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There probably was one included. Standard issue. The question would be what scope of "immorality" it covers.

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I also wouldn't necessarily assume additional talent moves are forthcoming. This could just be CBS trying to emulate the 4-6 person ensemble cast that has worked well for GMA and Today.

TV execs don't cancel shows because the host has a big ego.

I found the premise of the whole interview to be bizarre. I'm not really sure how to explain, but I don't know why they even had her on the show for an interview in the first place.

Abby Huntsman's last show with Fox & Friends was this past weekend. We'll see where she turns up.

Lauren Glassberg has been substitute anchoring far more often recently than she typically had in the past. Wonder if it's a contract renewal stipulation for her, or if they're short staffed with summer vacations. On another note, Sade is going to slowly return to the 5:00 pm show next month per Bill Ritter.

My guess is that they'll either phase out the news reader role in favor of three coanchors, or they'll drop back down to two co-anchors after Paula's replacement is chosen. Either way, I think we'll see five, not six.

The ensemble this morning was Dan, Diane Macedo, and Whit Johnson coanchoring, with Adrienne doing Pop News and Ron doing news. No Rob. Last week, a woman from ESPN was in as the third co-anchor. Forgot her name.

Has there been any indication as to whether this will be a live show, or recorded in the morning and then aired in the afternoon?

Agreed, and I have to assume he'll disappear from the 7 am hour pretty quickly. I image he wouldn't be willing to stick with the 4:00 am wakeup for GMA at 7, and then stay around to prep for and do the 1:00 pm show. EDIT: Just read that the show will be taped in the morning after GMA airs, so disregard my hypothesis. I was also wondering this. Personally, I like the sound of Good Afternoon America better. But, even on the morning show they have been shifting away from referring to it as "Good Morning America" and largely refer to the show as "GMA." So maybe the thought is that "GMA" is a recognizable brand, and they are doubling down on it. Yeah, but will it be airing live at 10:00 am PT or on tape at 1:00 pm PT? I would think the latter. EDIT: Disregard this, too .

Indeed, it has since been reported that, after Whoopi stormed off the stage, Pirro called the staff something inappropriate (c***suckers) in front of the audience before she herself left the stage. Whoopi confirmed the confrontation backstage did happen, and also said that Pirro was cursing at the security staff and others on her way out. Pirro's weekly show on Fox News airs tonight at 9:00 pm. It'll be interesting to see what she says. She's already spoken about the interview on Hannity and other Fox shows, but now she'll be on her own turf.

So, there was a little incident yesterday when Jeanine Pirro appeared on the show: Pirro claims that after she walked off stage, she crossed paths with Whoopi, and Whoopi then shouted "F*** you" and "Get the f*** out of this building."

I'm sure we'll see several people rotate into the chair in the coming weeks. Right now, I'd put my money on Diane Macedo, who's been anchoring WNN and ATM.

The release from ABC suggests the intention is to free up her schedule by removing her from regular anchoring duties. So, unless they do a 180, it seems unlikely that she'd end up with a host role for the third hour. Maybe. But serving as White House Correspondent is a pretty high-profile gig, especially with the current administration. And she is already a regular fill-in on weekday GMA. Giving those things up to be anchor of weekend GMA might amount to a demotion, unless she prefers it.

In which case, they could hire Sam Champion to take over Pop News. Lol. He had been filling in for her several times recently. Hey, stranger things have happened.

Something to do with sports, perhaps?

Whit Johnson is filling in for Dan Harris this morning.

Here's the full release: http://abc7ny.com/business/chad-matthews-named-vp-news-director-of-wabc-tv/3540380/

WABC is still running promos for the 5:00 show with Diana and Sade, so I presume the plan is still for her to return.

From a journalistic quality perspective, it'd be nice to see Whit take over most of Michael's role in the first hour, with Michael then owning more of the second hour. Don't know that that will happen, though. Certainly not immediately.

That wouldn't shock me if it pans out. Like Tom Llamas, he held a high-profile role before joining ABC News.

Sounds like it remains unclear if Amy will continue as news anchor on GMA while hosting 20/20, or if she'll be replaced, or if the news anchor role will be eliminated altogether. If it's the latter, in combination with the elimination of Lara's full time role, it certainly amounts to a cost savings for the show.

All of that could be true. But it's also probably easier for management to get other anchors to sub in for the 5 than the 11. So, if she asked for a reduced schedule, she may have been told her option was to sit out for the 5 and do the 11.

There's no reason to change the music. Part of the reason Eyewitness News is successful is because it has a long history and a recognized brand. The music is part of that. Loyal viewers who have been watching for 10, 20, 30+ years like it and like the consistency. They don't like change.