ABC News is facing a crisis. Again.

Sources say the news giant is fretting because it has stars, but no successors.

The network has been without a head of talent for nearly two years, and insiders tell Page Six it’s on its last reserves of A-list news anchors — with no rising stars to replace them.

T.J. Holmes and Amy Robach were the last talent who had the chops to follow in Robin Roberts, George Stephanopoulos and Michael Strahan’s footsteps, insiders believe.

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Firing T.J. Holmes and Amy Robach left the ABC news without star successors according to insiders.ABC

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Michael Strahan, “GMA’s” Michael Stahan, Robin Roberts and George Stephanopoulus are the network’s most bankable news stars.ABC

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But, of course, Holmes and Robach screwed that up when they were fired over their affair scandal in 2022.

Their salacious romance contributed to a tumultuous two years at the network — specifically for former ABC News president Kim Godwin.

According to sources, the brass didn’t fully consider the bigger picture when they axed the former “GMA3” anchors over their secret relationship.

“Losing them at ‘GMA 3’ wasn’t the point. They were the primary replacements for [flagship morning show] ‘Good Morning America!’ That was their real value. Michael, George and Robin take 70 – 80 days off a year. You don’t get rid of people like that so quickly,” one source said.

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The former “GMA 3” hosts were the primary replacements on “Good Morning America.”ABC via Getty Images
And with the exception of Linsey Davis, who anchor’s the Sunday edition of evening news mainstay “World News Tonight,” ABC is seriously lacking heirs to the morning and David Muir’s primetime news throne.

“[ABC has] good correspondents, but they’re not stars. Linsey is not going to be the host of ‘GMA.’ She can easily be David’s replacement,” the source added.

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“World News Tonight” anchor David Muir and Linsey Davis moderated the presidential debate for the network.ABC
Davis and Muir moderated the debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and Donald Trump for the network on Tuesday. Their performance left conservatives seething over what they deemed to be unfair treatment of their candidate. ABC, however, was very pleased with their performance according to another insider at the network, who described morale as being at an “all time high,” following the debate. “It was a very proud moment,” they said.

ABC talent, Martha Raddatz, Rachel Scott, Mary Bruce and Jonathan Karl anchored a pre- and post-debate special, but, “the elephant in the room is they didn’t have George,” the first source said.

George Stephanopoulus sticks to “GMA” and “This Week” after being passed over for “World News Tonight.”ABC
Sources told us viewers will “never see [Stephanopoulos] on election night,” after the network passed him over for Muir as anchor of “World News Tonight.” He sticks to his duties at “GMA” and “This Week,” with the occasional big sit-down interview, we’re told. A production deal is also a part of Stephanopoulos’ lucrative contract, which he is currently renegotiating, we hear.

Muir, pictured with Davis, ‘calls the shots’ around ABC according to sources.AP
Meanwhile, multiple sources told us Muir is increasingly powerful at ABC News because star anchor Robin Robert, who’s the de facto lead anchor on “GMA” simply doesn’t care. “She’s the true power, but she doesn’t flex her muscles. She has her own thing, and doesn’t really give a sh-t,” the first source said.

Robin Roberts is the most powerful anchor at the network.GC Images
Hunky Muir, on the other hand, “calls a lot of the shots,” a third source said. His power became evident when ABC named his executive producer, Almin Karamehmedovic, as the new president of the news division, replacing Godwin, last month. The move baffled many at the company because “no one really knows him. His circle is ‘World News.’ He can’t deal with talent. He’s worked for one guy for ten years. He’s not going to be able to deal with the ladies of ‘The View,’ [which falls under ABC News],” the source said.

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Kim Godwin stepped down as president of ABC News earlier this year.CBS
“He’s only juggled one ego at a time. It’s a whole other level of skill you have to have in order to balance multiple anchors and keep everyone happy. And what if there’s a crisis at ‘The View,’” a fourth source echoed.

The third source described his hire as “kind of a lame duck… Everybody thought it would be Simone [Swink],” they said referring to the executive producer of “GMA,” who has a reputation for being able to handle talent and find new revenue streams, we’re told.

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Muir’s executive producer Almin Karamehmedovic was named President of ABC News last month.Disney/Nathan Martin
The second source lauded “the ratings and critical success” of last night’s debate coverage as proof Karamehmedovic is equipped for the job. “It was the finest journalism on display, led by Almin,” they said, adding that he and Swink have been “great partners.”

Karamehmedovic led the network’s coverage of the debate.REUTERS