Kelly Ripa's co-hosts for next week revealed: 'Empire' star, newsman and a 'Lost' alum

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Michael Strahan Says Goodbye to "Live!"
Michael Strahan Says Goodbye to "Live!"


Move over Michael Strahan: Kelly Ripa will co-host "Live" next week with "Empire" star Jussie Smollett, Cedric the Entertainer, David Muir, and Daniel Dae Kim.

As previously reported, her Monday co-host is Jimmy Kimmel.

Below is the full lineup of co-hosts and guests for next week, Ripa's first without Strahan.

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Monday, May 16 – Late night host Jimmy Kimmel kicks off the week as Kelly's first co-host. Kelly and Jimmy sit down with Chef Gordon Ramsay and "Quantico" star Priyanka Chopra. Plus, a performance by indie rock band American Authors.

Tuesday, May 17 – "Empire" star JUSSIE SMOLLETT is Kelly's co-host this morning. ANDY SAMBERG chats about the film "Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping," and MICHAEL WEATHERLY discusses the series "NCIS."

Wednesday, May 18 – Comedian CEDRIC THE ENTERTAINER joins Kelly as co-host today. ZAC EFRON talks about the film "Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising," and JOSH GAD previews "The Angry Birds Movie."

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Thursday, May 19 – Kelly's co-host this morning is "World News Tonight" anchor DAVID MUIR. JULIANNE MOORE speaks about the film "Maggie's Plan," and "Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising" star ROSE BYRNE visits.

Friday, May 20 – Rounding out the week as co-host is "Hawaii Five-0" star DANIEL DAE KIM. Kelly and Daniel interview BLAKE SHELTON, who also performs for the "LIVE" audience, and SCIENCE BOB brings some fun experiments to the studio.

"LIVE with Kelly" is distributed in national syndication by DisneyABC Home Entertainment and TV Distribution. The show is produced by WABC-TV in New York and executive produced by Michael Gelman.

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