In the wake of canceling a short-lived afternoon talk show you've never heard of (The Revolution apparently was televised and nobody watched?) the good folks at ABC have decided to expand their Good Morning America brand into a new afternoon show called, you guessed it, Good Afternoon America. Which leads us to just one truly important question: Will the new GAA hour be as gloriously drunken as the fourth hour of the Today show has been with Hoda and Kathie Lee? Cause you are totally allowed to drink after noon, right? RIGHT?
According to ABC the new broadcast, which will air daily from 2-3 p.m., will be anchored by Josh Elliot and Lara Spencer but will still have "special appearances" from GMA's big names Sam Champion, Robin Roberts and George Stephanopoulos after it premieres July 9. The show will run at that time at least until Katie Couric's new talk show hits syndication (and many ABC affiliates) on September 10. After that ABC will see what is what.
As for what to expect of the afternoon newscast? Nothing too hard to swallow: "Good Afternoon will feature celebrity appearances, musical performance, pop culture news and original entertainment, lifestyle, health, workplace and consumer reporting." Sounds hard hitting!
