kelly-ripa-live-with-tv-ratings-abc-gma-regis-philbin/ |access-date=May 11, 2016 |archive-date=April 28, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160428171525/http://www.thewrap.com/michael-strahan-kelly-ripa-live-with-tv-ratings-abc-gma-regis-philbin/ |url-status=live }}</ref> On January 19, 2016, the show was renewed through at least the 2019–2020 season.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Littleton |first=Cynthia |date=January 19, 2016 |title=ABC Stations Renew 'Live with Kelly and Michael,' 'Who Wants to Be a Millionaire' |work=Variety |url=https://variety.com/2016/tv/news/live-with-kelly-and-michael-who-wants-to-be-a-millionaire-abc-renew-1201682557/ |url-status=live |access-date=April 20, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160206121014/http://variety.com/2016/tv/news/live-with-kelly-and-michael-who-wants-to-be-a-millionaire-abc-renew-1201682557/ |archive-date=February 6, 2016}}</ref>

On April 19, 2016, it was announced that Strahan would leave ''Live'' to join ''[[Good Morning America]]'' full-time.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Steinberg |first=Brian |date=April 19, 2016 |title=Michael Strahan Quits 'Live' To Join ABC's 'Good Morning America' |work=Variety |url=https://variety.com/2016/tv/news/michael-strahan-quits-live-to-join-abcs-good-morning-america-1201756502/ |url-status=live |access-date=April 20, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160420203944/http://variety.com/2016/tv/news/michael-strahan-quits-live-to-join-abcs-good-morning-america-1201756502/ |archive-date=April 20, 2016}}</ref> The decision was revealed to the program's production staff just after that day's broadcast of ''Live'', and officially announced on the program by Strahan the following day. Ripa, however, was absent from that day's episode, and ABC announced later in the day that ''Live'' would have guest co-hosts through April 25, 2016. Although speculated to have been a reaction to Strahan's abrupt exit, an ABC staff member stated to ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' that Ripa's sudden absence was a "pre-scheduled vacation".<ref name="variety-noripa">{{Cite web |title=Inside Kelly Ripa's Awkward Absence From 'Live' |url=https://variety.com/2016/tv/news/inside-kelly-ripas-absence-from-live-1201757835/ |access-date=April 21, 2016 |website=Variety |date=April 20, 2016 |archive-date=April 21, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160421050226/http://variety.com/2016/tv/news/inside-kelly-ripas-absence-from-live-1201757835/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Ripa returned on April 26, 2016, using the opening of the episode to address the reception to Strahan's exit, and ABC's continued commitment to ''Live'' as a series. She said she was annoyed that ABC had not given her advance notice of negotiations to move Strahan to ''GMA''.<ref name="time-powerfulchord">{{Cite magazine |title=Kelly Ripa Strikes a Powerful Chord in Her Return to Live! |url=https://time.com/4307588/kelly-ripa-return-live-with-kelly-and-michael/ |access-date=April 26, 2016 |magazine=Time |date=April 26, 2016 |archive-date=April 28, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160428002053/http://time.com/4307588/kelly-ripa-return-live-with-kelly-and-michael/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Strahan's final episode on ''Live'' occurred on May 13, 2016, and featured several flashback moments from the four years that he co-hosted the show.

===2016–2017: ''Live with Kelly'' (second era)===
On May 16, 2016, Ripa began the second era of her ''Live'' career as a single host. [[Jimmy Kimmel]] joined her as her first guest co-host.

=== 2017–2023: ''Live with Kelly and Ryan'' ===
On May 1, 2017, it was announced that Ryan Seacrest would succeed Strahan as the new permanent co-host, after a yearlong syndicated co-host search. Seacrest also joined as an executive producer to the show.<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://thefutoncritic.com/news/2017/05/01/live-with-kelly-and-ryan-debuts-today-as-ryan-seacrest-joins-kelly-ripa-as-lives-new-permanent-co-host-693002/20170501abc01/|title=''Live with Kelly and Ryan'' Debuts Today, as Ryan Seacrest Joins Kelly Ripa as "Live's" New Permanent Co-Host|publisher=[[Disney–ABC Domestic Television]]|via=[[The Futon Critic]]|date=May 1, 2017|access-date=August 26, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last1=Melas |first1=Chloe |last2=Stelter |first2=Brian |date=May 1, 2017 |title=Ryan Seacrest is Kelly Ripa's new co-host on 'Live' |url=https://money.cnn.com/2017/05/01/media/ryan-seacrest-kelly-ripa-live-co-host/ |access-date=May 1, 2017 |website=[[CNNMoney]] |archive-date=May 1, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170501142702/http://money.cnn.com/2017/05/01/media/ryan-seacrest-kelly-ripa-live-co-host/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/ryan-seacrest-tapped-as-live-kelly-host-998784|title=Ryan Seacrest Tapped as ''Live With Kelly'' Co-Host|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|author=Lacey Rose|date=May 1, 2017|access-date=May 1, 2017|archive-date=May 1, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170501132702/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/ryan-seacrest-tapped-as-live-kelly-host-998784|url-status=live}}</ref>

On September 5, 2017, ''Live'' updated the show's look with a new, modern logo, modifications to the studio, and a brand-new show opener.

In March 2020, the show began broadcasting remotely from the hosts' homes due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eonline.com/news/1133503/kelly-ripa-and-ryan-seacrest-broadcast-live-from-home-with-mark-consuelos|title=Kelly Ripa and Ryan Seacrest Broadcast ''Live'' From Home With Mark Consuelos|work=[[E!#E! Online|E! Online]]|author=Samantha Schnurr|date=March 23, 2020|access-date=August 26, 2020|archive-date=June 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200624025728/https://www.eonline.com/news/1133503/kelly-ripa-and-ryan-seacrest-broadcast-live-from-home-with-mark-consuelos|url-status=live}}</ref> During this period, Philbin died on July 25. On August 26, 2020, it was announced that the 33rd season would premiere on September 7, with the show returning to its New York City studio the next day.<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://thefutoncritic.com/news/2020/08/26/live-with-kelly-and-ryan-returns-for-its-33rd-season-in-national-syndication-the-week-of-sept-7-238311/20200826abc01/|title=''Live with Kelly and Ryan'' Returns for Its 33rd Season in National Syndication the Week of Sept. 7|publisher=[[Disney Media Networks]]|via=[[The Futon Critic]]|date=August 26, 2020|access-date=August 26, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://people.com/tv/kelly-ripa-ryan-seacrest-returning-to-studio-amid-covid-19-pandemic/|title=Kelly Ripa and Ryan Seacrest Will Return to the Studio Next Month to Host ''Live with Kelly and Ryan''|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|author=Aurelie Corinthios|date=August 26, 2020|access-date=August 26, 2020|archive-date=August 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200827063006/https://people.com/tv/kelly-ripa-ryan-seacrest-returning-to-studio-amid-covid-19-pandemic/|url-status=live}}</ref> The premiere did not have a studio audience and the hosts were seated [[Social distancing|six feet apart]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://people.com/tv/kelly-ripa-ryan-seacrest-reunite-in-person-talk-show/|title=Kelly Ripa and Ryan Seacrest Reunite to Host ''Live'' In-Studio After 180 Days Apart|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|author=Eric Todisco|date=September 8, 2020|access-date=September 9, 2020|archive-date=September 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200909005334/https://people.com/tv/kelly-ripa-ryan-seacrest-reunite-in-person-talk-show/|url-status=live}}</ref> Beginning with the 2020–21 season, Disney Media Distribution began to authorize the show's ABC affiliates to run the show a second time daily in an overnight timeslot, allowing late night viewers to watch the show or record it, even if it were pre-empted by [[breaking news]].

=== 2023–present: ''Live with Kelly and Mark'' ===
On February 16, 2023, Seacrest announced that he would be leaving ''Live'' in the spring, primarily due to the travel, as his primary residence is in Los Angeles. [[Mark Consuelos]], husband of Ripa, was announced as Seacrest's replacement.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2023/02/ryan-seacrest-leaving-live-with-kelly-and-ryan-this-spring-replacement-is-mark-consuelos-1235261749/|title=Ryan Seacrest Announces He Will Leave ''Live With Kelly And Ryan'' This Spring; Replacement Is Mark Consuelos|work=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|author=Greg Evans|date=February 16, 2023|access-date=February 16, 2023|archive-date=April 14, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230414153442/https://deadline.com/2023/02/ryan-seacrest-leaving-live-with-kelly-and-ryan-this-spring-replacement-is-mark-consuelos-1235261749/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/ryan-seacrest-exits-live-with-kelly-ripa-mark-consuelos-new-host-1235525067/|title=Ryan Seacrest to Exit ''Live With Kelly and Ryan'', Mark Consuelos Joins as Kelly Ripa's Co-Host|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|author=Jennifer Maas|date=February 16, 2023|access-date=February 16, 2023|archive-date=April 1, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230401224322/https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/ryan-seacrest-exits-live-with-kelly-ripa-mark-consuelos-new-host-1235525067/|url-status=live}}</ref> The final episode of ''Live with Kelly and Ryan'' aired on April 14. On April 17, the first episode of ''Live with Kelly and Mark'' aired.

On September 5, 2023, ''Live'' updated the show's look with a new, modern logo, modifications to the studio, and a brand-new show opener.

On April 7, 2025, the show relocated from the ABC Broadcast Center to Disney's new [[7 Hudson Square]] campus; initially, the program broadcast from an atrium of the building's 10th floor while the new studio was finalized. The new studio officially premiered the following week on April 14.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Holmes |first=Martin |date=2025-04-03 |title='Live With Kelly and Mark' to Broadcast From 'Cafeteria' Until New Studio Is Ready |url=https://www.tvinsider.com/1184702/live-with-kelly-and-mark-to-broadcast-from-cafeteria-until-new-studio-is-ready/ |access-date=2025-06-23 |website=TV Insider |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos Discuss Their New Spacious Digs on 'Live with Kelly and Mark': '1.2 Million Square Feet' |url=https://people.com/kelly-ripa-mark-consuelos-discuss-new-studio-space-live-with-kelly-and-mark-11710438 |access-date=2025-06-24 |website=People.com |language=en}}</ref>

==Critical reception==
The ''[[Daily News (New York)|New York Daily News]]'' gave the program a positive review: "…When it comes to the amount and playfulness of morning talk, nothing beats ''Live''."<ref>[http://dadtmedianet.com/web/showpage/showpage.aspx?program_id=3148174&type=lead Releases] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150217203311/http://dadtmedianet.com/web/showpage/showpage.aspx?program_id=3148174&type=lead |date=February 17, 2015 }}.</ref> In 2001, 2011, 2012, 2015, and 2016 the show won the [[Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Talk Show Host]]s and in its 24th year, after 21 nominations, it won the [[Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Talk Show]]. In addition, its co-hosts have received two [[TV Guide|TV Guide Award]] nominations for Favorite Daytime Talk Show and multiple [[People's Choice Awards|People's Choice]] nominations for Favorite Talk Show Host.

According to daytime television ratings, viewership averages 5 million per episode,<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 1, 2011 |title='Live' Takes Top Talk Show Honors |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/12/01/syndicated-tv-ratings-wheel-of-fortune-stays-ahead-of-judge-judy-in-regis-final-week-live-takes-top-talk-show-honors/112456 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111202211132/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/12/01/syndicated-tv-ratings-wheel-of-fortune-stays-ahead-of-judge-judy-in-regis-final-week-live-takes-top-talk-show-honors/112456/ |archive-date=December 2, 2011 |access-date=September 22, 2016 |website=[[TV by the Numbers]]}}</ref> ranking #1 in all big markets, such as New York City, Pittsburgh, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, Dallas, San Francisco, and Miami. Dominating its time periods, ''Live'' is the top-rated morning show and regularly the #1 syndicated talk show.<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 1, 2012 |title='LIVE! With Kelly' Grows in Target Markets and Demos |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/03/01/live-with-kelly-grows-in-target-markets-and-demos/122674/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120304001303/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/03/01/live-with-kelly-grows-in-target-markets-and-demos/122674/ |archive-date=March 4, 2012 |access-date=September 22, 2016 |website=TV by the Numbers}}</ref> The show also streams on a day delay through [[Hulu]], retaining two months of archives at a time.

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