It’s official! @ravensymone joins @TheView as co-host! pic.twitter.com/r9UNEuy1Jh

— The View (@TheView) June 10, 2015

Editor’s Note: The above tweet was posted just moments ago via the Twitter account for "The View." It says it all, so no need to interpret. Below is Sergio’s May 25th post arguing for why this obviously needed to happen…

So, in case
you haven’t heard, it’s been reported that talks are underway with ABC and the
producers of “The View,” for Raven-Symoné to join the show as a permanent
co-host. It seems, in just a blink of an eye, that she has gone from the cute
little Olivia on “The Cosby Show,” to her new status as everyone’s favorite
wacky aunt.

But, the fact
of the matter is that, no matter what you may think of her, and some of the nutty things she’s said (like being from “every continent in Africa” – see below), the
network and "The View" need her badly.

Why? Because
of ratings of course.

"The View" has
been one of ABC’s flagship programs since it first premiered 18 years ago, in 1997.
However, it shouldn’t be any surprise that, after all these years, its ratings
have gradually dropped.

The network has been
trying all that they can think of to boost ratings for the talk show, with cast changes, and even
bringing back the controversial Rosie O’ Donnell. Though that didn’t help the ratings
in any way, and O’ Donnell suddenly left the show after a short spell, for still unclear reasons.

In fact, CBS’ rip off talk show, “The Talk,” has been beating "The View" in audience numbers and
ratings, though by just under 100,000 viewers. But a victory is still a victory, especially when it comes to ad revenue.

However,
according to TV By The Numbers,  when
Raven-Symoné appeared on the show as a guest co-host, the ratings for "The View" jumped through the roof, beating "The Talk" by 50%. So it should be no wonder that they’re anxious to
have her on permanently.

They’ve even been talking about her on CBS’ "The Talk," and
you know that the network would also just love to have her as co-host on their show.

Of course, given all the press she’s received lately, for all the controversial things she’s been saying, people are definitely curious about Raven-Symoné, if only to see what kind of wacky shit she’s going to say next. One could
argue that she is well aware of what she’s doing, and playing along in what is effectively the role of
the "wild card." Or, actually, it could be that this is who she really is, with no pretenses, take it or leave it.

But whether
she’s putting on a performance, or just being her real self, when it comes to ratings, nothing is
too far-fetched, and there’s no network that wouldn’t stoop so low to get them.

The question
is, when she comes on board for good, will you be watching? (And be honest).