’It’s Such A Different Show Now’: How The View Has Really Changed From Barbara Walters’ Original Vision, According To One Show OG

With ABC’s The View making big changes ahead of its new season hitting the upcoming TV schedule, it feels like a ripe time for reflecting on the long-running chat show’s roots. To that end, O.G. co-host Debbie Matenopoulos shared her thoughts on The View’s current era, as moderated by Whoopi Goldberg, as compared to the early years when creator Barbara Walters was running things.

Walters, who passed away in 2022, was initially joined at the table by Matenopoulos, Star Jones, Joy Behar and Meredith Viera, though none were still on the panel during the esteemed journalist’s final season. Having been involved during only the first two seasons, Matenopoulos can certainly speak to the ways the project started out as compared to how the episodes are laid out on TV in recent years. And she thinks it’s pulled a complete 180 from what her former boss intended.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *