Good to have him back, he suits the format of GMB really well too.
As for the theme, they should revert back to the original fully rather than the cobbled mess, the music used is the 2014 headline/backing music rather than the theme bed; the difference being that the theme bed built up to lead into a crescendo linking perfectly into the titles.
Can’t help but think these sorts of moments are entirely set up, just like Piers and Susanna’s faux rows. It’s a good way of making headlines and getting near constant publicity, which can’t be a bad thing. Piers and Susanna have their love/hate dynamic, Ben has his cheeky ‘laddish’ personality and Kate has the hapless act. It’s easy to see why Charlotte, Ranvir and Sean don’t have as much prominence - they don’t create headlines. I’m sure Kate never used to play stupid on GMTV or Daybreak. Although Susanna has completely changed since leaving the BBC, so I suppose it isn’t just Kate that’s undergone a bit of a personality transplant.
More a case in those days, even as recently as Daybreak, online reporting didn't consist of watching TV and writing up every minor incident that happens, and if nothing happens write up something based on nothing anyway.