Whoopi Goldberg issued words of caution to her fellow “View” co-host Joy Behar on Thursday’s episode, urging her not to “flip out” over her election fears.
“I am worried about this election now. It looks like Biden is going to pull it off, but people should not get complacent,” Behar told her co-hosts during a discussion about the president’s upcoming NBC town hall held at the same time as his opponent Joe Biden’s on ABC.
“The ratings will probably go to the stable genius because people prefer to watch train wreck rather than, say, a course in civics,” she said, adding that she believes “NBC is all in for Trump as they were with ‘The Apprentice,'” and that “If they really want to do the show, should put in a laugh track because that is what watching Trump has become — a comedy show. But unfortunately, people are dying.”
Behar continued to lament “the end of democracy” should Trump get reelected.
“It’s the end of this country, four more years of this. I believe that,” she said. “Especially if [Republicans] own the Supreme Court, and, God forbid, they take the senate again. We’re doomed. People have to go out there and vote.”
But Goldberg interrupted her at the tail end of her rant to urge her to keep her cool.
“Don’t flip out,” she said. “Don’t let yourself do that.”
BIDEN, TRUMP TOWN HALLS AIRING TONIGHT: With both presidential candidates holding a town hall tonight, the co-hosts discuss if dueling town halls are a disservice to voters and which candidate will benefit most from holding one. https://t.co/QXJ9feOKVOpic.twitter.com/BM8WgZroHC
15 New Fall TV Shows Ranked by Premiere Viewers, From 'Big Sky' to 'Nurses' (Photos)
Fall is the big time for broadcast, when NBC, CBS, ABC and Fox traditionally debut their most promising new dramas and comedies in hopes of kicking off the Nielsen season strong. And though there are far fewer new shows airing in the time of COVID-19, the Big 4 still managed to roll out some fresh series (and a few acquired titles that are fresh to them) over the last few months. Click through our gallery to see how Fall 2020's new series ranked by premiere viewership.
Rank: 15 • Show: "Manhunt: Deadly Games" • Net: CBS • Total Viewers: 1.570 million • "Manhunt: Deadly Games" previously aired on Spectrum Originals earlier this year. But either way, this tally is a death sentence.
CBS
Rank: 14 • Show: • "Cosmos: Possible Worlds" • Net: Fox • Total Viewers: 1.582 million • "Cosmos: Possible Worlds" first aired on Nat Geo Channel before making its way to broadcast television. Perhaps it should have stayed on cable.
Fox
Rank: 13 • Show: "Connecting..." • Net: NBC • Total Viewers: 1.646 million • Didn’t really connect with all that many people. *Removed from NBC’s schedule Nov. 3, remaining Season 1 episodes aired on streaming service Peacock.
NBC
Rank: 12 • Show: "neXt" • Net: Fox • Total Viewers: 1.768 million • Nah, next. *Canceled by Fox on Oct. 30.
Fox
Rank: 11 • Show: "The Con" • Net: ABC • Total Viewers: 2.282 million • Couldn't con its way into a stellar opener.
ABC
Rank: 10 • Show: "Filthy Rich" • Net: Fox • Total Viewers: 2.871 million • Off to kind of a poor start. *Canceled by Fox on Oct. 30.
Fox
Rank: 9 • Show: "L.A.'s Finest" • Net: Fox • Total Viewers: 2.881 million • "L.A.'s Finest" Season 1 already ran on Spectrum, so these numbers are...fine.
Fox
Rank: 8 • Show: "The FBI Declassified" • Net: CBS • Total Viewers: 3.337 million • Proves a docuseries about the FBI is no substitute for "FBI."
CBS
Rank: 7 • Show: "Nurses" • Net: NBC • Total Viewers: 3.647 million • This Canadian import has an OK pulse.
NBC
Rank: 6 • Show: "Big Sky" • Net: ABC • Total Viewers: 4.033 million • More "medium" than "big" for this list.
ABC
Rank: 5 • Show: "Emergency Call" • Net: ABC • Total Viewers: 4.267 million • Not "9-1-1," but this will do.
ABC
Rank: 4 • Show: "I Can See Your Voice" Net: Fox • Total Viewers: 4.457 million • We can see the "Masked Singer" bump this Ken Jeong-hosted competition is getting.
FOX
Rank: 3 • Show: "Supermarket Sweep" • Net: ABC • Total Viewers: 4.781 million • Leslie Jones-hosted revival swept into one of this fall's top slots.
ABC
Rank: 2 • Show: "B Positive • Net: CBS Total Viewers: 4.961 million • More like a solid A (at least, for this season).
CBS
Rank: 1 • Show: "The Weakest Link" • Net: NBC • Total Viewers: 6.067 million • The strongest of the bunch -- so far.
NBC
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Yes, there are new fall shows this season — though not a ton of you are watching them
Fall is the big time for broadcast, when NBC, CBS, ABC and Fox traditionally debut their most promising new dramas and comedies in hopes of kicking off the Nielsen season strong. And though there are far fewer new shows airing in the time of COVID-19, the Big 4 still managed to roll out some fresh series (and a few acquired titles that are fresh to them) over the last few months. Click through our gallery to see how Fall 2020's new series ranked by premiere viewership.