Live’s Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos drop major change to show’s format one day before return from vacation

LIVE with Kelly and Mark has dropped a brand new show opener just one day before its new season premiere.

The hit ABC morning show took to Instagram on Monday to share a video of its newest opening montage.

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The clip will premiere on Tuesday to accompany its newest season.

The opener features the current hosts, Kelly Ripa, 52, and her husband and official co-host Mark Consuelos, 52.

The video first shows the couple brushing their teeth while wearing pajamas before transforming into their show-ready outfits.

They then jump in a yellow taxi cab, where the couple seemingly converses about their upcoming show.

It then pans to the inside of the ABC studio, where the audience and producers are excited for the show to begin.

In slow motion, the end shows Mark giving his wife a twirl as the two flash a big smile directly at the camera.

Kelly is seen wearing a hot pink button-up dress while Mark is in a red long-sleeved shirt and black pants.

The new format comes after the program has been on hiatus for the summer.

The caption of the clip reads: “Check out our new show open! New season starts TOMORROW! Tune in!”

Kelly’s former co-host, Ryan Seacrest, announced his departure from the show in March after a six-year run.

Mark immediately took over following Ryan’s exit.

EXCITED FANS

In the comments section of the post, fans have been showing their excitement over the new opening and the upcoming season.

One follower made a reference to All My Children, the soap opera the two love birds starred in back in the 90s.

“It’s giving ‘All My Children’ and I’m here for it!” they wrote.

A second commented: “You guys are amazing together ! Mark brings ithe excitement that he needed. Love you guys together.”

“Oh, we will be watching!” a third exclaimed.

A fourth said: “What a welcome for the new season!!! So excited!”

“OMG I love it!! So excited for the new season,” another wrote.

However, some Spectrum subscribers showed concern over the recent situation involving the company’s inability to provide Disney Entertainment-owned channels to its customers.

“How can we watch still if don’t have abc anymore on spectrum?? So sad I might not be able to watch 2morrow,” one wrote.

“Can’t, I’m on Spectrum,” a second commented.

GOING DARK

Due to the rising cost of programming, Charter Spectrum revealed last week that it would no longer be showing channels owned by Disney.

Many channels, including Live’s home of ABC, officially went dark on Thursday night for paying subscribers.

“The Walt Disney Company has removed their programming from Spectrum which creates hardship for our customers,” the Spectrum website states.

It continues: “We offered Disney a fair deal, yet they are demanding an excessive increase.

“They also want to limit our ability to provide greater customer choice in programming packages forcing you to take and pay for channels you may not want.

“Spectrum is on your side and fighting to keep costs down while protecting and maximizing customer choice.”

Customers no longer have access to many major stations, including ESPN, FX, Freeform, National Geographic, Disney, ABC On Demand, and many local ABC stations.

These channels will remain dark for subscribers until a potential deal can be worked out.

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