‘THE VIEW’ TURNS IN ITS MOST-WATCHED TELECAST IN MORE THAN 1 ½ YEARS WITH GUEST VICE PRESIDENT JD VANCE

For the week of June 15, 2026, “The View” averaged 2.942 million Total Viewers, 244,000 Women 25-54 and 189,000 Women 18-49, based on Live+Same Day Big Data Plus Panel Program Ratings from Nielsen Media Research.

• On Tuesday (6/16/26), with guest Vice President JD Vance, “The View” turned in its most-watched telecast (3.331 million) in more than 1 1/2 years — since 11/6/24, with “The View”’s post-presidential Election Day telecast. In addition, it was “The View”’s 2nd-most-watched telecast in nearly 5 1/2 years — since 1/11/21.
• “The View” posted across-the-board increases week to week in Total Viewers (+22% – 2.942 million vs. 2.403 million), Women 25-54 (+13% – 244,000 vs. 215,000) and Women 18-49 (+7% – 189,000 vs. 177,000), drawing its largest overall audience in nearly 5 months and delivering its strongest performances in both key Women demos in 4 months — since weeks of 1/26/26 and 2/16/26, respectively.
• “The View” posted double-digit gains on the same week last year in all key target demos: Total Viewers (+20% – 2.942 million vs. 2.456 million), Women 25-54 (+24% – 244,000 vs. 196,000) and Women 18-49 (+24% – 189,000 vs. 152,000).
• Season to date, “The View” is improving in Women 25-54 (+8% – 226,000 vs. 210,000) and Women 18-49 (+6% – 169,000 vs. 159,000) versus the comparable number of weeks last season to its strongest in 3 years — since the 2022-2023 season. In addition, “The View” stands as the only daytime talk show to grow in both key Women measures.
• Season to date, “The View” is ranking No. 1 in Households (1.74 rtg.) and Total Viewers (2.621 million) among all broadcast daytime talk shows for the 9th straight season.

NOTE: From Wednesday-Friday (6/17-19/26), “The View” was retitled to “View-ABC.” The retitled telecasts are excluded from the weekly and season averages. “The View”’s weekly averages are based on two days (Monday-Tuesday).

Source: Nielsen, NTI Total Viewers, Women 25-54 and Women 18-49 Live + SD Big Data Plus Panel, Current Week (w/o 6/15/26), Previous Week (6/8/26) and Year-Ago Week (w/o 6/9/25). Most Current Big Data Plus Panel: 2025-2026 Season (9/8/25-6/21/26) and 2024-2025 Season (9/1/24-6/15/25). Season averages based on Big Data Plus Panel ratings start with the 023-2024 season. Beginning 12/26/23, national ratings are based on Big Data ratings. Beginning 8/31/20, national ratings also include Out of Home (OOH) viewing. Prior to 8/31/20, ratings did not include OOH viewing. Averages based on regular telecasts.

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