Whoopi Goldberg announces The View’s Alyssa Farah Griffin is in labor - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

TMC · 02-10-2026, 10:24 PM

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Goldberg opened Tuesday’s show with the announcement that Griffin would be absent because she was at the hospital getting ready to welcome her first child. “I don’t know if you saw the show yesterday, but it turned out Alyssa was right about Bad Bunny’s halftime show putting her into labor,” Goldberg joked.

FCC opens an investigation into whether The View violated equal time rules for political candidates

Reuters reports that the Jan. 6 appearance of Rep. Jasmine Crockett, a Democrat who is running for the U.S. Senate in Texas, may have violated the FCC’s new equal time mandate for political candidates. Until January, talk shows have qualified for the equal opportunities exemption as genuine news interviews.

TMC · 04-02-2026, 08:58 PM

Alyssa Farah Griffin sets The View return after nearly two months of maternity leave

Griffin is set to return on Monday, April 13, moderator Whoopi Goldberg announced Thursday.

02-10-2026, 10:24 PM	#1
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 125,458	Whoopi Goldberg announces The View’s Alyssa Farah Griffin is in labor https://ew.com/the-view-alyssa-farah...unces-11903530 Goldberg opened Tuesday’s show with the announcement that Griffin would be absent because she was at the hospital getting ready to welcome her first child. “I don’t know if you saw the show yesterday, but it turned out Alyssa was right about Bad Bunny’s halftime show putting her into labor,” Goldberg joked. FCC opens an investigation into whether The View violated equal time rules for political candidates Reuters reports that the Jan. 6 appearance of Rep. Jasmine Crockett, a Democrat who is running for the U.S. Senate in Texas, may have violated the FCC’s new equal time mandate for political candidates. Until January, talk shows have qualified for the equal opportunities exemption as genuine news interviews.

04-02-2026, 08:58 PM	#2
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 125,458	Alyssa Farah Griffin sets The View return after nearly two months of maternity leave Griffin is set to return on Monday, April 13, moderator Whoopi Goldberg announced Thursday.