THE View will now air on weekends after the show saw a massive ratings boost in 2024.

But some fans will be disappointed to learn that one of the controversial hosts of the iconic chat show will likely be missing from the panel of the new spin-off show.

Joy Behar is at the helm of The View’s panelCredit: ABC

The View is a popular daytime TV show in the states that has recently had a huge boost in ratingsCredit: ABC

One of the regular hosts will likely skip the Weekend version of the showCredit: ABC

According to reports, Whoopi Goldberg won’t likely feature in the Weekend version of The ViewCredit: ABC
According to data at the end of 2024, The View averaged 3.078 million viewers during the week of November 4, making it one of the top daytime shows in the US.

The View premiered in 1997, meaning the show is nearing its 28th anniversary.

The popular American talk show was created by broadcast journalist Barbara Walters.

It is currently in its 28th season, and after its recent boost in ratings, one extra show each week has been confirmed, with The View set to air every Saturday.

Starting this weekend on January 11, The Weekend View will air on ABC News Live, which is the streaming platform website.

The show will be half an hour long and feature the show’s Friday panel, which includes moderator Joy Behar, and co-hosts Sunny Hostin, Sara Haines, Alyssa Farah Griffin, and Ana Navarro, as per Variety.

And it seems that controversial panelist Whoopi Goldberg wont be on the show because she doesn’t work on Fridays.

Whoopi only appears on The View each Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.

So, with the show filmed with the Friday panel, it’s likely Whoopi will never appear on the weekend version of The View.

According to Variety who broke the news, the new show will include an extended Hot Topics segment, which will be “taped sometime during the week after the regular The View broadcast”.

The new show “will also include clips from the talker’s companion podcast, Behind the Table, which features executive producer Brian Teta and The View co-hosts as they talk about the week’s top pop-culture stories”.

NEW SPIN-OFF COMES AFTER RATINGS BOOST

Karin Gilford, senior vice president of Digital Media, ABC News Group and Disney Entertainment Network said of the new series: “It’s an opportunity for us to extend the conversation, give viewers more of what they love from the connection they feel for the show.

“We really think ‘Weekend View,’ in addition to what we’ve done on podcasting — we’ve always had a great short form and social presence for the show — is kind of the next frontier,” as per Variety.

According to reports, The Weekend View “won’t be as politics-heavy as the weekday View”, with the show adopting a more lighthearted approach.

‘A LIGHTER FEEL’ AND NO POLITICS

“On Saturdays and Sundays, it’s sort of the more a lighter feel.

“They’re still covering all the stories of the week, but in a little bit of a different tone.

“So it’ll be the same show format.

“We’ll cover the hot topics, but it will lean a little bit more into pop culture on the weekends.”

The View has been airing since 1997Credit: Getty

The show will celebrate its 28th anniversary this summerCredit: ustv/ the view