Thank you for answering the ...
Question: Thank you for answering the "why the new Gracie" question about
Back to You. But what happened to Montana the weather girl? She had the best banter with Kelly and some of the most classic lines. Any clue?
Answer: Clearly,
Back to You is going through more than the usual share of first-season course corrections. (I've had more than a few amusing letters saying, "So they thought the daughter and the weather girl were the problems?") Ayda Field was dropped from the ensemble, and there's an upcoming episode where the ever-insecure reporter Gary will try for the newly vacated weather position. But here's where things get really confusing. Because Fox is airing the episodes out of order (don't ask why), you will see Montana at least one more time, even though she has already been absent from some of the post-strike episodes that have aired. No official reason why she's out, but I think you'd have to assume the producers didn't see where they could take the character in the long run.
