Good Morning America co-anchors Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes gained’t be returning to your tv any time quickly, not less than till an inner investigation concerning their alleged affair is concluded.
According to an inner memo from ABC News president Kim Godwin, obtained by E! News, “I understand that the continuing coverage can be distracting from the incredibly important work our team does here at ABC News.”
She added, “It is my hope that we will continue to focus our energy on what we do best, and I want all of you to know how immensely proud I am of your hard work and professionalism.”
She additionally expressed that there could be a rotation of anchors at GMA3 in the interim. Robach and Holmes have been benched from GMA since December 5 after their relationship was made public when The Daily Mail posted photographs of the 2 canoodling in a bar in upstate New York.
Banning the co-anchors will not be what’s finest for rankings, as a result of after information of their alleged affair broke, 1.81 million viewers watched GMA3: What You Need to Know. That’s an 11 % enhance from the typical of 1.63 million viewers who tuned into GMA3’s prior three broadcasts.
However, after the co-anchors have been changed by Gio Benitez and Stephanie Ramos filling in viewership fell again all the way down to 1.67 million, in response to Nielsen knowledge.