Overview
- A promo released by The View on Aug. 28 confirms the series will return for Season 30 with a Sept. 8 premiere and the co-hosts Whoopi Goldberg, Sara Haines, Joy Behar, Ana Navarro, Sunny Hostin and Alyssa Farah Griffin all listed as returning.
- The promo teases surprise guests during premiere week, but public comments from former host Rosie O'Donnell and media rumors about Karoline Leavitt remain unconfirmed and the network says no formal invites have been finalized.
- ABC has filed a First Amendment lawsuit challenging the FCC, and the agency has opened an investigation into whether the show falls under the commission’s equal-time rules and has sought early review of network licenses.
- In June, ABC aired on-screen spots urging viewers to submit comments to the FCC, signaling the network is actively mobilizing its audience as part of its response to the regulatory dispute.
- The View was created by Barbara Walters and long has been a politically charged daytime platform, so guest bookings carry wider political and regulatory consequences that could affect future programming and network licensing.