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Pictured: T. J. Holmes and Amy Robach co-anchoring “GMA3: What You Need to Know” on Sept. 23, 2022, on ABC. ABC/Heidi Gutman

KEY POINTS

  • ABC is reportedly looking to make DeMarco Morgan a permanent "GMA3" co-host
  • Morgan is rumored to be replacing T.J. Holmes for good amid the latter's scandal
  • Morgan was spotted at a media mixer with an ABC executive producer Thursday

ABC may have found T.J. Holmes' replacement on "GMA3" in the wake of his scandal with Amy Robach, a report has claimed.

Unnamed TV insiders exclusively told Page Six Friday that DeMarco Morgan, 44, may not just be a temporary co-host on the third hour of "Good Morning America" amid Holmes and Robach's hiatus.

The sources claimed that the former New York local newsman will formally replace Holmes on the show once the network and the latter have finalized his exit.

ABC "loves the job [Morgan is] doing," and "everyone thinks he's been really great," the insiders claimed.

International Business Times could not independently verify the claims.

Page Six noted that Morgan was spotted with "GMA3" executive producer Cat McKenzie at a media mixer at Plug Uglies in New York's Gramercy Park area on Thursday.

The outlet's sources claimed they heard attendees "congratulating [Morgan] and telling him nice job."

"A lot of [people] were giving him a lot of praise, and he seemed very happy. He was the first to arrive and one of the last to leave," one eyewitness told the outlet.

Morgan and Rhiannon Ally, 42, have been filling in for Holmes, 45, and Robach, 49, after ABC pulled the two from the show last month pending an internal investigation and amid rumors that they were having an affair.

The married co-hosts created a huge buzz online after photos of them canoodling leaked in November 2022. They were forced to go on a hiatus following the scandal.

Just recently, Us Weekly reported that the rumored couple would no longer be returning to the morning television program. The news outlet cited a source claiming that negotiations are ongoing for their exit.

"Amy and T.J. are out, a decision has been made. The network is negotiating with them on their exit deals and an announcement," the unnamed source was quoted as saying by the outlet.

However, an ABC spokesperson quickly shut down the claims, telling E! News that there's no truth to the report because the network has not made any decision yet.

ABC News president Kim Goodwin previously announced via a memo sent to "GMA3" staffers in mid-December that Holmes and Robach would "remain off-air pending the completion of an internal review."

Ginger Zee, Elle King, Amy Robach, and Sara Haines on "Good Morning America"
From left: Ginger Zee, Elle King, Amy Robach, and Sara Haines on are pictured on "Good Morning America." ABC/Ida Mae Astute