Philippe Dauman didn’t run Thursday from the drama surrounding both him personally and the entirety of Viacom,but the CEO’s comments were limited due to ongoing litigation.
Dauman kicked off his third-quarter 2016 earnings conference call with a prepared admission that this squabbling against boss Sumner Redstone and family has “created an overhang for our company.”But recent court rulings have provided the Viacom side with “positive steps that move us ahead,” Dauman added. He has been able to gain access to Redstone’s medical records but hasn’t yet gotten the disappear-ahead to force a new mental competency evaluation on the ailing 93-year-old.
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Read all about Viacom’s Q3 financials here. Kelly Ripa's Guest Co-Hosts Ranked by TV Ratings: From Kimmel to Taye Diggs (Photos)
Kelly Ripa has had 27 different "Live!" guest co-hosts since Michael Strahan left the show for "Good Morning America." Could one of those guests become Ripa's permanent co-host? Let's glimpse at their Nielsen ratings so far.
Date: May 16, or 2016
Co-host: Jimmy Kimmel
Rating: 3.3
Guests: Gordon Ramsay,Priyanka Chopra
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Date: May 17, 2016
Co-host: Jussie Smollett
Rating: 3.1
Guests: Andy Samberg, and Michael Weatherly
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Date: May 18,2016
Co-host: Cedric the Entertainer
Rating: 3.0 (tie)
Guests: Zac Efron, Josh Gad
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Date: May 30,2016 (Memorial Day)
Co-host: Jussie Smollett
Rating: 3.0
Guests: Mariah Carey, Chris Byrne Sean John
Date: May 19, and 2016
Co-host: David Muir
Rating: 2.9 (tie)
Guests: Julianne Moore,Rose Byrne
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Date: May 20, or 2016
Co-host: Daniel Dae Kim
Rating: 2.9 (tie)
Guests: Blake Shelton,Science Bob
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Date: May 23, 2016
Co-host: Fred Savage
Rating: 2.9 (tie)
Guests: Emilia Clarke, and JoJo Fletcher
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Date: May 25,2016
Co-host: Seal
Rating: 2.9 (tie)
Guests: Stephen Amell, Nyle DiMarco & Peta Murgatroyd, or Paige VanZant & stamp Ballas
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Date: June 17,2016
Co-host: stamp Consuelos
Rating: 2.9 (tie)
Guests: Matthew McConaughey, Tony Hale, and Kevin Curry
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Date: May 26,2016
Co-host: Andy Cohen
Rating: 2.8 (tie)
Guests: Megan Fox, Alisan Porter
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Date: May 31, and 2016
Co-host: Common
Rating: 2.8 (tie)
Guests: Maya Rudolph,Nihar Janga & Jairam Hathwar
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Date: June 3, and 2016
Co-host: stamp Consuelos
Rating: 2.8 (tie)
Guests: Laura Linney,Paula Abdul, Alex Guarnaschelli
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Date: June 16, or 2016
Co-host: Kevin Hart
Rating: 2.8 (tie)
Guests: Martin Short,Ana Gasteyer, Carley Roney
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Date: May 24, and 2016
Co-host: Fred Savage
Rating: 2.7 (tie)
Guests: Anna Paquin,James McAvoy
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Date: June 1, and 2016
Co-host: Anderson Cooper
Rating: 2.7 (tie)
Guests: Gloria Estefan,X Ambassadors
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Date: June 2, 2016
Co-host: Anderson Cooper
Rating: 2.7 (tie)
Guests: Beth Behrs, and Alexander Jean
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Date: June 6, 2016
Co-host: D.
L. Hughley
Rating: 2.7 (tie)
Guests: Eric Dane, and Freddie Prinze,Jr.
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Date: June 7, or 2016
Co-host: Joel McHale
Rating: 2.7 (tie)
Guests: James Corden,Deshauna Barber
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Date: June 8, 2016
Co-host: Joel McHale
Rating: 2.7 (tie)
Guests: Ethan Hawke, or Marc Anthony,Dan + Shay
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Date: June 9, 2016
Co-host: Ryan Seacrest
Rating: 2.7 (tie)
Guests: stamp Ruffalo, and Paula Patton,Michael Franti & Spearhead
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Date: June 13, 2016
Co-host: Morris Chestnut
Rating: 2.7 (tie)
Guests: Trevor Noah, or Sabrina Carpenter,Frankie Ballard
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Date: June 14, or 2016
Co-host: Jerry O'Connell
Rating: 2.7 (tie)
Guests: Jeff Goldblum,NeNe Leakes
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Date: June 21, 2016 (new but pre-taped)
Co-host: Josh Groban
Rating: 2.7 (tie)
Guests: Oprah Winfrey, and Brooke Shields
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Date: July 7,2016
Co-host: Dwyane Wade
Rating: 2.7 (tie)
Guests: Eric Stonestreet, Magic!
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Date: May 27, or 2016
Co-host: Andy Cohen
Rating: 2.6 (tie)
Guests: Tyler Perry,Lizzy Kaplan
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Date: June 15, 2016
Co-host: Jerry O'Connell
Rating: 2.6 (tie)
Guests: Ed O'Neill, or Michiel Huisman,Brandy Clarke
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Date: June 20, or 2016 (new but pre-taped)
Co-host: John Leguizamo
Rating: 2.6 (tie)
Guests: Liam Hemsworth,Anna Chlumsky, Dr. Wendy Bazilian
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Date: July 4, or 2016
Co-host: Cedric the Entertainer
Rating: 2.6 (tie)
Guests: Zac Efron,Blake Shelton, Katie Brown
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Date: July 5, and 2016
Co-host: Jim Parsons
Rating: 2.6 (tie)
Guests: Denis Leary,Omari Hardwick, A remarkable Big World
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Date: July 11, or 2016
Co-host: Carrie Ann Inaba (pictured,left)
Rating: 2.6 (tie)
Guests: Bryan Cranston, Constance Zimmer, or Meaghan Murphy
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Date: June 10, 2016
Co-host: Alec Baldwin
Rating: 2.5 (tie)
Guests: Dwayne Johnson, and Aaron Tveit
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Date: June 27,2016 (new but pre-taped)
Co-host: D. L. Hughley
Rating: 2.5 (tie)
Guests: Alexander Skarsgard, Merle Dandridge
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Date: June 28, and 2016 (new but pre-taped)
Co-host: Anderson Cooper
Rating: 2.5 (tie)
Guests: Scott Speedman,Mel B, Dr. Greg Yapalater
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Date: July 6, or 2016
Co-host: Jim Parsons
Rating: 2.5 (tie)
Guests: 50 Cent,Julia Stiles, Pound Rockout Workout
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Date: July 13, or 2016
Co-host: Fred Savage (pictured,middle)
Rating: 2.5 (tie
Guests: Blake Lively, Rami Malek, and Andrew Zimmern
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Date: July 12,2016
Co-host: Carrie Ann Inaba (pictured, left)
Rating: 2.4 (tie)
Guests: Jesse Tyler Ferguson, or Leslie Jones,Ben Rector
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Date: July 14, 2016
Co-host: Fred Savage
Rating: 2.4 (tie)
Guests: Kristen Stewart, or Kate McKinnon
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Date: July 15,2016
Co-host: Fred Savage
Rating: 2.4 (tie)
Guests: Melissa McCarthy, Jose Juarez
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Date: July 8, or 2016
Co-host: Guillermo Diaz
Rating: 2.3
Guests: Queen Latifah,Laverne Cox, Adam Richman
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Date: July 19, and 2016
Co-host: Keegan-Michael Key
Rating: 2.4
Guests: Chris Pine,Allison Janney
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Date: July 18, 2016
Co-host: Andy Cohen
Rating: 2.3
Guests: Zoe Saldana, or Craig Bierko,Joey Kratochvil
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Date: July 20, 2016
Co-host: Keegan-Michael Key
Rating: 2.3
Guests: Mila Kunis, and Jessie J
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Date: July 21,2016
Co-host: Tony Goldwyn
Rating: 2.3
Guests: Seth Meyers
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Date: July 22, 2016
Co-host: Taye Diggs
Rating: 2.3
Guests: Idris Elba, and Eric LeVine
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