Today, ABC airs the final episode of their daytime series, The Chew. Last month, the network announced that the cooking-themed talk show had been cancelled after more than 1,400 episodes. Will you miss it? Was this the right decision?
Launching in September 2011, The Chew replaced the All My Children soap opera after its 41 years on the network. A talk show that incorporates cooking and lifestyle-related segments, the series was initially hosted by Mario Batali, Carla Hall, Clinton Kelly, Daphne Oz, and Michael Symon. Oz departed the show after six seasons and Batali left following sexual misconduct allegations in December 2017.
ABC decided to cancel The Chew in order to expand their Good Morning America series to three hours. NBC’s Today show has had a third hour (with various titles) since October 2000. The current incarnation is Megyn Kelly Today.
While the third hour of Today typically followed the regular program’s two-hour broadcast, hour three of Good Morning America will air separately, in the afternoon. The new hour of GMA is expected to be taped and not presented live, as the regular program is. ABC is making this move as Today has been taking the lead in various demographics in the morning ratings race.
If ABC had wanted to expand GMA to three hours, couldn’t they have replaced either The View or Live with Kelley and Ryan? That was unlikely to happen since both perform better in the ratings than The Chew. In particular, The View has been growing its audience and has been seeing its best ratings since the 2014-15 season (a rarity in today’s landscape). Meanwhile, The Chew has been in last place, ranking 13th out of 13 daytime series.
While ABC may have high hopes for a third hour of GMA, they no doubt have an uphill battle ahead. Daytime audiences often don’t like change and some viewers still hold a grudge against The Chew for replacing All My Children. Time will tell if the new hour of GMA will fare any better than The Chew did.
What do you think? Do you think that ABC should have cancelled The Chew TV series? If not, what could they have done to boost the ratings? Will you check out a third hour of Good Morning America?
I hear that they are going to replace The Chew with another hour of Good Morning America, just what we need. I enjoyed watching the The Chew, The right type of show for that time slot. I also enjoyed the show that The Chew replaced. Looks like abc and Inwill be parting ways
I will not miss the Chew – watched for recipes, which were few and far between. Think the cast was there for their own amusement. Don’t think an afternoon Good Morning America will be attractive. Good Morning America ACTUALLY IN THE MORNING IS MUST MISS tv.
No you should keep The Chew, it was a great show!!!!!!!! Will not watch gma!!!!!!!!Bring back THE CHEW!!!!!!
I always enjoyed the chew….they could have brought in another person to add to the outstanding cast…only good thing about the cancellation is I will get more work done and can run errands earlier. I will not be watching gma…just what we need…another news program with same news over and over again. bah humbug!
I love the Chew. Great hosts and guests. I’m tired of all the negativity and politics on other shows . I won’t be watching GMA.
I’m devestated to learn you’re canceling The Chew. It is literally the only daytime TV I watch and you’re canceling it so a show to go on talking for another hour? Yikes! The Chew is fun, entertaining, educational and I actually pin their recipes and try them. Michael, Carla and Clinton are the best hosting team on television. No wonder the suicide rate is up with all that dreary daytime TV the networks subject us to. The Chew is happy and fun. You’re idiots if you let The Chew go.
Keep the Chew. Cancel Ripa Don’t oversaturate is with GMA
Love the Chew, hate GMA!
PLEASE don’t cancel The Chew! I’ve watched from day 1 & learned so much! Fantastic hosts, tons of laughs & made me forget about the world & be HAPPY for 1 hour of the day…no politics, just fabulous TV! 1:00PM will be a empty space in my heart.
Terrible decision!! I love the show and have learned so much. I like the show better with just the three of them. They have great chemisty. It is my happy hour. I am so sad.
Don’t cancel the Chew! No one wants another hour of GMA!
I have been grieving since I learned that the Chew was being cancelled. I will certainly miss it and have no interest in watching a taped GMA. Kelly Ripa and Ryan Seacrest has been on too long also.
I love the Chew!! I think it is ridiculous to expand GMA. I have watched GMA since it first went on the air, but an extra hour is too much. I love Kelly and Ryan, also the View. If the hosts of the Chew wanted to go, I would understand that. However, it was a fun show and I will miss it. I will not watch the extra hour and most people will not. I live in the Chicago area. There is local news for an hour after the View. We have a local program after the Chew that started… Read more »
We have enough negativity on TV right now. Really another hour of nonsense instead of entertainment. I’m sorry to see The Chew leave the air!
We have enough negativity on TV right now. Really another hour of nonsense instead of entertainment. I’m sorry to see The Chew leave the air!