Embattled Today Show has new competition in Lisa Miller as ABC revamps their ...

Breakfast TV wars heat up: How unpopular Today show duo Deborah Knight and Georgie Gardner are under threat from an ABC star as she takes a top job The ABC's News Breakfast has revamped the look of the show with Lisa Millar  It will compete against Today Show with Georgie Gardner and Deb Knight Both broadcasts are still well behind the top rated breakfast show, Sunrise

By Brittany Chain For Daily Mail Australia

Published: 02:16 BST, 24 June 2019 | Updated: 02:16 BST, 24 June 2019

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The one-time leading morning program has struggled since launching its all female lineup in January

Embattled Today Show hosts Georgie Gardner and Deborah Knight could lose even more viewers to the ABC as the public broadcaster launches a new-look breakfast panel.

The Today Show's viewership has been steadily decreasing since Karl Stefanovic's unceremonious axing six months ago, while ABC News Breakfast has continued to gain traction.  

Both programs still trail behind Sunrise, which has a metro audience average of 279,000. 

The ABC has revamped the look of its News Breakfast show by introducing former foreign correspondent Lisa Millar to the hosting panel. 

The program currently has an average of 153,000 but hopes to boost this with regional viewers as Millar vows to increase coverage of rural issues and stories.

The ABC's News Breakfast has revamped the look of the show by introducing former foreign correspondent Lisa Millar (pictured) to the hosting panel

The ABC's News Breakfast has revamped the look of the show by introducing former foreign correspondent Lisa Millar (pictured) to the hosting panel

Gardner and Knight began co-hosting the Today Show after the network unceremoniously dumped Karl Stefanovic, but the pair have struggled to convince viewers of their on screen chemistry

Today has seen a 17 per cent drop in their metro viewership stake from last year's average

Gardner (right) and Knight (left) began co-hosting the Today Show after the network unceremoniously dumped Karl Stefanovic, but the pair have struggled to convince viewers of their on screen chemistry

Millar, who hails from Kilkivan, a small country town three

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