Almost exactly a year after its competitor, , got canceled, ‘s future is in question as the talk show went mysteriously off the air in the middle of its 28th season.

The last new episode of aired on Friday, April 11, with reruns starting on Monday, April 14. So why isn’t on? Well, it looks like the show isn’t getting canceled. At least, not yet. According to , regularly takes a week off during the spring, which explains why it’s not on the week of April 14.

New episodes of are set to return on Tuesday, April 22. Days before went on hiatus, Joy Behar, who has been a co-host on the talk show since its first season in 1997, missed three episodes due to an illness. Co-host Whoopi Goldberg, who usually takes Fridays off, filled in for Behar on Friday, April 11.

A month before her absence, Behar confirmed to the “Behind the Table” podcast that she has no plans to leave anytime soon. “Everybody leaves eventually. Even you will leave eventually,” Behar told the podcast’s host, Brian Teta, who responded, “But there’s no plans for you to go anywhere at the moment?” Behar answered, “No.”

Behar also confirmed her plans to stay on for as long as possible in an interview with in 2022. “I just signed a contract so I’ll be here for a while,” she said. “I have no plans to retire.”

She went on to explain why she’s stayed on for so long. “It’s really, you know, something that is an important show in many ways. Sometimes I don’t believe that, as I’ve been here since the beginning, but we’re the most-watched show in daytime. Most-watched!” she said.