<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0mZV3U_0nQsXMGb00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0mZV3U_0nQsXMGb00" width="1280" height="853" ></figure>LIVE! with Kelly &amp; Mark fans have been suggesting that she find a new co-host to join her on the morning show.<a href="https://www.the-sun.com/who/kelly-ripa/">Kelly's</a> husband <a href="https://www.the-sun.com/who/mark-consuelos/">Mark Consuelos</a>, who is her current <a href="https://www.the-sun.com/topic/live-with-kelly-and-ryan/">Live!</a> co-host, might have some competition for his spot. <figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=16oNsC_0nQsXMGb00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=16oNsC_0nQsXMGb00" width="1240" height="827" ><figcaption>Live! fans have suggested a new co-host for Kelly Ripa on her morning show Credit: Splash</figcaption></figure><nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate>The former soap opera star turned <a href="https://www.the-sun.com/entertainment/tv/">TV</a> host's newest side hustle includes hosting the latest ABC series, <a href="https://www.the-sun.com/entertainment/5719645/generation-gap-game-rules-and-how-to-watch/">Generation Gap</a>.Generation Gap's second season just premiered last week, and already fans are hooked.Much of the love that the show has been receiving has to do with Kelly's dad, Joseph Ripa, who joined her on last night's show. Some fans were so obsessed with Kelly's papa that they suggested that he replace Mark, 52, on Live! with Kelly &amp; Mark. One fan shared a clip of Joseph pretending to be asleep as a joke while Generation Gap was on-air on their Instagram Stories. "I love Kelly's dad! They would be hilarious together on "Live!," the fan captioned. Kelly reposted the fan's Stories on her own personal Instagram account, seemingly cosigning the fan. <nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate>Most fans haven't been satisfied with Mark as Kelly's co-host, insisting that if <a href="https://www.the-sun.com/topic/american-idol/">American Idol</a> host <a href="https://www.the-sun.com/who/ryan-seacrest/">Ryan Seacrest</a>, 48, was no longer a co-host, ABC execs should just axe the show. <h2>SO CRINGE</h2>Viewers have admitted they’ve had enough of the “cringe-worthy” show and called for Live! to be <a href="https://www.the-sun.com/entertainment/7962353/live-fans-demand-show-canceled-the-view-extended/">canceled</a> in April.If fans got their wish and the morning show wrapped up for good, they shared they have one more request on what would fill its place on the schedule.One suggestion tossed out was to extend the runtime of ABC’s The View from one hour to two and let it replace Kelly and husband Mark's Live.This might be able to fix the schedule issue in some markets, but Live is a syndicated program and doesn’t air on ABC in all locations.<nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate>Though, as the era of Live with Kelly and Mark has only just begun, and the long-running show is one of the top daytime programs, it’s unlikely suggestions for a schedule change are even needed.Still, one annoyed fan wrote on Twitter: “’Kelly &amp; Mark LIVE’ gives off some kind of chemistry between the hosts. “Not an entertaining kind that motivates viewers to watch, but the adolescent high school kind that creates an unintended STINK bomb in the chemistry lab. “Make ‘The VIEW’ a longer show &amp; retire ‘LIVE.’”Another viewer blasted: “Live is cringe worthy, definitely a big mistake.”<h2>PASSING THE BATON</h2>Ryan announced that <a href="https://www.the-sun.com/entertainment/8129505/ryan-seacrest-return-live-slam-replacement-mark-consuelos/">he was quitting</a> Live! after co-hosting with Kelly for six seasons in February, and filmed his last episode of the talk show in April. <nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate>Before he gave up his spot, the show was called Live! with Kelly &amp; Ryan. Ryan first reappeared on Live! in mid-May to promote American Idol. A source told the outlet that Ryan is "looking forward" to his return.It marked his first appearance back since his emotional final episode, which aired on April 14.He transitioned out of Live! in the spring and <a href="https://www.the-sun.com/entertainment/7413260/why-ryan-seacrest-leaving-live/">moved back to Los Angeles</a> from New York to shoot the 21st season of American Idol.The <a href="https://www.the-sun.com/topic/us-daytime-tv/">daytime TV</a> star said he was going to miss <a href="https://www.the-sun.com/entertainment/1483469/kelly-ripa-net-worth-live-with-kelly-tv/">his "work wife" Kelly</a> - who has hosted the show since 2001.<img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=2Q0KQ8_0nQsXMGb00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2Q0KQ8_0nQsXMGb00" width="360" height="240" ><nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1l9zfX_0nQsXMGb00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1l9zfX_0nQsXMGb00" width="360" height="240" >Ryan added that he was "excited to pass the baton" to Kelly's "real husband" Mark and joked that the actor should "feel free to remodel my dressing room."Reflecting on his departure back in March, he admitted he was <a href="https://www.the-sun.com/entertainment/7738031/ryan-seacrest-kelly-ripa-looking-forward-leaving-live/">"looking forward" to leaving</a> the show.<figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0qjASg_0nQsXMGb00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0qjASg_0nQsXMGb00" width="1440" height="1439" ><figcaption>Fans think that Kelly should have her dad Joseph host with her on Live! instead of her husband Mark Consuelos Credit: Instagram/kellyripa</figcaption></figure><nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=2AbbOd_0nQsXMGb00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2AbbOd_0nQsXMGb00" width="1080" height="1080" ><figcaption>Fans were introduced to Kelly's papa on the game show she hosts, Generation Gap Credit: ABC</figcaption></figure><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=02uNQ6_0nQsXMGb00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=02uNQ6_0nQsXMGb00" width="998" height="1500" ><figcaption>Ultimately fans want Live! executives to bring back her ex co-host Ryan Seacrest Credit: Getty</figcaption></figure></div></body>

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LIVE! with Kelly & Mark fans have been suggesting that she find a new co-host to join her on the morning show. Kelly's husband Mark Consuelos, who is her current Live! co-host, might have some competition for his spot. The former soap opera star turned TV host's newest side hustle...