Kelly Ripa Returns to ‘Live With Kelly and Mark’ After Week-Long Absence

Live With Kelly and Mark was back to business as usual on Monday, August 11. Kelly Ripa returned to the ABC morning show after missing all of last week’s episodes. Monday’s episode was prerecorded but featured new segments and interviews with Geena Davis and Seth MacFarlane. “Yay! Kelly is back!!! Hi Kelly! Hi Mark!! ,” one fan commented on the show’s Facebook page on Monday, while another added, “Yay! Kelly’s back!!!!” Others expressed their disappointment over the show’s recent slew of prerecorded episodes, with one user writing, “Not live. Very rare these days. We turn it off.” Another asked, “Are shows ever live?” Several users came to the show’s defense, citing that the show often prerecords episodes in the summer while Ripa and Mark Consuelos enjoy some time off. “They are on summer break til September. Its [sic] literally always been this way,” one fan commented, while someone else posted,…