ABC News names Good Morning America Weekend co-anchors

Starting September 12, 2026, mornings on ABC are getting a fresh look. The network has officially confirmed a reshuffled weekend lineup for Good Morning America, bringing in new faces alongside familiar ones to anchor Saturday and Sunday broadcasts. For those who follow ABC News content across streaming platforms, this is worth paying attention to.

A new weekend lineup for Good Morning America

The Saturday desk will now feature Rachel Scott alongside Whit Johnson. Johnson has been a fixture on weekend mornings since 2018, and he continues to anchor World News Tonight Saturday, a role he has held since 2021. Scott, who joined ABC News back in 2016 as a production associate, has built a reputation for sharp political reporting. She covered the January 6th Capitol attack, reported live from Butler, Pennsylvania following the 2024 assassination attempt on Donald Trump, and has directly questioned world leaders including Vladimir Putin. She will keep her role as senior political correspondent, splitting her time between Washington D.C. and the New York studio.

Sundays bring a different pairing : Rhiannon Ally joins Gio Benitez, who has co-anchored the Sunday edition since 2023. Ally has been with ABC News since 2021, contributing to a wide range of programs. She led live coverage of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse, anchored overnight reports on the deaths of Queen Elizabeth II and Pope Francis, and covered the papal conclave that elected Pope Leo. She also reported on the Mexican Navy sailboat crash into the Brooklyn Bridge. Before joining the network, she worked at KSHB-TV in Kansas City, WFOR-TV in Miami, and WCBS-TV in New York.

Here is a quick breakdown of the new weekend anchor assignments :

• Saturday : Whit Johnson and Rachel Scott
• Sunday : Gio Benitez and Rhiannon Ally
• Weekend meteorologist : Leslie Lopez

Completing the team is Leslie Lopez as weekend meteorologist. She joined ABC News in April 2026 after a decade at KABC-TV in Los Angeles, where she anchored the 4 a.m., 5 a.m., and 6 a.m. weather segments. Lopez previously reported on the Eaton Fire for World News Tonight with David Muir and has also appeared as a host for On the Red Carpet at the Oscars.

Streaming availability and what changes for viewers

Good Morning America airs Saturday and Sunday at 8 :00 a.m. ET on ABC, and streams on Disney+. That is already relevant for anyone who tracks what is available across platforms on a given weekend. Beyond the linear broadcast, the four anchors will also rotate through ABC News Live Weekend, the 24/7 streaming news channel available on Disney+, Hulu, and the ABC News app in the United States, with coverage beginning at 10 a.m. ET.

This expansion into streaming fits a broader pattern at ABC News. Anchor teams increasingly appear across both traditional television and digital platforms, giving viewers more points of contact with the same faces. It also mirrors how we track content here : a show does not live on one screen anymore, and knowing where to find it matters just as much as knowing what it is.

Simone Swink, senior executive producer of the GMA franchise, put it clearly in her official statement : "We know weekend mornings are precious to our audience, and we could not be more excited to have Whit, Rachel, Gio and Rhiannon as our new weekend team, along with Leslie, to help our viewers make the most of their Saturdays and Sundays." Swink also confirmed that the new format will give these anchors more visibility on weekday broadcasts, not just weekends. She oversees the entire GMA ecosystem, from overnight programs like World News Now and GMA First Look to the flagship morning show and the afternoon edition GMA3.

ABC News anchors to watch beyond weekend mornings

The reshuffle at GMA Weekend is a good reminder that ABC News talent tends to show up in unexpected places. Rachel Scott, for instance, will remain embedded in political coverage from Washington while simultaneously anchoring from New York on Saturdays. That kind of dual presence is increasingly common across the network. If you already follow ABC News Live Prime with Linsey Davis, you know the format well : strong anchors, multi-platform reach, and a mix of hard news and personality-driven coverage.

Rhiannon Ally's track record in breaking news, from bridge collapses to papal elections, suggests Sundays will carry more editorial weight than many weekend formats typically do. Gio Benitez, with his transportation beat, adds a specific expertise that occasionally generates major stories with no warning. The combination of these two profiles makes the Sunday edition harder to ignore, especially when something significant happens over a weekend.

Lopez's meteorology background at one of the most-watched ABC stations in the country adds credibility to the weather segment. A decade at a powerhouse local station like KABC-TV is not a minor credential. All four anchors plus Lopez begin their new roles on the same date : September 12, 2026.