Kelly Ripa still needs a permanent replacement for Michael Strahan on "Live With Kelly," and TheWrap has ranked the 10 most-probable co-hosts by their Positive Q Scores, a measure of likability used in the industry. The higher the Positive Q score, the better.
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Rank: 1
Guest co-host: Morris Chestnut
Positive Q Score: 38
Recognition Score: 30
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Rank: 2
Guest co-host: Jussie Smollett
Positive Q Score: 31
Recognition Score: 19
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Rank: 3
Guest co-host: Anderson Cooper
Positive Q Score: 24
Recognition Score: 68
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Rank: 4
Guest co-host: Neil Patrick Harris
Positive Q Score: 21
Recognition Score: 71
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Rank: 5
Guest co-host: Chris Harrison
Positive Q Score: 17
Recognition Score: 30
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Ranking: 6 (tie)
Guest co-host: Andy Cohen
Positive Q Score: 13 (tie)
Recognition Score: 33
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Rank: 6 (tie)
Guest co-host: Christian Slater
Positive Q Score: 13* (tie)
Recognition Score: 54
*Last poll done Winter 2010.
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Rank: 8
Guest co-host: Mark Consuelos
Positive Q Score: 10*
Recognition Score: 27
*Last poll done Winter 2014.
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Rank: 9
Guest co-host: Jerry O'Connell
Positive Q Score: 8*
Recognition Score: 47
*Last poll done Summer 2014.
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Rank: 10
Guest co-host: Fred Savage
Positive Q Score: 7*
Recognition Score: 55
*Last poll done Winter 2016.
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Sorry, Fred -- we'd have thought "The Wonder Years" would grant more goodwill among this age group. You've still got a solid chance, especially based on recent bookings, and we'll learn the full-time co-host very soon. "Live With Kelly" returns Tuesday.
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