Ratings of the ‘The View‘ with Whoopi Goldberg are topping the ratings from the same time last year when Rosie O’Donnell was co-hosting the estrogen gala.

The second week into the season, “The View” was up 16% over last year, an unexpected turn for ABC daytime prexy Brian Frons, who predicted before the season began that Whoopi wouldn’t top Rosie.

After two weeks, “The View” under Goldberg is averaging 3.5 million total viewers, a 7% increase from 3.3 million under O’Donnell last season.

There are many forms of suicide that are less painful, but I am more likely myself to watch ‘The View’ with Whoopi than the self-abuse Rosie.