VIDEO : LIVE! Is Back...But Is Kelly Ripa Any Closer to Finding a Permanent Co-Host?

As fans eagerly await the debut of Kelly Ripa's newest co-host, the show managed to get hearts racing with a well-timed tease. After a spring finished with guest co-hosts and a summer of reruns, it seemed like LIVE!' s longtime frontwoman was finally going to name her new on-air partner after declaring a "big announcement" was about to take place during the first week of the show's new season. With Kelly "We need to start looking because we have summer hiatus, we have vacation time.