'Good Morning America' Shakeup: George Stephanopoulos Fans React to Absence
Good Morning America's recent shakeup, having sportscaster fill in for , had fans saying the same thing: What happened to him?
On Wednesday, July 23, GMA posted a video of Buck co-anchoring the ABC morning show alongside and .
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"It's not just any Wednesday—we've got Joe Buck here with us at the desk," Roberts declared in the clip. "So many of us known, love him from Monday Night Football, his years of college football and baseball games. Great to have you here."
To that, Buck said, "It's good to be here, thank you."
Strahan then pointed, "Football games are usually late. It's a little early, so we got you something, man. We've got you a mug with some coffee and an alarm clock. Make sure you wake up early the rest of the week."
"I don't know how you do this every day," Buck confessed. "Tip of the cap. Unbelievable. But it's great. Thank you for having me. I'll try not to drive the ratings into the ground."
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It's unclear why Stephanopoulos was missing from the GMA desk; however, it's likely he is taking well-deserved planned time off.
In the comments, viewers reacted to the beloved co-anchor's temporary replacement.
One Instagram user asked, "What happened w George??"
Another echoed, "Wait, where is George??"
A third follower penned a similar reply, insisting, "NO. What happened to George?"
Someone else declared, "Nope, sorry Joe. Missing the one, the only @gstephanopoulos."
Another wrote, "Nope we want George back!!!!!!!" as a different Instagram user commented, "I hope that George will be returning."
As of writing, Stephanopoulos has not posted on social media sharing any information about why he is missing from GMA this week.
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