Kimmel Will Be Kelly Ripa's Guest Co-Host on <i>Live!</i>

Jimmy Kimmel will join Kelly Ripa on May 16 as her first guest co-host on Live! after Michael Strahan's exit from the show on May 13.

The announcement follows weeks of behind-the-scenes drama at ABC. Strahan was initially scheduled to leave Live! for a co-hosting spot on Good Morning America in September. But Ripa was reportedly told of Strahan's move just 20 minutes before ABC made the decision public. She took a brief leave from the show after hearing the news.