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Check Out Live!'s New Logo and Name After Michael Strahan's Exit

It's all about Kelly Ripa.

Following Michael Strahan's "low-key" final episode on Live! With Kelly and Michael on Friday, the ABC talk show debuted its new logo and name on Facebook and Twitter on Sunday.

Facebook/Live with Kelly

While the show begins its search for a new co-host, with Jimmy Kimmel set to serve as the first guess co-host on Monday, the new Twitter handle is @LiveKelly, with the show's Twitter bio revealing its new name is "LIVE with Kelly."

Longtime fans will remember the show used the same name after Regis Philbin's 2012 departure, before Strahan secured the seat on a full-time basis. 

Live With Kelly and Michael, Kelly Ripa, Michael Strahan

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The show also debuted a new logo following Strahan's exit, which simply reads "live kelly" in yellow and blue lettering.

With Strahan set to join Good Morning America full-time in September, Strahan exited Live! early on Friday, with the football legend calling his departure "bittersweet."

And though tensions had been running high it was announced Strahan would be leaving Live!after four years for GMA (with Ripa being informed only 20 minutes before the announcement was made), the duo shared a sweet goodbye.

 "I just want to say, on behalf of myself and all of us, we couldn't be prouder of you. You have given us so much joy in the mornings, f-rom your smile to your sense of humor to your horrible French accent," Ripa told Strahan. "We really are so, so proud of you. We've achieved so much together and I look forward to watching you every morning and seeing what you achieve."

 

Kelly Ripa, Andy Cohen

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Now, the search begins for a new co-host, with Ripa telling People, "We have to now find another great person, which is fun but challenging. Our show is one based on chemistry and camaraderie and trust. All those things don't just happen; it doesn't fall out of the sky. It takes a lot of work, and it takes a group discussion."

In addition to Kimmel, scheduled guest co-hosts include Jussie Smollett, Cedric the Entertainer, Daniel Dae Kim, Fred Savage, Seal and Andy Cohen. As for Ripa's reported first choice, good friend Anderson Cooper, he's not yet on the schedule to fill-in. 

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Author: EOnline

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