Photo:Heidi Gutman/Disney General Entertainment Content via GettyWhoopi Goldberghas complicated feelings aboutAmerican Idol.The 67-year-oldViewmoderator engaged producer Brian Teta in a slightly contentious back-and-forth this week while talking about Netflix’sAnna Nicole Smith: You Don’t Know Medocumentary during the daily Hot Topics segment.When discussing reality shows, Goldberg (dis)creditedIdol’s early seasons with sparking public fascination with reality shows that encourage harsh criticism, drama and blowup arguments.“You haveBasketball Wives, you have theHousewivesof whatever, all the Bravo shows, giving you the impression that you’re doing something wrong because you’re living your life,” she said.“People watch these shows because they make them feel better,” theEGOT winnerexplained.FOX via Getty. Inset: Robin Marchant/Getty"People like to be judgy," she said.“I think that we, as a society, love to watch stuff to judge folks. I’ve always thought that the beginning of the downfall of society was with, what’s the name of that show?” Goldberg continued, before addressing Teta off camera to which he responded, “American Idol?“After Teta reminded Goldberg thatThe ViewandIdolshare the same network, theSister Actstar noted that music competition was “not always on” ABC. (A representative forAmerican Idoldid not respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.)American Idolfirst aired on Fox from 2002 to 2016.“Once we gave people the ability to judge other people, I think we ran amok with it, and it’s gone out of control,” theorized Goldberg.“They invited the public to decide who that person was and I feel once we did that, it began us in a cycle which we have not [gotten out of],” she added.Whoopi Goldberg.ABC/Jeff Lipsky"We’ve talked about this — that it’s gotten better,” said Teta. “You like it now, remember?““You like it. ABC, she likes it. ABC, she loves it. It’s really good,” co-hostSunny Hostininterjected.Goldberg continued, “When I was watching it, ABC didn’t have it. They have it now, it’s a different show, it’s a very different show. The judges are different with the people who are coming. ABC knows that I feel like this. I’ve told them. It had nothing to do with them, it had to do with the show.“Goldberg’s co-hostAlyssa Farah Griffinnoted that Goldberg was referring toIdol’s “Simon Cowellera.”Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.The Viewairs weekdays at 11 a.m. ET on ABC.
Photo:Heidi Gutman/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty
Heidi Gutman/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty
Whoopi Goldberghas complicated feelings aboutAmerican Idol.The 67-year-oldViewmoderator engaged producer Brian Teta in a slightly contentious back-and-forth this week while talking about Netflix’sAnna Nicole Smith: You Don’t Know Medocumentary during the daily Hot Topics segment.When discussing reality shows, Goldberg (dis)creditedIdol’s early seasons with sparking public fascination with reality shows that encourage harsh criticism, drama and blowup arguments.“You haveBasketball Wives, you have theHousewivesof whatever, all the Bravo shows, giving you the impression that you’re doing something wrong because you’re living your life,” she said.“People watch these shows because they make them feel better,” theEGOT winnerexplained.FOX via Getty. Inset: Robin Marchant/Getty"People like to be judgy,” she said.“I think that we, as a society, love to watch stuff to judge folks. I’ve always thought that the beginning of the downfall of society was with, what’s the name of that show?” Goldberg continued, before addressing Teta off camera to which he responded, “American Idol?“After Teta reminded Goldberg thatThe ViewandIdolshare the same network, theSister Actstar noted that music competition was “not always on” ABC. (A representative forAmerican Idoldid not respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.)American Idolfirst aired on Fox from 2002 to 2016.“Once we gave people the ability to judge other people, I think we ran amok with it, and it’s gone out of control,” theorized Goldberg.“They invited the public to decide who that person was and I feel once we did that, it began us in a cycle which we have not [gotten out of],” she added.Whoopi Goldberg.ABC/Jeff Lipsky"We’ve talked about this — that it’s gotten better,” said Teta. “You like it now, remember?““You like it. ABC, she likes it. ABC, she loves it. It’s really good,” co-hostSunny Hostininterjected.Goldberg continued, “When I was watching it, ABC didn’t have it. They have it now, it’s a different show, it’s a very different show. The judges are different with the people who are coming. ABC knows that I feel like this. I’ve told them. It had nothing to do with them, it had to do with the show.“Goldberg’s co-hostAlyssa Farah Griffinnoted that Goldberg was referring toIdol’s “Simon Cowellera.”Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.The Viewairs weekdays at 11 a.m. ET on ABC.
Whoopi Goldberghas complicated feelings aboutAmerican Idol.
The 67-year-oldViewmoderator engaged producer Brian Teta in a slightly contentious back-and-forth this week while talking about Netflix’sAnna Nicole Smith: You Don’t Know Medocumentary during the daily Hot Topics segment.
When discussing reality shows, Goldberg (dis)creditedIdol’s early seasons with sparking public fascination with reality shows that encourage harsh criticism, drama and blowup arguments.
“You haveBasketball Wives, you have theHousewivesof whatever, all the Bravo shows, giving you the impression that you’re doing something wrong because you’re living your life,” she said.
“People watch these shows because they make them feel better,” theEGOT winnerexplained.
FOX via Getty. Inset: Robin Marchant/Getty
“People like to be judgy,” she said.
“I think that we, as a society, love to watch stuff to judge folks. I’ve always thought that the beginning of the downfall of society was with, what’s the name of that show?” Goldberg continued, before addressing Teta off camera to which he responded, “American Idol?”
After Teta reminded Goldberg thatThe ViewandIdolshare the same network, theSister Actstar noted that music competition was “not always on” ABC. (A representative forAmerican Idoldid not respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.)
American Idolfirst aired on Fox from 2002 to 2016.
“Once we gave people the ability to judge other people, I think we ran amok with it, and it’s gone out of control,” theorized Goldberg.
“They invited the public to decide who that person was and I feel once we did that, it began us in a cycle which we have not [gotten out of],” she added.
Whoopi Goldberg.ABC/Jeff Lipsky
“We’ve talked about this — that it’s gotten better,” said Teta. “You like it now, remember?”
“You like it. ABC, she likes it. ABC, she loves it. It’s really good,” co-hostSunny Hostininterjected.
Goldberg continued, “When I was watching it, ABC didn’t have it. They have it now, it’s a different show, it’s a very different show. The judges are different with the people who are coming. ABC knows that I feel like this. I’ve told them. It had nothing to do with them, it had to do with the show.”
Goldberg’s co-hostAlyssa Farah Griffinnoted that Goldberg was referring toIdol’s “Simon Cowellera.”
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