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The outspoken hosts of ABC’s “The View” were silent last week on late-night host Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension, raising eyebrows and even consternation with media observers.
During Thursday’s episode of “The View,” which operates under ABC’s news division, the hosts did not discuss the Disney-owned network pulling “Jimmy Kimmel Live!,” a story that broke the night before, dominating news coverage and sparking outrage from liberals.
The co-hosts typically open the show with their “Hot Topics” segments, which include commentary on major headlines. They didn’t discuss it on Friday’s pre-taped show either.
“I’m friendly with the ladies on ‘The View,’ but they didn’t say anything about this, this week. Nothing,” comedian Bill Maher noted during “Real Time” on Friday.
“You know, because it’s never been their thing to weigh in on the issues. It’s just an upbeat party show. That’s why they hired people named Joy [Behar] and Sunny [Hostin] and Whoopi [Goldberg],” he quipped.
MSNBC host Nicolle Wallace, who was previously a co-host on “The View,” also noted the silence from the show.
“And it was visible. I was on ‘The View.’ Those women are fearless and the story didn’t come up. I mean, it’s obviously being felt and acted upon at ABC more broadly,” Wallace said last week.
Fox News Digital learned that the show could address the Kimmel situation this week if there were new developments. The co-hosts are set to interview former Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday about her new book, “107 Days.”
On social media, “The View” fans expressed anger at their conspicuous silence on Kimmel.
“I had a bad feeling they were not going to speak about Kimmel. I am so disappointed,” one user commented on a YouTube video of one of their segments last week, according to The Daily Beast.
“ABC, they are steady. ABC stands for ‘Always Be Caving,” Maher later called out his ex-employer. “So Jimmy, pal, I am with you. I support you. And on the bright side, you don’t have to pretend anymore that you like Disneyland.”
Before his decades-long stint at HBO, Maher previously hosted “Politically Incorrect” on ABC, which the network canceled in 2002 following backlash to his controversial remarks about the 9/11 hijackers.
Fox News’ Joseph Wulfson contributed to this report.
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