The clock is ticking on “Good Morning America 3” hosts DeMarco Morgan and Eva Pilgrim as community brass look to shake up the ratings-challenged present, The Submit has realized.
ABC Information president Almin Karamehmedovic will probably exchange the anchors of the third hour of the marquee morning present by the tip of the summer season, based on a supply with direct information.
The pair took over the 1 p.m. time slot in 2023 following the scandalous affair between married co-anchors T.J. Holmes and Amy Robach.
The potential overhaul comes after ABC Information laid off “GMA3” employees final month and consolidated its manufacturing below “GMA.”
On the time, Karamehmedovic assured staffers that the present wouldn’t be axed.
Nonetheless, one supply speculated that Karamehmedovic will pull the plug on Morgan and Pilgrim, and probably usher in new anchors and even faucet the highly-paid trio from the “GMA” mothership: Robin Roberts, Michael Strahan and George Stephanopoulos.
“’GMA3′ won’t be there at the end of the summer,” the insider stated, referring to the present hosts.
ABC Information declined to touch upon Morgan and Pilgrim’s future.
“What we’ve stated from the start is that we’re unifying all day elements below the GMA umbrella and staff and that features seeing all members of the prolonged GMA household within the third hour,’ a spokesperson informed The Submit on Tuesday.
“The third hour is a valued part of the GMA franchise. Robin, George and Michael have been on before and they will continue to be featured,” the rep concluded.
Morgan and Pilgrim haven’t made waves as hosts — other than Morgan, whose attention-grabbing Instagram images have set social media abuzz.
The Submit completely reported final yr that ABC Information execs have been alarmed over a collection of provocative images of Morgan posing in skin-tight biker shorts, by which the anchor’s “package” was on full show.
The racy pics, sadly, haven’t goosed “GMA 3’s” rankings, which have usually hovered between 1.3 and 1.5 million whole viewers over the previous yr and a half.
In the previous few months of Robach and Holmes’ tenure, rankings have been within the 1.7 million-viewer vary.
However ABC Information’ viewership woes additionally prolong to its crown jewel, “GMA,” which has been below main strain in latest months as rankings development down for all TV reveals.
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The perennial morning present winner has struggled to take care of its supremacy over NBC’s “Today” present in latest months.
What’s extra, there are rumors {that a} main expertise shake up might be within the offing at “GMA.”
As beforehand reported by The Submit, the community could pull the plug on Stephanopoulos, who has been “miserable” after he was pressured to apologize as a part of the community’s defamation lawsuit settlement with President Trump.
“He’s definitely gone,” the insider predicted on the time. “He’s a dead man walking for sure.”
There are additionally rumors that Strahan could step away from the present when his contract expires later this yr. The previous New York Giants star and Fox NFL Sunday analyst is trying to give attention to his sports activities commentary profession. He additionally needs to dedicate extra time to his teenage daughter Isabella, who’s combating a uncommon mind most cancers, based on a report from NewsNation.
