Elisabeth Hasselbeck made another return to The View last week, serving as one of the guest hosts while Alyssa Farah Griffin is on maternity leave. Hasselbeck has a pretty complicated history with The View — and this appearance only added to it — but it turns out she was way more enthusiastic about facing potentially opposing political views on daytime TV than the thought of re-exposing herself to the elements and strategies of Survivor 50.
Following her return to the table on the most recent week of The View episodes to air on the 2026 TV schedule, Elisabeth Hasselbeck reflected on her experience. While there was some backlash regarding her comeback, as well as proverbial shots fired by Megyn Kelly, a fellow former Fox News anchor, Hasselbeck told the Behind the Table podcast:
