A group of former FCC chairs and top agency officials of both parties are calling on current chairman Brendan Carr to end the early review of broadcast licenses for ABC stations, characterizing it as “an assault on free speech disguised as regulatory process.” In a filing with the FCC on…

As The Odyssey surpasses $300M after a record opening weekend, conservative critics should be eating their words. On Tuesday’s episode of The View, panelist Whoopi Goldberg called out social media trolls who have been “losing their minds over the cast” and are “still trashing the movie” amid its…

UPDATED, with FCC comment: ABC contends that a “broad and cross-ideological consensus of commenters” backs the editorial independence of The View, amid an FCC investigation into the daytime talk show and whether it should face restrictions on featuring political candidates as guests. In a…

Since ABC launched an ad campaign earlier this week pushing back on the FCC’s crackdown on The View, more than 50,000 public comments have been filed with the agency, an uptick from the 2,500 or so before the spots started running. On Thursday, FCC Chairman Brendan Carr, who launched the…

Vice President JD Vance’s guest spot on ABC’s The View last week drew 3.3 million viewers, giving the show its largest audience since 2024. Per the network, the viewership was the largest since Nov. 6, 2024, the day after the presidential election. It also was the second most-watched telecast…

UPDATED, with Trump lawsuit threat: ABC is taking to the airwaves to warn viewers of the FCC’s crackdown on The View and the agency’s unusual demand that the network’s stations seek early renewal of their broadcast licenses. The spots, which will start airing on Monday, are the latest pushback…

Rosie O’Donnell is open to making an appearance on The View if she were to be invited. With many former co-hosts of the ABC talk show recently returning as guest co-hosts, like Abby Huntsman and Elisabeth Hasselbeck, O’Donnell would consider making a comeback as well. “I did catch…

Vice President JD Vance spent much of his first guest spot on The View defending Donald Trump and members of his administration, or doing a bit of cleanup on some of the president’s remarks. The interview to promote his new book Communion (watch it below) was confrontational yet always civil, to…

Vice President JD Vance will make his first appearance on The View next week. His guest spot comes as the show is the subject of an FCC investigation, led by President Donald Trump’s appointed chairman Brendan Carr, over the agency’s equal time rule. ABC has pushed back on the…

Joy Behar will take a little time to enjoy a different kind of view as she takes some time off from The View. The comedian opened up about traveling and working in Europe on the latest episode of the Behind the Table podcast. The View producer Brian Teta noted that Behar’s appearance on the…

UPDATED: The FCC is now taking public comment on whether ABC’s The View should qualify as a “bona fide news program,” and therefore be exempt from the agency’s equal time requirements. FCC Chairman Brendan Carr announced the public comment period on Friday, with filings due by June 22 and…

More than 100 former ABC News journalists have signed on to an open letter, supporting the network as it pushes back on the FCC’s investigation of The View and its crackdown on the equal time rule. The letter was organized by former ABC News correspondent Lisa Stark and former ABC News executive…