Live with Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos makes major show changes to ‘engage the audience’ after lackluster reviews
The morning talk show hosts Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos have been including more participation from the audience during recent tapings after getting lackluster reviews from fans.


An eyewitness at a recent taping revealed to The U.S. Sun: “From the get-go, there was a whole 30-minute montage video played before the show started filming of recent and old clips of their time together on the show that was filled with memorable moments.
“Then, Kelly and Mark were engaging with the audience throughout the entire taping.
“It was like the audience needed to feel camera ready at any moment because they would never know when they were going to be called out.”
The insider at Live with Kelly and Mark, who attended a pre-taping on May 30, provided multiple instances where the hosts encouraged audience participation
“During the opening monologue, Kelly called out to the audience for any Gen-Zs and put them on the spotlight.
“She then asked if there were any single ladies in the crowd and also if there were any couples who track each other on their phones,” the insider noted.
In another instance, the executive producer selected an audience member to perform the show’s regular Trivia Dancer segment live in the studio rather than airing a pre-recorded video submitted by a fan as it has done in the past.
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It didn’t stop there. The eyewitness told The U.S. Sun that the married hosts “constantly interacted” with the audience during commercial breaks.
“During one break, Kelly and Mark faced off in a ping pong match in front of the audience as a form of entertainment,” the insider said.
“It was random and not even part of the show, but it was fun to watch them battle each other when they weren’t being filmed.”
Then, the duo posed for some pics with fans after the producer cut to break.
The insider continued: “It seemed like they were very caring and wanted to make a point that the audience was seen in an effort to win them over.”
Finally, at the end of the show, “Kelly spoke into a microphone thanking everyone who came out and gave a special shout-out to those who stayed for both the 9am. taping and the 10am.
“They invited everyone to come back and attend a future taping.”