Former All My Children star Kelly Ripa (LIVE with Kelly and Michael) joins Neil Patrick Harris in the primetime slot as the celebrity guest announcer for Best Time Ever yesterday, Tuesday October 27th at 10pm. Kelly Ripa helped guide viewers through the Halloween-themed episode from the studio’s guest announcer booth. Kelly Ripa is seen daily on her own show, surprisingly on another network:ABC. ABC of course is owned and operated by DisneyABCMedia Group which is a rival of NBCUniversal who is running Best Time Ever. I am curious to see how NBC was able to get her on the show crossing over her already established ABC contract, just in time for Halloween. Ray Parker Jr. also joined the stage for “Singalong Live” with the Academy Award-nominated theme song to “Ghostbusters” where three home viewers challenged and completed for a chance at winning $1,000. Another segment entitled “Neil Versus” had NPH and his child doppelganger “Little NPH” against Pussycat Doll sidekick Nicole Scherzinger and “Little Nicole” in a game moderated by another NBCUniversal tv show host, Meredith Vieira (The Meredith Vieira Show). The season finale is next week November 3rd. Looking forward to seeing what they have in store to knock it out of the park in order to get renewed.