For those wondering why Ripa has been missing from her daytime talk show, a production source informed DECIDER that Ripa took a couple days off, as she does annually, for her summer break. She will be back on Live with Kelly and Mark on Monday, Aug. 11.

Renowned talk show host and actress Kelly Ripa has been missing from her immensely popular talk show Live with Kelly and Mark this week.

During the daytime icon’s leave, several celebs have guest starred alongside her husband and co-anchor, Mark Consuelos.

ESPN ‘s Elle Duncan joined Mark Consuelos at the co-host desk on Thursday’s previously recorded episode, where she and Consuelos pointed out her two parents in the audience. “When you get older, your entourage is your parents,” she teased.

Live With Kelly and Mark just hit their highest summertime ratings ever. During the week of July 21, the talk show rose over the previous week across all measures, including total viewers, households,

After Consuelos introduced the Nobody Wants This star as his guest host, Tohn teased, “Or as I like to call myself, Kelly Ripoff. Yeah! Nailed it. First one out of the gate.” Last week, Ripa was joined by guest hosts Jerry O’Connell, David Muir, Carson Kressley, and Steve Patterson, as she said Consuelos was “working on a show out in L.A.”

Kelly Ripa, cohost of 'Live With Kelly and Mark,' is on a brief summer vacation with Mark Consuelos filling the gap using guest cohosts

There's no such thing as a summertime slump for Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos' beloved talk show. Live With Kelly and Mark's impressive summer ratings have been revealed amid Ripa's weeklong absence from the daytime broadcast — with July seeing the show's best numbers in more than three months.