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Fans of The View season 28 got exciting news on Tuesday with the latest episode airing on ABC. The show has moved to a new studio with a different set, and viewers saw changes in the set design, seating arrangement, and backdrops during the premiere.
The premiere episode of The View season 28 also introduced the audiences to its new theme song: New Version, written by lyricist Diane Warren and sung by Leona Lewis.
The View season 28: What’s new and what’s next?
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The first episode of The View season 28 was released on ABC on Tuesday, September 3, 2024, at 11 am Eastern Time and 10 am Central and Pacific Time. The season premiere gave the audiences a glimpse at the changed circumstances of one of television's most-watched daytime talk shows.
In the opening shot of the new season, the audience witnessed a drone camera fly through the Manhattan Walt Disney Company building, capturing the premises almost in its entirety, before swiftly entering the Hudson Square Theater. The camera then pans inside the building, leading the viewers to a lift that takes them to The View season 28's elaborate new set.
They then get a glimpse of Whoopi Goldberg standing atop an elevated platform(a part of the show's new set) with a champagne glass in her hand, from where she utters "New gig, new season, new view, we're live right now. Let's get started", as the crowd erupts in loud cheers and deafening applause.
In the episode, viewers saw the five hosts of The View—Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, Sara Haines, Alyssa Farah Griffin, and Goldberg—prepare to sit at a new table. They discussed their struggles with the new set, including getting lost trying to find the restroom. Goldberg noted that the new layout had reduced the space between the table and the crew and audience, calling it a "big change" but a welcome one.
As the episode moves forward towards the season's first commercial break, the audiences get to see the line-up for The View season 28. The guests teased to appear for this season include Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, Governor Josh Shapiro, Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Dolly Parton, Kathryn Hahn, Venus Williams, Usher, Lily Collins, Sebastian Maniscalco, Joan Vassos, Kristen Bell, Connie Chung, Uzo Aduba, Dax Shepard, and Katie Ledecky.
Was The View season 28 previously canceled?
Before the trailer for season 28 of The View was released, there were multiple ongoing conversations concerning its cancellation. One of the biggest rumors doing the rounds was that the season was heading towards a cancellation due to its declining ratings.
However, these rumors were debunked when ABC released the first trailer for the show on YouTube on August 28, 2024. With the trailer, the audience realized that the only change the show was going through was its new set, which according to some is better than the previous one.
The next episode of The View season 28 is scheduled for airing on ABC on September 10, 2024.
