Anderson Cooper and 18 Other ‘Live With Kelly’ Guest Co-Hosts Who Topped Ryan Seacrest in Ratings (Photos)

“American Idol” alum averaged pretty good Nielsen numbers as a fill-in — here’s who did even better

Tony Maglio | May 1, 2017 @ 7:50 AM Last Updated: May 1, 2017 @ 8:39 AM

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Anderson Cooper

Rank: 19Co-Host: Anderson CooperNo. of Episodes: 11Average Rating: 2.564 Also Read: 16 ‘Taboo’ Main Characters, Ranked by How Dirty They Are (Photos)

Rank: 18Co-Host: Joel McHaleNo. of Episodes: 4Average Rating: 2.575 Also Read: ‘The Magicians’ Stars Hale Appleman, Summer Bishil and Harvey Guillen at StudioWrap (Photos)

Rank: 17Co-Host: Mark ConsuelosNo. of Episodes: 10Average Rating: 2.58 Also Read: ‘Time After Time': 10 Things You Didn’t Know About Jack the Ripper (Photos)

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Rank: 11 (tie)Co-Host: Chris PrattNo. of Episodes: 1Average Rating: 2.6 Also Read: TV Shows You Should Binge-Watch Right Now, From ‘OITNB’ to ‘Better Call Saul’ (Photos)

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Rank: 11 (tie)Co-Host: Mark CubanNo. of Episodes: 1Average Rating: 2.6 Also Read: ‘Dancing With the Stars’ Season 24 Cast Ranked: Is Mr. T or Simone Biles Better Bet to Win? (Photos)

Rank: 11 (tie)Co-Host: Bellamy YoungNo. of Episodes: 1Average Rating: 2.6 Also Read: HGTV’s ‘Flip or Flop’ Contractors Ranked by Profitability (Photos)

Rank: 11 (tie)Co-Host: Ashton KutcherNo. of Episodes: 1Average Rating: 2.6 Also Read: ‘SNL': The 15 Very Best Sketches of Season 42 So Far, Ranked (Photos)

Rank: 11 (tie)Co-Host: Joe JonasNo. of Episodes: 1Average Rating: 2.6 Also Read: ‘Bachelor’ and ‘Bachelorette’ Villains Ranked From Bad to Worst (Photos)

Rank: 11 (tie)Co-Host: D.L. HughleyNo. of Episodes: 2Average Rating: 2.6 Also Read: Every ‘SNL’ Alec Baldwin Donald Trump Sketch Ranked, From Least to Most Retweetable (Photos)

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Rank: 10Co-Host: Dwyane WadeNo. of Episodes: 1Average Rating: 2.7 Also Read: ‘Walking Dead': All 39 Main Characters in Rick’s Group, Ranked (Photos)

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Rank: 9Co-Host: Jussie SmollettNo. of Episodes: 4Average Rating: 2.725 Also Read: 11 Times Fox News Hosts Criticized Donald Trump (Photos)

Rank: 8Co-Host: David MuirNo. of Episodes: 2Average Rating: 2.75 Also Read: ‘Scandal’ Main Characters Ranked By How Shady They Are (Photos)

Kevin Hart What Now people's choice

Rank: 5 (tie)Co-Host: Kevin HartNo. of Episodes: 1Average Rating: 2.8 Also Read: 14 ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Main Characters Ranked by Drama Level (Photos)

Rank: 5 (tie)Co-Host: CommonNo. of Episodes: 1Average Rating: 2.8 Also Read: 21 ‘The Americans’ Main Characters Ranked, From Worst to Best (Photos)

Cedric the Entertainer

Rank: 5 (tie)Co-Host: Cedric The EntertainerNo. of Episodes: 2Average Rating: 2.8 Also Read: ‘Kicking and Screaming’ Host Hannah Simone Exclusive StudioWrap Portraits (Photos)

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Rank: 3 (tie)Co-Host: Daniel Dae KimNo. of Episodes: 1Average Rating: 2.9 Also Read: ‘Legion': A Complete Chronological Timeline of When Stuff Probably Happened (Photos)

Rank: 3 (tie)Co-Host: SealNo. of Episodes: 1Average Rating: 2.9 Also Read: 8 Time-Travel TV Shows Ranked by Ratings (Photos)

Rank: 2Co-Host: Megyn KellyNo. of Episodes: 1Average Rating: 3.0 Also Read: ‘Kicking and Screaming’ Host Hannah Simone Exclusive StudioWrap Portraits (Photos)

Rank: 1Co-Host: Jimmy KimmelNo. of Episodes: 1Average Rating: 3.3 Also Read: 8 Time-Travel TV Shows Ranked by Ratings (Photos)

But none of them got the job -- this fella did. Here's to the "Live With Kelly & Ryan" era! Also Read: Here’s How Ryan Seacrest Has Done Co-Hosting ‘Live With Kelly’ in TV Ratings