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The View announces surprising news ahead of its new season

Wow!

Beatriz Colon - New York
New York WriterNew York
August 17, 2022

Less than a week after celebrating the anniversary of officially being on the air for a whopping twenty-five years, The View has announced that the causes for celebration keep on coming!

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The official Instagram account for the show took to the social media app to share a special tribute to the long-running program and all of the fabulous hosts that make it happen, as it celebrated yet another milestone.

Twenty-five years later – and nearly the same amount of hosts – and they are still bringing in the accolades, and the viewers!

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It was announced on 17 August that the talk show is officially the most-watched daytime talk show.

What's more, it is the second year in a row that they achieve the major television accomplishment.

In a sweet post of celebration and gratitude, the caption read: "Thanks to our amazing viewers, #TheView is the most-watched daytime talk show for the second consecutive season."

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They said they closed out their "historic" season by: "Ranking #1 in households and total viewers among daytime networks and syndicated talk shows and news programs!"

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Fans were quick to express their love for the show, writing: "Congratulations!!" and: "Congrats to all! And thank you for always keeping a diverse panel to allow viewers to learn about all perspectives," as well as: "Congratulations, ladies, and thank you all for a great show!! Looking forward to another great season!"

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The original hosts of The View were Joy Behar, Star Jones, Meredith Vieira, Barbara Walters, and Debbie Matenopoulos

The news comes just days after celebrating their quarter-century anniversary, for which they reminisced over the show's beginnings, and recalled its founder Barbara Walters' original vision.

The show shared a heartfelt quote by the esteemed journalist from the very first episode back on 11 August, 1997. She said: "I've always wanted to do a show with women of different generations, backgrounds and views…This is that show. We call it The View."

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