According to a new report, veteran broadcaster Barbara Walters believes executives at ABC have ­"ruined" The View and believes the show she created with Bill Geddie will be remembered for all the wrong reasons.

"She feels they’ve ruined the franchise that she and Bill Geddie built. Instead of focusing on smart, educated women with strong talent, they cast uninformed child actors on the show. The legacy has been compromised because of poor casting and bad leadership under ABC News," a source apparently close to Walters told PageSix, which added: 

Walters is so over the show that she even ditched a post-election appearance, which reunited original hosts, Debbie Matenopoulos, Meredith Vieira, Joy Behar and Star Jones. Walters’ longtime rep told us she was vacationing with her daughter in Florida. “It was a prearranged vacation for the two of them. She calls the control room multiple times a week to offer her suggestions. She has a wonderful relationship with the show,” she said.

Meanwhile, “The View” continues to part ways with its talent. Candace Cameron Bure is the latest casualty of the talk show. The actress announced last week that she would not be returning to the show after going missing for several weeks, according to insiders.

“She was at a ‘Hot Topics’ meeting and said she didn’t feel well. She went home and no one heard from her for several weeks — even her close friends at the show. People thought she was about to have a breakdown because she was exhausted. She didn’t return anyone’s calls and went AWOL. We were not surprised when she returned and asked to get out of her contract,” an insider said.

According to these same sources Bure is also being phased out as was Raven-Symoné in October, yet ABC executives maintain that The View's ratings "are up" and that, with Walters' consistent input, "we're very proud of the team."

Right. 

Worse than its revolving door of so-called "talent" or the unprofessional infighting among cast members is how The View embodies the worst stereotypes held about women. Instead, The View elevates pettiness over substance in its repeated attempt to pass off cackling imbeciles as purveyors of political wisdom. Ironic for a program that was supposedly created to showcase how intelligent and informed the fairer sex can be.