“Good Morning America” has lost its heat figuratively and literally.
The morning show has reportedly seen a significant dip in the ratings as Disney and ABC migrate from its former NYC headquarters to a new building downtown.
Some staffers, however, are still forced to work in chilly conditions at its HQ on the Upper West Side, where, “There’s no Wi-Fi, no heat, the antenna ripped off the building over the weekend and they’re not replacing it,” one source griped.
Another source told Page Six, “the heat is off!” And yet another added, “it smells like crap.”
“GMA” is losing the morning show war to “Today.”Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images
ABC’s headquarters is allegedly falling apart.Getty Images
ABC has been in an “old and musty building,” as one source described it, since the 1980s.
Parent company Disney joined when it acquired the news network in 1995.
The studio sold the complex in 2018 for nearly $1 billion, but remained tenants while staffers prepared for a big shiny move to Hudson Square.
Allegedly, the new owners are tearing down the old digs and replacing them with high rises, which means, “There’s no incentive for upkeep,” a source previously told us.
Sources told Page Six employees are working without heat.Getty Images
In 2023, we reported about an infestation of mice, and a coterie of fleas, at the building which forced employees to “refrain from working on the 5th floor.”
They’ve also experienced broken elevators and escalators in their final chapter at the complex. “The building is falling a part. It’s going to get condemned. It’s been a slow burn, and they’re not going to fix anything. It’s getting torn down,” the first source said.
Meanwhile, the old building’s not the only thing that’s going down.
ABC’s flagship morning show, “GMA,” has been consistently losing the ratings to NBC rival “Today.”
Media newsletter Status reported it’s gotten so bad, the show’s exec producer, Simone Swink, even acknowledged there’s work to do in Monday’s morning meeting.
Status further reported that Disney exec Debra O’Connell, who was tapped to oversee the news division earlier this year, and the network’s new president, Almin Karamehmedovic, “have privately expressed dismay about the lagging ‘GMA’ ratings.”
“GMA” EP Simone Swink reportedly acknowledged “there’s work to do” during Monday’s meeting.Dimitrios Kambouris
Fortunately for Swink, insiders are confident she’s the one to pull them out of their ratings slump.
“Simone is beloved. She is one of the hardest working people in television and saved [‘GMA’] from hemorrhaging more viewers. There is no one who knows morning television better than her,” an insider said.
“GMA” is expected to move to their new office in early 2025.ABC
If she can’t figure it out, perhaps the network’s new state of the art downtown headquarters will infuse some new energy.
We hear “GMA” staffers and the rest of ABC are expected to be fully moved in by February.
A rep did not comment.
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