

Rank: 19
Co-Host: Anderson Cooper
No. of Episodes: 11
Average Rating: 2.564
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Rank: 18
Co-Host: Joel McHale
No. of Episodes: 4
Average Rating: 2.575
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Rank: 17
Co-Host: Mark Consuelos
No. of Episodes: 10
Average Rating: 2.58
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Rank: 11 (tie)
Co-Host: Chris Pratt
No. of Episodes: 1
Average Rating: 2.6
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Rank: 11 (tie)
Co-Host: Mark Cuban
No. of Episodes: 1
Average Rating: 2.6
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Rank: 11 (tie)
Co-Host: Bellamy Young
No. of Episodes: 1
Average Rating: 2.6
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Rank: 11 (tie)
Co-Host: Ashton Kutcher
No. of Episodes: 1
Average Rating: 2.6
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Rank: 11 (tie)
Co-Host: Joe Jonas
No. of Episodes: 1
Average Rating: 2.6
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Rank: 11 (tie)
Co-Host: D.L. Hughley
No. of Episodes: 2
Average Rating: 2.6
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Rank: 10
Co-Host: Dwyane Wade
No. of Episodes: 1
Average Rating: 2.7
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Rank: 9
Co-Host: Jussie Smollett
No. of Episodes: 4
Average Rating: 2.725
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Rank: 8
Co-Host: David Muir
No. of Episodes: 2
Average Rating: 2.75
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Rank: 5 (tie)
Co-Host: Kevin Hart
No. of Episodes: 1
Average Rating: 2.8
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Rank: 5 (tie)
Co-Host: Common
No. of Episodes: 1
Average Rating: 2.8
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Rank: 5 (tie)
Co-Host: Cedric The Entertainer
No. of Episodes: 2
Average Rating: 2.8
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Rank: 3 (tie)
Co-Host: Daniel Dae Kim
No. of Episodes: 1
Average Rating: 2.9
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Rank: 3 (tie)
Co-Host: Seal
No. of Episodes: 1
Average Rating: 2.9
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Rank: 2
Co-Host: Megyn Kelly
No. of Episodes: 1
Average Rating: 3.0
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Rank: 1
Co-Host: Jimmy Kimmel
No. of Episodes: 1
Average Rating: 3.3
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