The View: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The View is a live, one-hour daily talk show from ABC co-hosted by Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, Sara Haines, and Meghan McCain. It is the original forum in which real women discuss everyday issues, share their opinions and engage in colorful conversations.

Series details

• Title: The View
• Format: Talk Show
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 1997-08-11
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Network listed by TVmaze: ABC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 2.7/10
• TVMaze ID: 6048
• IMDb ID: tt0123366
• TVDB ID: 72104

Cast and credited roles

• Sunny Hostin — Sunny Hostin
• Sara Haines — Co-Host
• Alyssa Farah Griffin — Co-Host
• Joy Behar — Co-Host
• Whoopi Goldberg — Moderator
• Ana Navarro — Ana Navarro
• Meghan McCain — Co-Host
• Abby Huntsman — Co-Host
• Elisabeth Hasselbeck — Co-Host
• Star Jones — Co-Host
• Lisa Ling — Co-Host
• Michelle Collins — Co-Host

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1997-08-11; final listed air date 1997-10-31.
• Season 2: premiered 1998-10-21; final listed air date 1999-05-19.
• Season 3: premiered 1999-12-31; final listed air date 2000-01-07.
• Season 5: premiered 2001-11-23; final listed air date 2002-08-23.
• Season 6: premiered 2002-09-03; final listed air date 2002-12-23.
• Season 7: premiered 2004-01-05; final listed air date 2004-12-29.
• Season 8: premiered 2005-01-03; final listed air date 2005-06-22.
• Season 9: premiered 2006-01-03; final listed air date 2006-09-15.
• Season 10: premiered 2007-09-04; final listed air date 2007-09-14.
• Season 12: premiered 2008-11-03; final listed air date 2008-12-22.
• Season 13: premiered 2009-01-05; final listed air date 2009-11-19.
• Season 15: premiered 2011-04-26; final listed air date 2011-05-26.
• Season 17: premiered 2013-09-09; final listed air date 2013-12-12.
• Season 18: premiered 2014-05-23; final listed air date 2014-08-08.
• Season 19: premiered 2015-01-06; final listed air date 2015-12-18.
• Season 20: premiered 2016-01-04; final listed air date 2016-09-16.
• Season 21: premiered 2017-01-03; final listed air date 2017-12-15.
• Season 22: premiered 2018-01-02; final listed air date 2018-12-14.
• Season 23: premiered 2019-01-02; final listed air date 2019-11-22.
• Season 24: premiered 2020-09-08; final listed air date 2020-12-30.
• Season 25: premiered 2021-09-07; final listed air date 2022-08-05; episode order: 214.
• Season 26: premiered 2022-09-06; final listed air date 2023-08-04; episode order: 211.
• Season 27: premiered 2023-09-05; final listed air date 2024-08-02; episode order: 213.
• Season 28: premiered 2024-09-03; final listed air date 2025-07-25; episode order: 208.
• Season 29: premiered 2025-09-08; final listed air date 2026-07-24; episode order: 205.
• Season 30: premiered 2026-09-08; final listed air date 2026-10-02.

Source and licence

Adapted from The View on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.