
It took more than 16 years, but in April, the anchors and producers of ABC’s Good Morning America did the improbable: They vanquished the 852-week ratings win streak of NBC’s Today, snapping a television phenomenon the industry is unlikely to see again. GMA did it by putting together a team of anchors — adding Josh Elliott (left) and Lara Spencer (center right) to the show’s George Stephanopoulos (center left), Robin Roberts and Sam Champion (right) in May 2011 — that has found the elusive morning TV chemistry so critical to success.
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