Rosie to Leave The View After First Year?

Well, if the report at TV Week is accurate, then yes, View co-host Rosie O'Donnell will be leaving her seat on the ladies gab-fest in a move to go back to a one-woman show.

The contract that the controversial co-host of ABC's "The View" has with the network stipulates that she must first negotiate with a division of the Walt Disney Co. in good faith if she wants to strike out on her own with a new show, according to people familiar with the contract. Disney owns ABC.

Those same sources said they are confident Ms. O'Donnell will trigger that clause by spring or summer.

Attendees at the National Association of Television Program Executives conference this week in Las Vegas speculated that Ms. O' Donnell already had a handshake deal with Warner Bros. for a new show. A spokesman for Warner Bros. said there have been no negotiations. A spokesman for Endeavor, which represents Ms. O'Donnell, could not be reached for comment by press time.

With Rosie bringing The View's ratings back to a double digit increase, it certainly would be the perfect time for her to go back to having her own show.

Photo from The View.