Large reshuffle hits ABC’s “GMA3”, but sources insist that it’s not shut down

“GMA3” hosts Eva Pilgrim and Demarco Morgan both quit the ABC news show on Monday as the noon extension of “Good Morning America” ​​took another major makeover three years after the scandal Extramarital affair Put the performance firmly in the spirit of the times.

The departure of the pilgrim and Morgan raises questions about the future of the plan, which has been hit by layoffs this year. The status quo media newsletter wrote that the program’s “ABC news is almost thrown into towels”, and TV insiders bluntly asked: “Will the ‘gma3’ be cancelled on ABC?”

But, according to a good source, the scandal-ridden plan won’t fade away anytime soon.

ABC News Sources told Fox News Numbers.

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“Good Morning America” ​​executive producer Simone Swink controlled “GMA3” last year. Sources noted that the new studio and appearance are more synced with Swink’s flagship “Good Morning America”, which is evidence that ABC is working to develop the derivative “GMA3”.

ABC news figures will host Reeve, Lara Spencer, Sam Champion, Linsey Davis, James Longman, Rachel Scott, Janai Norman, Gio Benitez and Whit Johnson in recent weeks, and similar rotations are expected to continue.

“GMA3” received national attention in 2022, with then-owners TJ Holmes and Amy Robach trapped in a compelling cheating scandal. Their relationship started when both of them married others, resulting in their two months being replaced before agreeing to quit the ABC.

As the drama unfolds, the tabloids essentially cover every step of their Disney-owned network At the forefront. At the time, ABC News insiders said that this incident was cruel to a family brand that was very important to Disney, the parent company of ABC News.

The plan has attracted audiences since the cheating scandal. “GMA3” has an average of 1.6 million viewers in 2022, and the matter became tabloid feed, with an average of 1.4 million declines since then.

The decline was the worst among adults aged 25-54, as it has dropped 24% of key audiences since Robach and Sherlock Holmes were found to be more than just friendly co-hosts.

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While promoting the daytime program, ABC touted “GMA3” to beat CBS’s “Talk” and “NBC News Daily.”

But “GMA3” lost its morning and daytime products from various Fox news channels, including “Fox & Friends”, “America News Room”, “Faulkner Focus”, “Outhumbered”, “The Story”, “America Reports”, “America Reports” and “Will Cain Show”.

ABC Honchos Long hopes to expand “Good Morning America” ​​to three hours, but Kelly Ripa’s “Live” plan is good at 9 a.m. ET, and the third hour will naturally fit. In 2018, when Michael Strahan and Sara Haines hosted “GMA Day”, ABC began tinkering with the daytime version of “GMA”.

The program has since undergone several makeovers, known as the “pandemic: something you need to know” in the early stages of Covid. Eventually, it was renamed “GMA3: What You Need to Know” and then simply shortened “GMA3”.

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ABC News’ Almin Karamehmedovic told staff about the exits of the Pilgrim and Morgan.

“I would like to share that Eva Pilgrim has decided to start the next chapter and will leave ABC News. She has been an outstanding member of the ABC News team for more than a decade, from the ABC-owned WPVI station in Philadelphia,” Karamehmedovic wrote in a MEMO. Fox News Numbers.

He continues to touting the success of the pilgrims online and thanks her for “years of friendship and hard work.”

The Pilgrim was named the new host of the “built version” joint program.

Karamehmedovic also told ABC News staff that Morgan “decided to start a new journey and will leave ABC News”, although it is not clear whether he has another show in line.

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