‘The View’ Stays Silent After ABC Shelves Jimmy Kimmel Show

“The View” was conspicuously silent about one of the day’s most talked about stories in the latest edition of their “Hot Topics” segment.

Though the daytime talk show’s fierce political debates have long been one of its core features, there was zero mention of ABC’s controversial decision to pull the plug on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” during Thursday’s episode.

ABC and parent company Disney announced they were “indefinitely” shelving its marquee late night show on Wednesday night, in response to outrage over Kimmel’s comments about conservative pundit Charlie Kirk’s murder.

During his Monday monologue, the comedian accused Republicans of trying to “score political points” in the fallout from Kirk’s assassination and also suggested the suspected shooter may have been aligned with the right-wing.

It seemed like “The View,” which also airs on ABC, wasn’t going to risk ruffling any feathers by broaching the Kimmel controversy on Thursday’s show.

“The View’s” historically contentious relationship with President Donald Trump now stands to be a serious liability in the wake of Kimmel’s ouster and CBS’s cancellation of Stephen Colbert’s late-night show back in July.

Later on Thursday, Federal Communications Commission head Brendan Carr revealed how his agency might wield its power over the show during an appearance on conservative commentator Scott Jennings’ radio show.

Carr signaled an interest in having his agency evaluate “The View’s” status as a “bona fide news show.”

That designation exempts the show from an FCC rule which mandates programs and stations provide equal time to candidates of different political parties. Losing its “bona fide news” label could force “The View” to make major changes about who it gives air time.