VIDEO : Kelly Ripa Slips 7 Percent in Season Premiere Week Without Michael Strahan

Welcome back, Kelly Ripa ? we?ve got some good news and some bad news. Let?s start with the positive stuff, shall we? After all, you seem like a bubbly person. ?Live With Kelly? jumped 9 percent on average across its Season 29 premiere week, despite a lack of stability in the co-host chair, and even with Labor Day slowing things down a bit. Of course, that increase was just over the prior week, when you were in reruns. Versus the Season 28 premiere and sans Michael Strahan, you actually slipped 7 percent year over year.