“Entertainment Tonight” says ROB LOWE has the inside track on replacing MICHAEL STRAHAN on “Live!”.

He was reportedly in the running back in 2012 too, before they ultimately chose Michael. And it sounds like he’s interested . . .

This week, he said, quote, “I [guest]-hosted it with Kelly and had the time of my life. I love her . . . I love being able to talk to an audience every morning like that and just being fun, counter-punching, being silly, and talking about cool stuff.”

By the way, Kelly just announced that her upcoming guest co-hosts will include: Ryan Seacrest, D.L. Hughley, Joel McHale, and Alec Baldwin.