According to reports, “The View” hit a new season low among total viewers during the week of April 29-May 3, 2024.
Returning to original episodes after a week of repeats, “The View” hit a new season low among Total Viewers during the week of April 29-May 3, 2024, with just 2.161 million viewers tuning in. Many acusing Whoopi Goldberg as the main reason of the lower ratings this season
In addition, the talk show’s new episodes matched the previous week’s repeat performance in key demographics, with an unrounded Women 18-49 rating of 0.15 and an unrounded Women 25-54 rating of 0.25, marking apparent series lows for original episodes. Since then the numbers have improved but the show is not what it used to be.
THE WORST SHOW EVER? NOT TRUE
On June 12, 2024, a Facebook post by America’s Last Line of Defense alleged that Whoopi Goldberg was responsible for making ABC’s talk show “The View” the lowest-rated show in TV history. The post sparked considerable attention but was entirely untrue.
America’s Last Line of Defense is known for its satirical and parody content, being affiliated with the satire news site, the Dunning-Kruger Times. Additionally, the page is categorized under “Satire/Parody.” Therefore, this claim is rated as “Labeled Satire.”
Meanwhile, “General Hospital” fell below the two million viewer mark for the third consecutive week, averaging 1.889 million viewers and setting a new season low. This marks the ninth time this season the ABC soap has dipped below two million viewers.
The show did see a slight improvement among unrounded Women 18-49, with a 0.20 rating, up by 0.02 from the previous week. However, the rounded Women 18-49 rating of 0.2 ties its series low for the eighth consecutive week.
