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ABC says goodbye to 'The Chew,' adds 3rd hour of 'Good Morning America'

THE CHEW - Clinton Kelly, Carla Hall and Michael Symon are co-hosts on ABC's "The Chew." "The Chew" airs MONDAY - FRIDAY (1-2pm, ET) on the ABC Television Network. (ABC/Lorenzo Bevilaqua) CLINTON KELLY, CARLA HALL, MICHAEL SYMON

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Credit: Rodney Ho

THE CHEW - Clinton Kelly, Carla Hall and Michael Symon are co-hosts on ABC's "The Chew." "The Chew" airs MONDAY - FRIDAY (1-2pm, ET) on the ABC Television Network. (ABC/Lorenzo Bevilaqua) CLINTON KELLY, CARLA HALL, MICHAEL SYMON
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May 23, 2018

Posted Wednesday, May 23, 2018 by RODNEY HO/rho@ajc.com on his AJC Radio & TV Talk blog

ABC's appetite for afternoon talk show "The Chew" is over after seven years.

Instead, a third hour of "Good Morning America" will air at 1 p.m. starting this fall. (Locally, it's on Channel 2 WSB-TV).

"The Chew," currently hosted by Carla Hall, Clinton Kelly and Michael Symon, replaced "All My Children" in 2011. Former co-host chef Mario Batali was fired late last year after several women alleged he sexual harassed them at his New York restaurants. Batali is now under criminal investigation by the New York Police Department.

The chat/food show's ratings have fallen sharply this season to its lowest levels since its debut.

New episodes of "The Chew" will continue to air through the summer.

Details on who will host this third hour of "GMA" will be released later.

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Rodney Ho writes about entertainment for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution including TV, radio, film, comedy and all things in between. A native New Yorker, he has covered education at The Virginian-Pilot, small business for The Wall Street Journal and a host of beats at the AJC over 20-plus years. He loves tennis, pop culture & seeing live events.

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