Overview
- Season 30 will debut on Sept. 8 with Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, Sara Haines, Alyssa Farah Griffin and Ana Navarro returning to the Hot Topics table, according to multiple reports.
- The show's first-week guests include Sen. Ted Cruz, musician Lizzo, actor Andrew Garfield, former co-host Sherri Shepherd and Maisie Williams.
- ABC confirmed that a daily podcast called Behind the Table will begin on Sept. 8 and a streamed Weekend View edition will start on Sept. 12, with next-day episodes available on Disney+ and Hulu.
- Multiple outlets cite unnamed insiders saying the co-hosts did not receive pay raises for Season 30, a claim that has not been independently confirmed by the network.
- Coverage notes that ABC’s broader legal fight with the FCC has intensified attention on booking choices, a dynamic that makes politically mixed guests like Cruz likely to draw renewed public and regulatory scrutiny.