Overview

• Joy Behar announced at the Season 28 finale that The View will take its annual summer break throughout August
• ABC is airing encore presentations of select Season 28 episodes from July 28 to August 1, featuring guests such as Bill Murray, Naomi Watts and Sen. Raphael Warnock
• The White House labeled Behar an “irrelevant loser” after her comments that President Trump envied Barack Obama and warned the show could be pulled off air
• FCC Chair Brendan Carr hinted at possible regulatory consequences for The View following the political backlash to its on-air commentary
• ABC executives and co-hosts have dismissed social media rumors of permanent cancellation, affirming the hiatus follows its established schedule and Season 29 will debut in September