Viewers are taking a little more time to enjoy “ The View ” this season. According to ABC News , the daytime chat show’s Season 29 premiere on Sept. 8 averaged 2.602 million viewers — its most-watched season premiere in five years (since Sept. 8, 2020).

The 2025 premiere also improved on last year’s launch (Sept. 3, 2024) by 7% (up from 2.421 million).

Overall, “The View” premiere week averaged 2.324 viewers, as well as a 1.51 rating in households. That topped fellow daytime network talkers including NBC’s “Today Third Hour” (1.963 million), “Today With Hoda & Jenna” (1.384 million) and “NBC News Daily” (1.245 million).

This was the most-watched premiere week of “The View” in four years – since the week of Sept. 6, 2021. Meanwhile, in demos, “The View” averaged 195,000 with women 25

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