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As one morning show was announcing a major departure, another was enjoying a homecoming. ABC’s Good Morning America welcomed Lara Spencer back with a clip that featured Spencer trying to find her way to Times Square, including cameos from Desperate Housewives‘ Vanessa Williams, cast members of Grey’s Anatomy, the hosts of The View and Nightline. The clip also includes a hug from World News anchor Diane Sawyer.

Media Decoder reports that last week, ABC averaged an abysmal 1.1 rating among 18- to 49-year-old viewers for the third time this summer, putting it behind CBS, NBC, Fox, and even Univision.

There’s no doubt that a lot of ABC execs have been getting stern talkings-to from their superiors lately, but Steve McPherson, the president of ABC Entertainment Group, has to be sweating harder than most.