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zeggy:

A co-host will join Anderson Cooper every day in the Warner Bros.’ syndicated talk show Anderson’s second season, said Hilary Estey McLoughlin, president of Telepictures Productions during a panel session at the PromaxBDA Station Summit in Las Vegas. Asked whether “Anderson would find his Kelly,” McLoughlin said she wouldn’t rule out finding a permanent co-host.

Hmmm. I’m of a few minds on this. On the one hand, I often love it when Anderson has someone to play off of. It brings out a different side of him and sometimes leads to the best stories. On the other, that only works if there’s good chemistry between him and the co-host. I hope they don’t go for big names to draw ratings without considering how they’ll work with Anderson, because in that case I’d rather just have him. As for a permanent co-host, that could be cool if they find exactly the right person. (I dearly wish Kelly Ripa, Kathy Griffin, or Isha Sesay was available to do it.) But I also want the show to remain Anderson, not Anderson and So-and-So. Another consideration is that I’m used to seeing him with a co-host only when he’s covering lighter topics. I’m not sure how well it’ll work with the more serious stuff he gets into on the daytime show.

Yeah, I don’t see how that idea would work with the more serious topics he covers on the show. I enjoyed co-host Mondays very much, and I think it should be left at that. I don’t see how a permanent co-host would work for this type of show. It’s fun when the show isn’t very serious, but I think the shows that are should be left to him hosting only.