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Stork Time at "GMA"
The morning talk show, hosted by the weepy Charlie Gibson and Diane Sawyer, went to three different hospitals in hopes of capturing a live birth on tape as part of GMA special on maternity trends in the 21st century.
Earlybirds had to tune in shortly after daybreak to catch the live birth of Kelsey Nolan, who entered TV land (and the world) at 7:05 a.m. (ET) from Boston's Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital.
Kelsey, who weighed in at 7 pounds, 6 ounces, was quickly followed within the next 20 minutes by three other child stars-in-the-making: Francisco Gamez (7 pounds, 7 ounces) was born at 7:17 via satellite from Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas; Jackson Hornung (7 pounds, 15 ounces) chimed in at 7:20, again from Beth Israel in Boston; and Jacob Ryan Shamban (7 pounds, 10 ounces) clocked in at 7:23 from Houston's Methodist Hospital.
After the first four toddlers came out for a cup of coffee, a fifth GMA baby, Coraima Luna (7 pounds, 8.5 ounces), made her debut at 8:31, although the show missed airing it live because it cut to a local news break instead.
While all the mothers were reported to be doing fine, the same couldn't be said for cohosts Gibson and Sawyer. Obviously affected by the births, both pulled out the hankies within the first few minutes of what would become an emotional two-hour telecast.
"We ought to have a counter for how many times I'm going to cry during the broadcast," said Gibson. "That's incredible."
New Regis Philbin sidekick, Kelly Ripa, made a cameo appearance on the morning show. Five months pregnant herself, the new Kathie Lee told Gibson and Sawyer she doesn't plan on broadcasting her motherhood, although she hoped her contractions go as easily as the mothers laboring on live TV.
"This is not reality," Ripa said. "These babies don't pop out so easily and beautifully."
Speaking of easily and beautifully, the GMA stunt couldn't have gone any better. Billed as "Super Baby Tuesday," the stork-filled special was a bid to boost the morning show's Nielsens above rival NBC's Today, and came during February's all-important sweeps--when networks try to attract as many viewers as possible to boost the prices they charge advertisers.
ABC also let it be known that it did not induce labor or force the volunteer moms to alter their due dates just so it could get the live scoop on the babies. All the parents gave GMA permission beforehand to film their TV tikes.
(We want to know if mothers and children got their SAG cards, too.)
Meanwhile, NBC's Today show, struck back with its own set of youngsters by broadcasting a live outdoor concert by the Backstreet Boys, which drew hundreds of fans to the chilly confines of New York's Rockefeller Plaza. And CBS' The Early Show continued its obsession with Survivor, launching a "Survivor Investment Contest," in which 14 teams face off at the market for a shot at winning up to $500,000.
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