A series of guest hosts had been filling in for her for months, with Sherri Shepherd eventually leading the pack and taking over.
While the comedian sent love to Wendy, 57, during the big finale, fans were shocked and angry to not see the former host show up to say goodbye.
They blasted the talk show for not having her back for the final broadcast, especially after the program was on the air for more than a decade.
One upset viewer tweeted: “I think it’s kinda foul/disrespectful to have the last episode of Wendy, without Wendy.”
While a second person joked: “‘Welcome to the final #WendyWilliams show. Let’s talk about her like she’s dead cuz we didn’t invite her here today…'”
Another fan added: “Watching for closure purposes and I’m sure the montage will be well assembled, but she should be there.”
FANS DISAPPROVE
Unfortunately, the tribute montage at the end of the broadcast wasn’t all that fans had hoped it would be.
It lasted for about seven minutes but viewers blasted the show for not making the whole finale one big tribute.
“What’s crazy is the ‘tribute’ was just a montage of the episode promos they ran over the years”, another furious fan wrote, “They did a mashup of all the teasers”.
“This PowerPoint of videos for the END of @WendyWilliams is SOOOO WRONG”, complained another viewer.
While one person voiced that, ‘WENDY DESERVED BETTER!”
