On in the present day’s episode of ABC’s The View, a promo for subsequent week’s episodes included a scary-sounding point out that “Boo are you carrying is again!,” which nearly appeared to counsel that the present’s complete Halloween-is-canceled announcement earlier this month was extra trick than deal with.
However, alas, the present is sticking to its choice to bypass the 28-year custom of elaborate Halloween costumes that has confirmed so widespread with viewers – if not a lot the hosts. Final week, on the present’s Behind the Desk podcast, producer Brian Teta revealed to co-host Pleasure Behar that they won’t have a Halloween episode for the primary time in 28 years.
“I’m going to announce one thing in the present day that’s going to upset a portion of the viewers, however I feel it’s going to make you cheerful,” he advised Behar. “This yr, as a result of it’s only some days earlier than the election and we must be dwell, the hosts should not going to decorate up for Halloween.” The flowery costumes have at all times required pre-taping the particular vacation episodes.
Halloween is simply to shut to the hotly contest and nerve-jangling presidential election this yr, with the Thursday, October 31, episode – Halloween day – is simply 5 days earlier than the November 5 election. The View needs to be dwell and filled with scorching matters and maybe a political visitor to hash out the massive information of the day.
However Deadline hears that the episode gained’t solely ignore Halloween, and that not less than one section may have fun spooky season indirectly. Simply count on a extra come-as-you-are method.
The View airs weekdays at 11 a.m. ET/10 a.m. PT on ABC.
