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ABC News Good Morning America restructuring

Overview

ABC News is considering a major restructuring of ‘Good Morning America’ following the program’s loss of its top ratings position to NBC’s ‘The Today Show’. During the 2025-2026 season, ‘Today’ secured 2.9 million total viewers, surpassing ‘GMA’s 2.8 million total viewers. This marks the first time ‘Today’ has held the top spot since the 2011-2012 season.

Internal reports suggest the decline is linked to the frequent simultaneous absence of co-hosts Michael Strahan, Robin Roberts, and George Stephanopoulos, as well as interpersonal tensions among the anchors. Furthermore, parent company Disney is reportedly scrutinizing the high salaries of the current hosts, which are estimated at over $15 million each per year, as part of efforts to reduce costs.

Entities

Good Morning America · ABC News · The Today Show · Leslie Lopez · Rachel Scott

Timeline

  1. [BUSINESS] 3 sources
    ABC News considers shakeup at Good Morning America after ratings loss

    ABC News is weighing shakeups at ‘Good Morning America’ after losing its long-standing No. 1 ratings position to NBC’s ‘The Today Show’ for the first time in 14 years.

  2. [CULTURE] 4 sources
    ABC News announces new anchor teams for ‘GMA Weekend’

    ABC News is restructuring ‘GMA Weekend’ with Rachel Scott and Rhiannon Ally joining as co-anchors for Saturdays and Sundays, respectively, alongside meteorologist Leslie Lopez.

Sources

deadline.com · hellomagazine.com · nypost.com · offthepress.com · okmagazine.com · thewrap.com