http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-...ngs-plunge.html

A very sad state of affairs. I quit my job in 1997 just so I wouldn't miss any episodes of this wonderful show (I hadn't learned of VCR's until many years later). Now what am I going to do with my days if they cancel this gem?

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The View is dimming at the show that Barbara Walters built.

Network insiders tell Daily Mail Online that the long-running talk show could end after this season, amid struggling ratings and infighting among the talk show hosts.

Currently in its eighteenth season, the show created by retired TV journalist Barbara Walters is suffering some of its lowest ratings ever with its new team of Whoopi Goldberg, Rosie O'Donnell, Nicolle Wallace and Rosie Perez.

Now under the umbrella of ABC News, the network is considering the possibility of ending the show and replacing it with an extended version of 'Good Morning America.'

'The brass at ABC feels like they've tried to do everything possible to breathe new life into this show,' said the insider. They moved it from ABC Entertainment Daytime to the ABC News division, that was having so much success with Good Morning America.

But in spite of the changes, nothing seems to be helping the sluggish ratings for the show.

'They're ready to abandon ship at this point,' the source told Daily Mail Online.

When contacted by Daily Mail Online, a show spokesperson denied any plan by ABC to end the show.

ABC News is winning in the morning show wars with GMA and the network hoped that the magic of that team could rub off on The View. Despite multiple changes to the set, a new show introduction, a shift to softer topics and adding guest co-hosts to the show, ratings still have still declined.

'ABC feels it's exhausted their options with The View and now it's time to expand the existing franchise, GMA. They feel that since GMA is already beating NBC's Today during the first two hours of the broadcast, why not extend the morning broadcast,' the insider revealed.

In 2012, following the cancellation of talk show The Revolution, ABC launched a test show called Good Afternoon America, the network's first extension of GMA. The temporary summer series hosted by Lara Spencer and former GMA anchor Josh Elliott performed well in the ratings for ABC and the network said then that it would consider bringing it back.

'The idea to bring back Good Afternoon America is something that's strongly being considered. They believe the success of GMA could carry over right into that 11am slot that The View currently holds,' another insider said.

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I guess that morning TV viewers have tired of tuning in to a train wreck in progress on most week days......

A real pity!!

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WHAT Man who knew an angry Lesbian and an angry Racist could not come together on their one shared hatred MEN

Can't we all just get along

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I guess that morning TV viewers have tired of tuning in to a train wreck in progress on most week days......

A real pity!!

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Quote: Frank Cannon wrote in post #5

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Quote: FWP wrote in post #3

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I guess that morning TV viewers have tired of tuning in to a train wreck in progress on most week days......

A real pity!!

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It is odd because with a record number of folks on welfare, the View's pool of potential viewers must be quadruple what it was 6 years ago. Guess their all watching QVC.

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I only watch the VIEW when Bill O'Reilly is on .....



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