Is ‘GMA3’ Going to Be Canceled at ABC? What Recent Exits Mean for the Show
Eva Pilgrim‘s new role on Inside Edition comes amid casting shakeups at Good Morning America.
Pilgrim was announced to be taking over for Deborah Norville as the host of Inside Edition this fall on Monday, July 7. “Anchoring Inside Edition is truly a dream job,” she said in a statement, per Variety. “I have been an avid viewer and fan of the show for many years. I’m pinching myself that I get to work with this amazing team. It’s truly an honor to join a show with such a long, rich history.”
Pilgrim has cohosted GMA‘s third hour, GMA3: What You Need to Know, with DeMarco Morgan since 2023, as the pair replaced Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes following their affair scandal and subsequent departure from ABC.
In the wake of Pilgrim’s exit, ABC News president Almin Karamehmedovic reportedly informed GMA staffers that Morgan would also be departing the series in a memo sent on Monday. “He has decided to begin a new journey and will be departing ABC News,”the memo read, per Variety.
Back in April, a source close to the show told the New York Post that Karamehmedovic was looking to replace Pilgrim and Morgan on the show by the end of this summer.
“GMA3 won’t be there at the end of the summer,” an insider told the outlet.
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The casting speculation arose after the ABC morning show reportedly laid off several workers in March, resulting in the combination of GMA and GMA3‘s production teams, according to the New York Post.
One source speculated that GMA‘s main hosting trio — Robin Roberts, Michael Strahan, and George Stephanopoulos — could be tapped to take over GMA3 unless new hosts are chosen.
An ABC News person declined to comment on Pilgrim and Morgan’s GMA3 futures to the New York Post in April. However, a spokesperson emphasized the show’s importance while discussing the consolidation of GMA and GMA3‘s production teams.
“What we have said from the beginning is that we are unifying all day parts under the GMA umbrella and team and that includes seeing all members of the extended GMA family in the third hour,” the spokesperson told the outlet. “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.”
GMA‘s entire production recently underwent a major change, as the show moved from Times Square Studios to a new ABC/Disney studio in New York City. “We are just so excited to be here in our new building with all of our ABC friends,” Lara Spencer said during the show’s June 16 episode. “We’re talking [Live with] Kelly and Mark, The View, Tamron Hall, 20/20, [ABC] World News Tonight, our pal David Muir.”
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They should have kept Amy and TJ
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While the two hosts were ok, no great loss if the show doesn’t get renewed.
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I'd welcome seeing a new daytime soap opera on ABC as an ideal replacement for GMA3 and The View at this point. If you look at CBS, they replaced The Talk with their new soap Beyond The Gates. If CBS can do it, ABC can do it too... translation, it ought to be a no-brainer.
Granted, while All My Children, One Life To Live, Loving/The City, Capitol, As The World Turns, Guiding Light, Santa Barbara, Another World, and other soaps from over the years had their time under the sun, and are no longer in production, and I too wish we could see reruns of surviving episodes. The soaps aren't dead, as we still have General Hospital, as well as we still have The Bold & The Beautiful, The Young & The Restless, and Days Of Our Lives, and the new Beyond The Gates humming along.
#LoveInTheAfternoon
#SaveOurSoaps
#BringBackTheSoaps
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I love DeMarco & Eva, I find the show entertaining.! I will miss them
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The two host show was great, l looked forward to watching every episode, l no longer have interest in the show now , might as well cancel !
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I am not a fan of GMA 3 but it would be sad to see it go.
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Eva was THE only reason to keep GMA 3 on the air, she was warm, open plus had the albility to keep viewers. Now she is gone . Tells me an this is speculation , ABC failed to notice the drawing power of Pilgrim. CBS recognized the talent and snapped it iup. Now we learn the 3rd hr of GMAC is on the chopping block , those in charge are to blame, bad decision wrong format,wrong talent, what else do you need R.I.P.
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“BORING”. Same exact as GMA in the morning.
And recorded in the morning. Trying to act as if it’s live in the afternoon.
Viewers are not stupid ABC
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Nooooo! No more soap operas. Ish!!!
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Liberal news nothing true Covid lies there good at that!!!!!
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I assume you are talking about Magas, not liberals.
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