Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr is setting his sights on a new target following his successful push for ABC to “indefinitely” suspend Jimmy Kimmel.
On Thursday, Carr indicated that his office might initiate an investigation into the network’s daytime talk show, ‘The View,’ known for its liberal stance, which took a break earlier this year. Some co-hosts have been required to issue on-air apologies for making false statements about President Donald Trump and his administration.
Carr stated that examining whether ‘The View’ serves a public benefit would be “worthwhile.” He remarked, “Potentially, I would assume you can make the argument that ‘The View’ is a bona fide news show, but I’m not so sure about that,” during a podcast with Scott Jennings.
He continued, “I think it’s worthwhile to have the FCC look into whether ‘The View’ and some of these other programs still qualify as bona fide news programs and therefore exempt from the equal opportunity regime that Congress has established.”
According to the FCC’s “equal time” rule, opinion shows may need to include segments representing all viewpoints on an issue, while only “bona fide news programs” are exempt from this requirement, Carr explained.
A report from the Media Research Center revealed that ‘The View’ did not feature a single right-leaning guest for political discussions in the first half of 2025, hosting 63 liberal guests, including nine Democratic politicians, during that period.
A White House spokesperson warned in July that ‘The View’ could be taken off the air if its co-hosts continued their relentless criticism of the administration.
An entertainment lawyer, speaking anonymously to Fox News, predicted that Carr would target ‘The View’ next, suggesting that the show’s liberal approach is becoming less appealing.
“I think ‘The View’ is next,” the lawyer stated, noting that ABC producers have cautioned that the program needs to include more conservative voices, including a new co-host, to resume its regular schedule.
Carr’s comments came just a day after Kimmel was suspended for making inaccurate remarks about the suspect in the assassination of Charlie Kirk. Kimmel had stated, “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.”
Following Kimmel’s statements, distributors of his show reportedly revolted, and Nexstar, which is negotiating with the FCC for a $6.2 billion merger, is believed to have urged ABC to suspend Kimmel’s show to facilitate the deal’s approval by the FCC.
