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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 DO NOT FEEL THEY SHOULD HAVE CANCELED THE CHEW!! PLEASE, BRING BACK THE CHEW!!! IT IS (WAS) A GREAT SHOW!!
This should NOT HAVE BEEN CANCELLED.
CANCELLING THIS SHOW WAS A MAJOR MISTAKE, THERE IS NO POSSIBILITY THAT THE VIEWING AUDIENCE WOULD PREFER ANOTHER HOUR OF NEWS. THE CHEW WAS UNIQUE, INSPIRING, FUNNY, INFORMATIVE, AND A MAJOR LEARNING EXPERIENCE FOR EVERYDAY COOKS. IT WAS SO EXCITING TO RECORD IT EVERYDAY AND WATCH IT LATER. I SAVED SO MANY RECIPES, AND LEARNED SO MANY COOKING TECHNIQUES. IT WAS AN INSPIRING DAYTIME TV SHOW THAT BROUGHT A LOT OF HUMOR INTO MY LIFE, AND THE LIFE OF MANY OTHERS. THE THREE REMAINING HOSTS CARRIED IT OFF VERY WELL. AS FAR AS ADDING ANOTHER HOST, THEY WOULD HAVE TO… Read more »
The Chew needs to be put back on. No one wants another news type show.
I m disappointed that the chew was cancelled. I can’t believe the ratings where that far down. So many people loved this show. I hope that you bring back the chew. I am refusing to watch Any ABC programing.
No, they should not have cancelled and no I will not watch GMA!!! The show was great!
Do not agree with The CHEW being cancelled.
It was my ray of sunshine and happiness for the hour in the gloom/doom of the day.( undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer ) helped give the daily boost for the day
Enjoyed Clinton/Karla/Michael the most.
REAL not the FAKE stuff on.
The most enjoyable time to just laugh/and forget the days troubles. Gave us great recipes great tidbits of wisdoms.
I cannot believe that the ratings were down
Will not watch the additional “ fake” news
Extension babbling of GMA news
No, it should not have been cancelled. It is an awesome show and one I thoroughly enjoyed and loved the 3 hosts. They are fun, energetic and the recipes are awesome. No, I will never watch GMA. Not sure ratings were an issue. Everyone one know watches The Chew! Bring them back!!!
My favorite show, never, never should have been canceled
I’m so mad at ABC for canceling the Chew. I will not watch the replacement. The Chew was a bright spot in my day. The cast obviously had tremendous chemistry and personality. Their affection for each other and friendship made the show relatable and the viewers by extension felt they were friends too. It was entertaining, uplifting and educational about all thing cooking and entertaining. Clinton, Carla and Micheal are so genuine that viewers couldn’t help but love them. I personally am so disappointed in the decision to cancel this amazing show that I don’t intend to watch ABC ever… Read more »
No, I will not be watching The Chew’s replacement. I am very sad and disappointed that there will be no more Chew. I will miss the information and entertainment this show provided not to mention the hosts , Carla, Michael and Clinton.
NO!!! I REALLY LIKED IT!!!!
i will never watch gma bring back the chew i use to watch abc news but now i will watch wesh2
I’m very disappointed that ABC cancelled the Chew. It was the highlight of daytime TV. We laughed, we learned and we were entertained. I’m not sure who the genius is at the network who thought this Emmy winning show should be replaced with an other hour of GMA Day. Don’t they remember this failed experiment several years back with Lara Spencer and Josh Elliot? I won’t be watching that’s for sure.
i will never watchgma i use to watch abc news but now i will watch wesh2 bring the chew back