The View faces major budget cuts and host pay reductions

ABC’s daytime talk show “The View” is implementing extensive cost‑cutting measures ahead of its 30th season. Insiders say all co‑hosts – including Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, Ana Navarro, Sara Haines and Alyssa Farah Griffin – have taken sizable pay cuts, with Goldberg remaining the highest‑paid at a mid‑seven‑figure salary. The show’s wardrobe budget has been slashed, production space downgraded and the annual Halloween special cancelled for the upcoming season.

The reductions are part of a broader effort to lower operating expenses as the series competes with streaming, podcasts and YouTube formats. Sources report tension with ABC over the cuts, while advertising integrations have also diminished. No host replacements have been confirmed, but the overhaul could reshape the program’s format as it celebrates its 30th anniversary.