LIVE WITH KELLY AND MICHAEL to Host Halloween Special, 10/31

On October 31, 2012 "LIVE with Kelly and Michael" hosts Kelly Ripa and Michael Strahan will get into the Halloween spirit when the top morning show's annual extravaganza returns as "LIVE's Halloween Party."

The 2012 edition of "LIVE's" ghoulish bonanza is Strahan's first, and the show's producers are pulling out all the stops with more than 40 different costumes. Ripa and Strahan spotlight many of this year's biggest pop culture headliners, including Honey Boo Boo, the New Jersey "Tan Mom," "Long Island Medium" Theresa Caputo, Oprah Winfrey and new mom Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi. Plus, with the Presidential election less than one week away, the Obama and Romney campaigns also will receive the "LIVE" Halloween treatment, and many more surprises are in store. To keep the excitement pumping, "Jersey Shore's" DJ PAULY D will provide the soundtrack as House DJ for the day, and "Brand X" star, comedian, author and actor Russell Brand will get in on all the fun when he appears in costume for the occasion.

Plus, "LIVE's Halloween Party" wouldn't be complete without the show's annual Halloween Costume Contest. Each member of the audience that morning will be decked out from head-to-toe because one lucky winner will walk away with a $10,000 gift card for HomeGoods.

Emmy Award-winning talk show "LIVE with Kelly and Michael" is distributed in national syndication by Disney-ABC Domestic Television. Produced by WABC-TV in New York and executive produced by Michael Gelman, "LIVE" airs in more than 200 markets across the U.S.