Joy Behar Plans to Retire From ‘The View’ in 2022 (EXCLUSIVE)

[Y2kTheNewOldies]

After 21 seasons, Joy Behar has set an exit date from “The View.”

Behar, 77, would like to retire as the resident liberal on the ABC daytime talk show after her contract ends in the summer of 2022.

She revealed her plans in a new interview for the paperback of the non-fiction book “Ladies Who Punch: The Explosive Inside Story of ‘The View’” by Variety’s Ramin Setoodeh.

“I have a three-year contract,” Behar said in the book. “But that doesn’t mean I can’t leave if I want to, because they can’t really do anything to me at this point. I don’t see myself staying for more [time]. That’s it! I could be wrong. If I’m as fabulous in [2022] as I am now, I’ll think about. But the chances of that happening…” She paused to reflect. “You know, time marches on. I’m not a kid.”

https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/joy-behar-retire-the-view-1234574576/


Note these are in the planning stages but this is not confirmed by ABC as of this posting.

 

[Kelly A]

"They can't really do anything to me...."

What a hag. Good riddance.

 

[umfan]

Addition by subtraction. She stopped adding value to this show years ago, if she ever did. At some point, ABC might put this thing out of its misery.

 

[TheBigA]

I could see them easily replacing her with Kathy Griffin and most of the audience wouldn't even notice.

 

[staggmovie]

https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/joy-behar-retire-the-view-1234574576/


Note these are in the planning stages but this is not confirmed by ABC as of this posting.

She is old enough that she can retire now, and assuming that they still could pay her on whatever amount of money left on her contract, like say if a radio station fires a radio host before their contract is up, and they still have to pay them until the contract is up.

 

[TVCOOL]

It would be cheaper for ABC to just cancel The View.

 

[TheBigA]

It would be cheaper for ABC to just cancel The View.

You're not in their target demo.