Overview
- The June 16 interview with Vice President J.D. Vance averaged about 3.331 million viewers, the program’s biggest telecast since Nov. 6, 2024, according to Nielsen figures reported by ABC.
- ABC said the week that included the Vance show averaged roughly 2.94 million viewers, a 22 percent week‑to‑week gain, and highlighted audience growth among women 25–54 and 18–49.
- The network began airing on‑screen spots during The View that urge viewers to submit comments to the FCC, and the agency’s public comment window remains open into early July.
- The FCC, led by Chairman Brendan Carr, is reviewing whether The View qualifies for the longstanding 'bona fide' news exemption to the Communications Act’s equal‑time rule and has received filings from groups arguing the program is partisan.
- If the FCC narrows or withdraws the exemption, broadcasters could face new equal‑time obligations that would change how daytime talk shows book political guests and how viewers see elected officials on non‑news programs.