‘Panic’ Behind the Scenes at ‘The View’ Amid Jimmy Kimmel Suspension, Cancellation Fears: Report

For the second day in a row, the ladies of The View made no mention of fellow ABC host Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension amid FCC chair Brendan Carr’s comments that the daytime show could be next.

“Panic has set in behind the scenes,” the Daily Mail reported in a story published on Friday, September 19.

Hosts Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, Sara Haines and Alyssa Farah Griffin — who frequently engage in political debates on the show — are in disagreement about whether to speak out about ABC’s decision to take Kimmel off the air following his comments about the death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, according to the outlet.

“There’s definitely a difficult dynamic going on,” a source told Daily Mail, noting that some of the stars are fearful of censorship and keeping their jobs while others don’t want to “trash” their own network.

During an appearance on The Scott Jennings Radio Show on September 18, Carr mentioned the FCC’s “equal opportunity rule” (sometimes referred to as the “equal time” rule) which states that radio TV broadcasts must provide the same access to competing political candidates.

“But there’s an exception to that rule called the bona fide news exception,” he said. “I think it’s worthwhile to have the FCC look into whether The View and some of the programs that you have still qualify as bona fide news programs and therefore exempt from the equal opportunity regime that Congress has put in place.”

His comments have caused “panic across the board,” the source told the Daily Mail. “ABC as a whole is being attacked — not just The View.”

Instead of Kimmel, the discussion on September 19 revolved around former Vice President Kamala Harris’ upcoming memoir, per People.

As the Enquirer previously reported, Jimmy Kimmel Live! was pulled from air indefinitely on Wednesday, September 17, after receiving pressure from the FCC and multiple stations owners due to comments they deemed controversial.

“We hit some new lows over the weekend with the MAGA gang desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them and doing everything they can to score political points from it,” Kimmel, who had previously offered condolences to Kirk’s family on social media, said on his show.

Media conglomerate Sinclair, which was the first to pull the show, said in a statement on September 17 (via Variety) that Kimmel, 57, can only return if he offers an apology to Kirk’s family and a “meaningful contribution” to the late activist’s organization, Turning Point USA.