Viewers of “Live with Kelly and Mark” are not happy that the talk show is only filming “live” for three days this week.
“The fact that #LiveWithKellyAndMark IS NOT live on Thursdays & Fridays makes me irrationally irritated for some reason,” one person tweeted Thursday morning.
Another added, “Fourth show and already Live @kellymarklive isn’t. Why not just record five in one day and call it a week? #youknowyouwantto”
A third critic wrote, “It would be nice to see an audience again and for the shows to actually be live and not prerecorded. But Kelly really needs to let Mark speak. She cuts everyone off, even the guests.”
However, we’re told this is not out of the ordinary and filming schedules are shifted all the time to accommodate the hosts’ other projects.
Earlier this week, Kelly Ripa was joined by her husband, Mark Consuelos, as her official co-host of the ABC daytime talk show for the first time.
Since then, the couple has received some criticism for appearing “uncomfortable” on air together, while others thought the married pair showed too much PDA.
The most recent backlash regarding a short filming schedule will already change soon as Ripa, 52, and Consuelos, also 52, are set to film “Live” for four days straight next week.
According to the website that sells the show’s tickets, there will be a live taping for the talk show next Monday through Thursday, but ticket sales for the latter day are already “sold out.”
Pvnew reached out to a rep at “Live with Kelly and Mark” for comment.
While the audience has given mixed reviews, Consuelos appears pleased with his performance.
“This show today truly felt like home,” the former soap star told Us Weekly following his first show as co-host on Monday. “I always feel at home with Kelly, but [working] together this morning just felt so right.”
He then gushed, “I can’t wait to see where we can go from here.”
Veteran host Andy Cohen, who is good friends with Ripa and Consuelos, seemed to also give the duo his stamp of approval.
On Tuesday, the Bravo head honcho shared an illustration of Snoopy alongside the words, “KEEP your head UP!”
Although he did not mention his pals, the post came right after the eagerly anticipated first episode of “Live with Kelly and Mark.”
