ABC Cancels 'The Chew' After Seven Seasons

[Blue_Adept]

This is unfortunate. The show got so much better once Batali left as everyone seemed to just come alive in a big way.

More GMA is not what's needed.

https://www.eater.com/2018/5/23/17386220/the-chew-cancelled-abc-mario-batali-carla-hall

The next season of The Chew will be its last. ABC confirmed today that it’s canceling the celebrity chef-hosted daytime talk show, Deadline reports.

The Emmy Award-winning program is presently hosted by chefs Michael Symon, Carla Hall, fashion consultant Clinton Kelly, and, until recently, chef Mario Batali. Batali was suspended and ultimately fired from the show in December amid widespread reports of the chef’s alleged sexual misconduct that spanned two decades. (In a segment that acknowledged Batali’s suspension, Symon, Hall, and Kelly released a group statement saying “Our commitment to our viewers remains the same — to deliver the entertaining show that you’ve come to expect.”) Batali is currently the subject of a criminal investigation led by the New York Police Department into the misconduct allegations lodged by several employees who worked at the Spotted Pig.

A representative for ABC called the cancellation a “business decision.” Recent ratings suggest that despite the chef’s firing, he continued to have a negative impact on The Chew’s viewership. During the most recent season, the number of women viewers ages 18-49 plummeted by 17 percent, making it the least-watched season since the talk show first aired in 2011, according to Page Six.

[FarPoint]

1. I hope it gets picked up on another network.

That said....they just go too fast with each segment .. especially the cooking demonstrations...That is their theme essentially..so there is room to fix it if they go elsewhere.

[Phentex]

2. It's been a frenetic show from the beginning...

and I'm not alone in saying this. I watched and wanted to love it but the pace drove me insane. I read reviews that said the same thing.

[FarPoint]

3. Agreed

[a kennedy]

4. That's my request.....an hour show......just do one huge segment

or two half show segments. I feel so rushed watching the chew.......