| Live! with Kelly | |
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| Also known as | AM Los Angeles (1975–1981) 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–present) |
| Format | Talk show |
| Created by | WABC-TV |
| Presented by | Regis Philbin (1983–2011) Kathie Lee Gifford (1985–2000) Kelly Ripa (2001–present) |
| Narrated by | Tony Pigg |
| Theme music composer | Gabriel Saientz |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of seasons | 29 (Live!) |
| No. of episodes | 7,213 (as of November 23, 2011)(Live!) |
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| Executive producer(s) | Michael Gelman |
| Location(s) | 7 Lincoln Square New York City |
| Running time | 60 minutes (with commercials) |
| Production company(s) | WABC-TV |
| Distributor | Disney-ABC Domestic Television |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | WABC-TV (1983–present) Syndicated (1988–present) |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV) 720p (HDTV) |
| Original run | April 4, 1983 – present |
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| Website | |
Live! with Kelly (formerly The Morning Show, Live with Regis and Kathie Lee, Live with Regis and Live! with Regis and Kelly) is a syndicated American television morning talk show, hosted by Kelly Ripa. The show has aired since 1983 in New York City and 1988 nationwide. Tony Pigg has been the show's announcer since its inception. The show began broadcasting in high definition in its 2008–09 season.
On January 18, 2011, Regis Philbin (who had been with Live since the beginning) announced that he would be leaving the show at the expiration of his current contract.[1][2] Philbin's last show was on November 18, 2011.[3] Live will continue with Kelly Ripa, and will begin searching for a new co-host by having various people try-out guest hosting with Ripa, in a similar fashion to how she was selected to co-host with Philbin.
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The show has its origins in AM Los Angeles, a local show that was broadcast only in the Los Angeles area. It premiered in 1975, and the original hosts were Regis Philbin and Sarah Purcell. Purcell departed the show in 1978 and was replaced by Cyndy Garvey. AM Los Angeles ended its run in 1981.
Philbin and Garvey relocated to New York City in 1983, resuming their show as The Morning Show on April 4 of that year, again as a local show seen only in the New York City market. In 1984, Garvey left the show, and was replaced by Ann Abernathy. When Ann Abernathy became pregnant in 1985, she also decided to leave the show. She was replaced by Kathie Lee Gifford. Gifford would remain Philbin's co-host from June 24, 1985 to July 28, 2000.
In the weeks leading up to the show's national debut, the title was changed to Live with Regis and Kathie Lee to prepare for the expansion. On September 5, 1988, Buena Vista Television (BVTV) began syndicating the show nationally. In 1996, The Walt Disney Company, BVTV's parent company, acquired ABC (and WABC).[4] On February 29, 2000, Gifford announced her decision to leave the show to pursue her singing career, and spend more time with her family. Her last show was on July 28, 2000.
After Gifford's departure, the show, renamed Live with Regis, continued with guest co-hosts including Philbin's wife Joy, among others. During this time, Philbin won the Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Talk Show Host, and was also hosting ABC's popular Who Wants to Be a Millionaire. During "auditions" for co-hosts, Kelly Ripa became a favorite and front-runner, especially after a segment on the first episode on which she was a guest host on November 1, 2000.[5]
Ripa was named the permanent co-host on February 5, 2001,[6] and the show was retitled Live with Regis and Kelly. Since Ripa took over, the show's ratings have increased according to E!. Kathie Lee Gifford returned as special co-host alongside Regis and Kelly on September 14, 2007, to celebrate Live's 20 years in national syndication, and as a guest on April 14, 2009.[7]
Philbin announced on March 12, 2007 that he would undergo heart bypass surgery on March 21, 2007 after experiencing symptoms of heart disease. Guest co-hosts hosted alongside Ripa during Philbin's absence.[8] He returned to his hosting duties on April 26, 2007.[9] Philbin later announced on November 23, 2009 that he would undergo hip replacement on December 1, 2009. Guest co-hosts again hosted alongside Ripa during Philbin's absence. He returned to his hosting duties on January 4, 2010.
On January 18, 2011, Philbin announced that he would leave the show by the end of the year. On February 7, 2011, it was confirmed that Philbin will officially retire from hosting sometime in November 2011. On June 19, 2011, both Regis Philbin and Kelly Ripa won the Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Talk Show Host. Philbin's final show was on November 18, 2011.
After Philbin's departure, the show was renamed Live! with Kelly, mirroring what was done at the time of Kathie Lee Gifford's departure. Various co-hosts are currently filling in alongside Kelly until a permanent co-host is found; the staff expects this to occur by the May 2012 sweeps. On November 21, 2011, Jerry Seinfeld was the first of many guest co-hosts appearing with Kelly, including: Mark Consuelos, Neil Patrick Harris, Derek Hough, Jonah Hill, Josh Groban, Taye Diggs, Kevin Jonas, Bryant Gumbel, and Michael Bublé.[10]
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Live is broadcast live weekdays at 9 a.m. ET, and on tape delay at 9 a.m. local time on stations west of the Eastern Time Zone, with few exceptions; as such, it is one of the few first-run syndicated programs to broadcast in a common timeslot on most stations carrying it. The show airs on all of ABC's owned-and-operated stations with the exception of WLS-TV in Chicago, where Windy City Live, which replaced The Oprah Winfrey Show, airs in that time slot (similar to Live, Oprah evolved from the former AM Chicago, a morning talk show on WLS hosted by Oprah Winfrey in the 1980s). Instead, Live airs on the local feed of WGN-TV. (Because of syndex laws, it does not air on WGN's superstation feed.)[11]
The show features bantering between Kelly and her temporary Co-Host, phone-in contests, celebrity and non-celebrity guests.[12] It is produced by Michael Gelman.[13] The first 22 minutes, known as "host chat", is improvised and also the most popular segment. During the segment, the hosts often react to stories in the local newspapers or other media. Following the host chat, a home viewer is called to participate in a LIVE's Travel Trivia, with the chance to win a vacation prize package and a prize for the audience. Following the contest, the rest of the show features special segments and interviews with both celebrities and regular people with a story to tell.
Its latest theme song, composed by Gabriel Saientz after an on-air, $100,000 contest, made its debut on January 5, 2009, the day "Live" started broadcasting in high definition. Slight changes such as new furniture and flooring were made to the set.[14] The show added an exclamation point to the on-screen title at this time.
Live has consistently been rated among the top daytime talk shows in the US, behind The Oprah Winfrey Show.
The Live series has inspired similarly formatted talk shows. Some have been successful (The View), while others have had limited or no success (The Tony Danza Show, Living It Up! With Ali & Jack). The now canceled British television series, Today with Des and Mel, was based on Live.
In October 2000, before Kelly Ripa was confirmed as the permanent replacement for Kathie Lee Gifford, non-celebrities were chosen as guest co-hosts in the "Real Person Co-host for a Day Search."
In June 2001, five college students were picked to co-host the show with Regis while Kelly Ripa was on maternity leave in the "Co-Ed Co-host for a Day Search." Among those chosen were Stacie Watts, Maria Sansone, and Monica Palumbo.
In August 2009, on-air personalities from ten television stations which carry the show were chosen as guest co-hosts in "From Local to LIVE: Co-host for a Day Search."
Substitutes for Philbin, airing the week of August 3 to 7:[15]
| Date | Name | Station | City |
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| August 3, 2009 | Louis Aguirre | WSVN | Miami, Florida |
| August 4, 2009 | Pat Tomasulo | WGN | Chicago, Illinois |
| August 5, 2009 | Chris Parente | KWGN | Denver, Colorado |
| August 6, 2009 | Jason Colthorp | WILX | Lansing, Michigan |
| August 7, 2009 | Jeff Varner | WWMT | Kalamazoo, Michigan |
Substitutes for Ripa, airing the week of August 17 to 21:
| Date | Name | Station | City |
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| August 17, 2009 | Lucy Bustamante | WWL | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| August 18, 2009 | Janelle Wang | KGO | San Francisco, California |
| August 19, 2009 | Sandra Shaw | WBAL | Baltimore, Maryland |
| August 20, 2009 | Tram Mai | KPNX | Phoenix, Arizona |
| August 21, 2009 | Tamara Taggart | CIVT | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
In August 2010, female broadcasters from different radio stations were chosen as guest co-hosts in the "Women of Radio Co-host for a Day Search."
Substitutes for Ripa, airing the week of August 17 to 20:
| Date | Name | Station | City |
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| August 17, 2010 | Shannon Murphy | WKQI | Detroit, Michigan |
| August 18, 2010 | Jayde Donovan | WXXL | Orlando, Florida |
| August 19, 2010 | Kristin Cruz | KOST | Los Angeles, California |
| August 20, 2010 | Jenn Hobby | WWWQ | Atlanta, Georgia |
In January 2011, five male radio DJ's were chosen to co-host with Ripa during the week of January 24.
Substitutes for Philbin, airing the week of January 24 to 28:
| Date | Name | Station | City |
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| January 24, 2011 | Cory "Fitz" Fitzner | 100.7 THE WOLF | Seattle, Washington |
| January 25, 2011 | Jeff Mauler | HOT 89.9 | Ottawa, Ontario |
| January 26, 2011 | Bobby Bones | 96.7 KISS FM | Austin, Texas |
| January 27, 2011 | Eric Ferguson | 101.9FM | Chicago, Illinois |
| January 28, 2011 | Mike "Psycho Mike" Catherwood | KROQ | Los Angeles, California |
Every season, Live! tapes about 260 episodes.
Live! goes on location twice per season to various locations. Among those previously visited are New Orleans, Chicago, Las Vegas, Prince Edward Island, Los Angeles, Miami, London, Monaco, Hawaii, Aspen, Colorado, San Francisco, Detroit, Branson, Missouri, Walt Disney World, Arizona, Niagara Falls, San Antonio, Mount Rushmore, and Bahamas. While on their resorts, Regis and Kelly transplant Live!'s own brand of entertainment-oriented talk with the beauty of the particular location providing a colorful backdrop to the show's celebrity guests and musical performances.
Every season, Regis and Kelly also host a Halloween special where the co-hosts portray some of the best moments and characters of the past year. The days guests also dress up in costumes that follow in the theme of the show (e.g. reality television). Additionally, prizes are awarded to the audience members with the best costumes. For Valentine's Day, Regis and Kelly get into the spirit by allowing male viewers to propose on their show. They also play matchmaker to friends, and marry couples live on the air. Every Mother's Day, the co-hosts celebrate moms everywhere on their annual "Mom's Dream Come True" special where deserving moms get the surprises of a lifetime.
Regis, Kelly and former co-host Kathie Lee Gifford celebrated Live!'s 20th season on September 14, 2007. They received anniversary wishes from Oprah Winfrey, David Letterman, Jay Leno, Jimmy Kimmel, Conan O'Brien, Howie Mandel, Ryan Seacrest, Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul, Randy Jackson, Frank Gifford, and Mark Consuelos. Regis and Kelly received a Proclamation from Michael Bloomberg, mayor of New York City, declaring September 3 "Live! Day."
Since the The Oprah Winfrey Show concluded its 25-year syndicated run on May 25, 2011, Live! has been rated the most-watched daytime talk show in the US, averaging about 5 million viewers per episode according to daytime television ratings.[16]
On September 18, the first show back after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, Live was on the air for an extended time with Philbin and Ripa discussing the attacks. The opening credits featured a still image of an American flag and the World Trade Center.[5]
| Country | TV Network(s) | Weekly Schedule (local time) | Period |
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| Canada | CTV | Typically Mon-Fri 9:00 am ET/PT Varies in some markets to allow for local simsubs of U.S. stations |
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