Kate Garraway has recently liked comments from fans on social media, which state ‘she should have got the This Morning job instead of Cat Deeley’.
The new This Morning hosts Cat, 47, and Ben Shephard, 49, made their debut on Monday morning and have gone down a hit with most fans.
But while some viewers are still convinced it should have been Kate, 56, and Ben taking over from Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield, it seems the GMB host has subtly agreed.
Last month, Kate’s comments sections were full of fans stating ‘Kate and Ben are the best team and should have presented This Morning together’ – all of which has been liked by Kate’s Instagram account.
Some comments Kate liked penned: ‘Not happy, It should be Ben and Kate. I’ll miss you Ben but will still be watching you Kate.’
Kate Garraway, 56, has recently liked comments from fans on social media, which state ‘she should have got the This Morning job instead of Cat Deeley’
The new This Morning hosts Cat, 47, and Ben Shephard, 49, made their debut on Monday morning and have gone down a hit with most fans
‘Please go to This Morning with him. He needs Kate by his side. You work so well together.’
‘Should have been you! Why oh why do producers not listen to the public x’
‘Should be Ben and Kate presenting This Morning….’
‘Would’ve been better to have you both side by side on this morning’, while another wrote: ‘Ben and Kate would have made a fab duo on the @thismorning sofa!’
Cat and Ben’s debut episode drew an average viewership of 806,000 and a peak of one million – among the show’s highest ratings of 2024 so far.
ITV have been hoping the duo will provide stability for viewers after months of uncertainty and a revolving door of presenters in the wake of the departure of Holly and Phillip.
The pair seemed to impress fans with many saying they had saved the show.
One person posting on X, formerly known as Twitter, said: ‘Love watching Cat and Ben a breath of fresh air a great duo. A brill revamp this morning needed long overdue.’
But while some viewers are still convinced it should have been Kate and Ben taking over from Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield, it seems the GMB host has subtly agreed
Last month, Kate’s comments sections were full of fans stating ‘Kate and Ben are the best team and should have presented This Morning together’ – all of which has been liked by Kate’s Instagram account
It seems that enlisting Cat and Ben has paid off, as This Morning’s debut episode drew an average viewership of 806,000 and a peak of one million – among the show’s highest ratings of 2024 so far
ITV have been hoping the duo will provide stability for viewers after months of uncertainty and a revolving door of presenters
Another said: ‘Brilliant! I can now look forward to watching the show again. Mornings spent with Ben and Cat, lovely!’
And the proof of the success was in the pudding after the show reeled in a peak of over one million viewers – 200,000 more than the show had previously been getting.
In January this year, the show had a peak of 888,000 viewers and in February, 942,000.
And on Monday March 4, a week before the relaunch, a peak of just 837,000 people tuned in.
Schofield announced his departure from the show in May 2023 after his romance with a younger male colleague was made public.
Shortly after ITV bosses were reportedly forced to ‘act fast’ after ratings plummeted to an average of 726,000.
By contrast, the pair pulled in an average of 1.3 million viewers in 2022 and 1.4 million in 2021.
In October last year Ms Willoughby also announced she was quitting the show after 14 years after a man was charged in relation to an alleged plot to kidnap and murder her.
Cat and Ben have taken over from Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby who both left the show last year
Since their departures, Alison Hammond, 49, and Dermot O’Leary, 50, have regularly stepped in and they continue to host the show on Fridays
Cat and Ben seemed to impress fans with many saying they had saved the show
Since their departures, Alison Hammond, 49, and Dermot O’Leary, 50, have regularly stepped in.
And other guest presenters have included Rylan Clark, 35, Emma Willis, 47, Rochelle Humes, 34, Craig Doyle, 53, and Steve Jones, 46.
Shephard and Ms Deeley are set to present the show from Monday to Thursday whilst Alison and Dermot will continue to present the Friday edition.
