The host of this former talk show is speaking.
Meredith VIERA claims that the show has "evolved" since its departure in 2006, saying it is unlikely to return to"The View"as a co-host. I am.
The 68-year-old woman, who was the first moderator of the ABC Panel Program, entered on Wednesday in an interview withE's "Daily Pop".
She said, "I want to say that I have all the time, but I spent a little time," she added, "actually like a prison term." I hear it. "
Despite her whims, media veterans claim she enjoyed her year at a talk show and say she thinks the program is top notch in the current iteration.
"I've been doing it for nine years and I loved it," she declared. "The show has evolved, and it's another show, and I think it's great."
Vieira was a young mother who worked for ABC News when her husband proposed an audition for the first season of "The View" in 1997. The
series was conceptualized by a broadcast legend Barbara Walters, now 92, envisioned a panel show where women of all ages and backgrounds would meet to discuss the hot topics of the day. ..
"I had little kids and I was always torn between staying at home and going out with them," recalled the Emmy winner. "So when this opportunity came, my husband [Richard Cohen] was the one who said," You really should listen to this. "
The VIERA said it wasn't interested in having a daytime talk show at first, but she was with Walters and her former co-stars Star Jones, Debbie Matenopoulos, and Joy.・ When I met Behar, I changed her mind.
"It was great for me to be on the ground. Because it's a floor of something ... because when you're making something as a group, you have a bond with people, "she said.
The show didn't hit immediately. Bielia said she can have a hard time getting producers into the studio for taping live viewers.
"They will put them on the bus wherever they can be found," she said. "I think they were dragging them off the street!"
Bielia also told E! She acknowledges her achievements in Walters for continuing the program during her first season.
"Without Barbara Walters, the show would be It would have been canceled, "she said. "But thanks to Barbara, ABC continued to broadcast it."
"The View" eventually became a phenomenon of pop culture, and the VIERA finally showed in 2006. I left. She co-sponsored "Today" and then she appeared on a talk show bearing her own name.
"The View" has a co-host revolving door Years have passed since Vieira left, including Meghan McCain, Abbey Huntsman, Jedediah Villa, Jenny McCarthy, Candace Cameron Bure, and Rosie O'Donnell.