The View is an American talk television series that premiered on ABC on August 11, 1997. It was created by Barbara Walters, Bill Geddie. It stars Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, Meghan McCain and Michelle Collins.
ABC Daytime's morning chatfest, currently featuring Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, Sara Haines, Alyssa Farah Griffin, and Ana Navarro discussing the most exciting events of the day. Hot topics in the news, the best experts in their field, celebrity interviews and general entertainment are all part of The View.
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Premise
ABC Daytime's morning chatfest, currently featuring Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, Sara Haines, Alyssa Farah Griffin, and Ana Navarro discussing the most exciting events of the day. Hot topics in the news, the best experts in their field, celebrity interviews and general entertainment are all part of The View.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
Guest cast
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Episodes
This series spans 20 seasons with 3296 episodes.
Season
Episodes
First aired
Last aired
Season 0 0
Season 1 311
August 11, 1997
October 20, 1998
Season 2 312
October 21, 1998
December 30, 1999
Season 3 308
December 31, 1999
March 9, 2001
Season 4 200
March 12, 2001
December 31, 2001
Season 5 150
January 2, 2002
August 30, 2002
Season 6 240
September 1, 2003
Season 7 239
September 2, 2003
December 29, 2004
Season 8 312
August 30, 2004
December 30, 2005
Season 9 167
September 1, 2006
Season 10 240
September 4, 2006
September 3, 2007
Season 11 259
September 4, 2007
September 5, 2008
Season 12 233
September 8, 2008
August 7, 2009
Season 13 120
January 5, 2009
January 26, 2010
Season 14 34
September 7, 2010
May 26, 2011
Season 15 0
May 26, 2011
Season 16 0
Season 17 167
September 9, 2013
August 29, 2014
Season 18 4
September 15, 2014
February 24, 2015
Season 19 0
December 18, 2015
Season 1 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Season 1, Episode 1
August 11, 1997
2
Season 1, Episode 2
August 12, 1997
3
Season 1, Episode 3
August 13, 1997
Season 2 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Season 2, Episode 1
October 21, 1998
2
Season 2, Episode 2
October 22, 1998
3
Season 2, Episode 3
October 23, 1998
Season 3 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Season 3, Episode 1
December 31, 1999
2
Season 3, Episode 2
January 3, 2000
3
Season 3, Episode 3
January 4, 2000
Season 4 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Season 4, Episode 97
March 12, 2001
2
July 17, 2001 John Pinette stops by in ""joy's Comedy Corner""! Determining skin health according to the city that you live in!
July 17, 2001
3
July 18, 2001 How to talk to your mechanic! Barbara's Mail Bag!
July 18, 2001
Season 5 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
January 2, 2002 ""Out Of The Closet""-Slimming clothing!
January 2, 2002
2
January 3, 2002 Uncovering beauty mistakes made by smart women! New contraceptives revealed!
January 3, 2002
3
January 4, 2002 Combating flu and cold seasons!
January 4, 2002
Season 6 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Season 6, Episode 231
September 3, 2002
2
September 4, 2002
September 4, 2002
3
September 5, 2002
September 5, 2002
Season 7 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
VanSusteren/Griffin
September 2, 2003
2
Kilborn/Simpson
September 3, 2003
3
Hunter/Jerald
September 4, 2003
Season 8 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
August 30, 2004
August 30, 2004
2
Guilani/Budig
August 31, 2004
3
McCain
September 1, 2004
Season 9 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Cynthia Nixon and Don Cheadle
January 3, 2006
2
Cynthia Nixon, Don Cheadle
January 3, 2006
3
Pierce Brosnan, Chris Beckman
January 4, 2006
Season 10 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Danica Patrick, Diane Lane, Outkast
September 4, 2006
2
Adrien Brody, Joely Fisher
September 6, 2006
3
Maggie Gyllenhaal, Abigail Breslin
September 7, 2006
Season 11 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Danny DeVito, Whoopi Goldberg joins as moderator
September 4, 2007
2
Tim Gunn, Larry David
September 5, 2007
3
Regis Philbin, Patti Scialfa
September 6, 2007
Season 12 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Adrian Grenier; Niecy Nash; guest co-host Chelsea Handler
September 8, 2008
2
Nastia Liukin; Meghan McCain; Judge Judy Sheindlin
September 9, 2008
3
Jamie Lee Curtis, Natalie Cole
September 10, 2008
Season 13 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Perez Hilton
January 5, 2009
2
America Ferrera
January 6, 2009
3
Tim Daly
January 7, 2009
Season 14 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
David Letterman David Letterman ("My Next Guest Needs No Introduction With David Letterman").
September 7, 2010
2
Dr. Mehmet Oz, Jerry Lee Lewis
September 8, 2010
3
Gen. Colin Powell
September 9, 2010
Season 15 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Gilbert Gottfried, Bette Midler, a performance by the Broadway cast of
April 26, 2011
2
Rob Lowe, stylist Alison Deyette, guest co-host Betty White
May 3, 2011
3
Dr. Mehmet Oz, fitness trainer Chris Powell
May 26, 2011
Season 17 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Donnie Wahlberg and Michael Bublé Season 17 kicks off with Donnie Wahlberg and Michael Bublé. Also: New series cohost Jenny McCarthy visits Manhattan's hot spots with Sherri Shepherd.
September 9, 2013
2
Valerie Harper and Tristan MacManus Valerie Harper and Tristan MacManus. Also: Gloria Estefan performs; Jenny McCarthy and Sherri Shepherd visit Manhattan's hot spots.
September 10, 2013
3
Keith Urban Keith Urban performs. Also: pop-culture news.
September 11, 2013
Season 18 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Season 18 Premiere
September 15, 2014
2
Mona Scott, Diane Sawyer, Austin Mahone
June 9, 2014
3
Characters from 'Muppets Most Wanted'
August 8, 2014
Season 19 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Kathy Griffin
January 6, 2015
2
Raven Symore and Michelle Collins
April 8, 2015
3
La La Anthony, Raven Symone, Brad Garrett, Chris Stapleton
May 5, 2015
Release
Original network/platform
ABC
First aired
August 11, 1997
Last aired
June 17, 2026
Status
Returning Series
Schedule
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday at 11:00:00