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"The View: Table for one? That appears to be the case for now.\nSherri Shepherd, a co-host since 2007, and Jenny McCarthy, who took a seat at the table last September, are both exiting the daytime program, Mashable has confirmed. That leaves Whoopi Goldberg is\u00A0the only current host set to return for the show's next round. \nThe move comes a little more than a month after Barbara Walters' retirement and sign-off from the program.\nSee also: 10 New Summer Series to Keep Your TV Addiction Alive\n\"The View\u00A0will be moving in an exciting new direction next season, and ABC has made decisions to evolve the show creatively,\"\u00A0ABC said in a statement.\nShepherd, meanwhile, said in a statement that her departure came \"after careful consideration.\" \n\"I am extremely grateful to Barbara Walters and Bill Gedde for giving me the opportunity.\" she said. \"I look forward to the business opportunities that lay ahead for me and I am incredibly grateful to my View family and my fans for supporting me on this journey.\"\nMcCarthy's representative has not responded to Mashable's request for comment.\nThere's no word on who ABC might fill their slots with. But back in 2012, following the departure of Regis Philbin from the morning program he hosted alongside Kelly Ripa, ABC used a number of famous guest hosts to both fill the void and test out potential permanent replacements. At the end of the process, Seth Meyers, Josh Groban and Michael Strahan were reportedly the finalists for the job that eventually went to Strahan.\nShould ABC employ a similar strategy in repopulating The View's chat table, who would you like to see try out?\u00A0"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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