India, July 25 -- A recent on-air remark from The View co-host Joy Behar has stirred speculation about the future of the long-running daytime talk show.

During Thursday's episode, the 82-year-old co-host casually mentioned that the show is about to go on "hiatus," prompting viewers to question whether it might be canceled.

"Before we go on hiatus, we only have one more show after this," Behar said, before glancing off-camera and asking, "I'm allowed to say that, right?"

Co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin joked in response, "Too late now."

Despite the online chatter, Behar's comment appears to refer to the show's annual summer break, not a cancellation.

At the end of the episode, co-host Whoopi Goldberg reassured viewers that The View would...