Elisabeth Hasselbeck ousted by 'The View'? Reports say co-host has been canned for her 'extreme' POV

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Elisabeth Hasselbeck ousted by 'The View'? Reports say co-host has been canned for her 'extreme' POV
By TVDeeva Deanna Barnert


It looks like "The View" could be a whole new show next season. On the heels of Joy Behar's exit news come reports that co-host Elisabeth Hasselbeck will also be leaving, but not by choice.


"Survivor" alumna Hasselbeck became an official co-host of "The View" in November 2003, with the idea that she would bring both a younger and more conservative perspective to the daytime talk show. Buzz now suggests that conservative voice is exactly why she won't be back at the table come September.


Like "The View" co-hosts Barbara Walters, Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar and Sherri Shepherd, Hasselbeck is not one to back down from her opinions. There have been several instances over the years in which her liberal colleagues like Walters and Goldberg have rolled their eyes at her or even gotten into a straight-up tussle over the issues. Now, some alleged market research claims TV viewers are on the same page.


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"The viewers they polled all said she was too extreme and right wing," an unnamed insider told Us Weekly. "People did not watch the show because of Elisabeth. So they told her yesterday her contract would not be renewed."

 

TV Newser also cites two sources confirming the exit news.


While Hasselbeck is staying mum, thus far, a spokeperson from "The View" denied this report when approached by MSN TV -- sort of.


"Elisabeth Hasselbeck is a valued member of 'The View' and has a long-term contract," is the official line from the show.

 

In TV terms, that contract doesn't mean much. We all know contracts can be broken. Calling Hasselbeck a "valued member" may count for something, but if Hasselbeck and "The View" don't speak to this on the Monday, March 11 episode, it won't be good news for the co-host.


Stay tuned for more on this story as it unfolds.

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Of course she is too conservative and "extreme" for people who watch "The View."  They're all a bunch of left wing harpies who probably sit there and wish for Hasselbeck's demise on live TV.

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Elisabeth Hasselbeck wooed by CNN?
Last Updated: 8:40 AM, March 21, 2013
PageSix

Amid all the buzz over her impending departure from “The View,” Elisabeth Hasselbeck is already being courted by other networks.

We hear CNN honcho Jeff Zucker is interested in seeing her join his cable channel. A source told us, “They’re definitely interested.”

Although “The View” creator Barbara Walters denied on-air that Hasselback was on her way out, after news reports were leaked saying she’s being axed, Page Six revealed she’s being pushed out of the ABC daytime talk show as ratings sag and research shows her conservative views don’t sit well with some regular viewers.

Hasselbeck’s agent didn’t get back to us, CNN had no comment.