{"id":148858,"date":"2022-12-05T16:14:02","date_gmt":"2022-12-05T16:14:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/abc-news-benches-amy-robach-tj-holmes-after-romance-disclosure\/"},"modified":"2022-12-05T16:14:02","modified_gmt":"2022-12-05T16:14:02","slug":"abc-news-benches-amy-robach-tj-holmes-after-romance-disclosure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/abc-news-benches-amy-robach-tj-holmes-after-romance-disclosure\/","title":{"rendered":"ABC News Benches Amy Robach, TJ Holmes After Romance Disclosure"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Amy Robach and TJ Holmes will be benched from their anchoring duties at ABC News’ \u201cGMA3\u2032 while the news division weighs the effect their recent disclosure of a romantic relationship might have on the program and the company, ABC News President Kim Godwin informed staffers Monday .<\/p>\n

Godwin told ABC News employees during an editorial call Monday that Robach and Holmes had not violated any company policy, according to a person familiar with the matter, but indicated ABC News felt the matter had become \u201can internal and external disruption,\u201d and \u201cwanted to do what’s best for the organization.\u201d<\/p>\n

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ABC News declined to make executives available for comment. Gio Benitez and Stephanie Ramos will co-host Monday’s broadcast, this person said, but there’s not a sense at present of how the program will be staffed for the rest of the week or when Robach and Holmes might return.<\/p>\n

The duo has generated reams of unwanted attention since the revelation last week that they had been involved romantically for some time, even though most outsiders believed each anchor was still in a committed marriage. Since the disclosure, the pair has been the focus of tabloid reports, with viewers analyzing their every word on camera to see if either was making reference to the discovery of the relationship.<\/p>\n

ABC News and its corporate parent, Walt Disney, have reason for concern. \u201cGMA3,\u201d an afternoon extension of the popular \u201cGood Morning America,\u201d has been a bright spot in daytime for the network. In 2021, the program generated nearly $43.4 million in advertising, according to ad-tracker Kantar, a jump of 26.1% from the nearly $34.4 million it captured in the previous year. Just days ago, ABC News was touting the ratings performance of \u201cGMA3\u201d and comparing it with rivals such as CBS’ \u201cThe Talk’ and NBC News’ \u201cNBC News Daily.\u201d<\/p>\n