Overview
- Behar, 83, skipped her usual Tuesday and Wednesday appearances after a routine Monday off, marking three consecutive missed shows this week.
- On-air updates from Whoopi Goldberg stated that Behar hurt her foot and that the panel hoped she would return the next day.
- Entertainment outlets reported the absences and echoed the foot-injury explanation while noting no separate official statement from Behar’s or ABC’s representatives.
- Ana Navarro filled in as a fifth panelist during the midweek shows, which included a headline-making interview with Sen. John Fetterman that proceeded without Behar.
- Behar is an original member of The View, having debuted in 1997 and returned after a 2013–2015 hiatus, making unexpected gaps in her schedule especially notable.