Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos Just Smashed a Daytime Emmy Record — and Almost No One Noticed

Daytime Emmys shake-up: Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos snag Outstanding Daytime Talk Series for Live With Kelly and Mark, while Drew Barrymore takes the host honor.

Daytime Emmys are in the books, and Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos are walking out with hardware. Their show, Live with Kelly and Mark, took Outstanding Daytime Talk Series. They were up for Outstanding Daytime Talk Series Host again too, but that one went to Drew Barrymore this year. Still, a win is a win, and in this case, it sets a quirky little record.

Back-to-back wins, married-couple edition

Ripa and Consuelos just became the first married couple to score Daytime Emmy victories two years in a row. Last year they won Outstanding Daytime Talk Series Host. This year, the show itself won Outstanding Daytime Talk Series. Different category, same shelf space. Per TV Insider.

Why their pairing works on TV

You can see it on air: they know when to jab, when to support, and when to move on. Fun detail from last year: they were not at the ceremony to accept the Host award, so they did a belated acceptance on their own show, trophies in hand. Ripa used that moment to brag on Consuelos for making a tough job look easy. And Consuelos dropped this very sweet, very succinct line about their dynamic:

"My dad always told me to marry somebody who is better than you, and try to work with people who are way better than you as well. So I have done both those things. Thank you for holding me up."

It is simple stuff, but it explains why their banter rarely feels forced. The give-and-take is the point.

Off camera, they are not joined at the hip

Surprising but true: outside of work, they spend a lot of time doing their own thing. Different hobbies, different projects, and apparently that is by design. In ESPN's docuseries Running with the Wolves, they described their approach like this, via E! News: one of them charges into a project, the other backs them up. That trust shows up on the show, which is why the energy tends to stay light and playful instead of tense.

Quick facts and where to watch

• 2024 Daytime Emmys: Live with Kelly and Mark won Outstanding Daytime Talk Series
• 2024 Host winner: Drew Barrymore (Ripa and Consuelos were nominated)
• 2023 Daytime Emmys: Ripa and Consuelos won Outstanding Daytime Talk Series Host
• Title: Live with Kelly and Mark
• Current hosts: Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos
• First episode release date for Season 35 era: April 17, 2023
• IMDb: 4.5/10
• Streaming: Available on Hulu

What this all adds up to

They have the chemistry, the audience, and now two years of Emmy love to back it up. Whether they extend the streak is anyone's guess, but for now, they earned the toast. What did you think of this year's outcome?