‘The View’ dumps all but Whoopi Goldberg

Donna Svennevik ‘The View’ is now down to Whoopi Goldberg (l.) after ABC suddenly cleaned house on Thursday.

Whoopi Goldberg will soon be very lonely on “The View.”

In a stunning house-cleaning, ABC executives have canned everyone on the morning talk-show except for Goldberg, TMZ reported Thursday night.

In a meeting late Thursday afternoon, network brass informed Sherri Shepherd that she was out as co-host, the website reported.

Sources also told the website that Jenny McCarthy and executive producer Bill Geddie were also getting the boot, but that could not be immediately confirmed.

Barbara Walters, who retired from the program in May but remains the show’s executive producer, is scheduled to appear on the show Friday. But sources told the News that the episode was taped Wednesday.

Heidi Gutman/ABC via Getty Images ABC will keep Whoopi Goldberg as a host of ‘The View.’ Lou Rocco/ABC via Getty Images Barbara Walters will appear in Friday’s episode of ‘The View,’ which was recorded on Wednesday. Heidi Gutman/ABC via Getty Images Jenny McCarthy (r.) was also getting the boot, although that could not be immediately confirmed Thursday.

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There was no word on who ABC plans to add to the shows mix to give Goldberg, 58, company.

Shepherd confirmed she is leaving after contract talks broke down.

“It’s been seven wonderful years on The View and after careful consideration it is time for me to move on,” Shepherd said in a statement Thursday.

“I am extremely grateful to Barbara Walters and Bill Geddie for giving me the opportunity,” she said. “I look forward to the business opportunities that lay ahead for me and I am incredibly grateful to my View family and my fans for supporting me on this journey.”

McCarthy, a former Playboy Playmate, replaced Elisabeth Hasselbeck in July, but never clicked with the show’s viewers.

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