LIVE! WITH KELLY Ratings Down Post-Regis

The New York Post reports that ratings for the ABC morning chatfest LIVE! have seen a significant drop since the show's long-time co-host Regis Philbin left the show this past November. Since Philbin's departure, LIVE has reportedly lost 35 percent of its viewers.  

Initially, ratings for the revamped show, currently being called LIVE! WITH KELLY, averaged 4.5 million viewers with the help of Kelly Ripa's co-host Jerry Seinfeld.  Since then however, the number of viewers has fallen to 3.8 million for the week of December 2 and 3.6 million for the week of December 9th, according to Nielsen.  During Philbin's final week as host of the show, the broadcast averaged almost 6 million viewers.  

In the last three weeks, the show has had a rotating series of celebrities joining Ripa as co-host including Neil Patrick Harris, Derek Hough, Jonah Hill and Josh Groban.  A permanent co-host has not yet been announced by the network.  

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