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The View

4.4

Yr 1997

Status Returning Series

Talk

Series Brief

Overview

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.

Why fans love it

Since 1997, the morning talk show format has relied on the friction of disparate viewpoints happening in real time. The program functions as a daily pulse check on cultural events, shifting focus between national news cycles and casual celebrity chats. It prioritizes the messy, unscripted nature of back-and-forth conversation over the polished tone of traditional morning network broadcasts.

The reliability of the format rests on its rotating panel. With figures like Whoopi Goldberg anchoring the discussion, the show creates a recurring space for heated intellectual sparring and unpredictable reactions. The result is a consistent loop of commentary that positions the news of the day as a collective, often contentious, household debate.

Featured Players

Cast 75

as Self

6 episodes

William Shatner

as Self

6 episodes

Marcia Gay Harden

as Self

7 episodes

Sherri Shepherd

as Self - Co-Host

849 episodes

as Self

11 episodes

Tyra Banks

as Self

9 episodes

Joy Behar

as Self - Co-Host

4635 episodes

Sunny Hostin

as Self - Co-Host

1510 episodes

as Self - Co-Host

655 episodes

as Self - Co-Host

417 episodes

Whoopi Goldberg

as Self - Co-Host

2344 episodes

Barbara Walters

as Self - Moderator

3292 episodes

Sara Haines

as Self - Co-Host

1096 episodes

Rosie O'Donnell

as Self - Co-Host

250 episodes

as Self - Co-Host

191 episodes

Star Jones

as Self - Co-Host

2244 episodes

Elisabeth Hasselbeck

as Self - Co-Host

1611 episodes

Alyssa Farah Griffin

as Self - Co-Host

519 episodes

Meredith Vieira

as Self - Co-Host

2245 episodes

Ana Navarro

as Self - Co-Host

709 episodes

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Kate Hudson

as Self

6 episodes

as Self - Guest

7 episodes

Lorraine Bracco

as Self

11 episodes

Lisa Ling

as Self - Co-Host

665 episodes

as Self

6 episodes

as Self

6 episodes

Debbie Matenopoulos

as Self - Co-Host

626 episodes

Paula Faris

as Self - Co-Host

191 episodes

as Self

6 episodes

as Self - Co-Host

172 episodes

as Self - Guest

7 episodes

Suze Orman

as Self

8 episodes

Kathie Lee Gifford

as Self

9 episodes

as Self - Guest

10 episodes

Delta Burke

as Self

6 episodes

as Self

7 episodes

as Self

9 episodes

Denis Leary

as Self

9 episodes

John Stamos

as Self

6 episodes

Jonathan Rhys Meyers

as Self

6 episodes

Bob Guiney

as Self

8 episodes

Hilary Duff

as Self

10 episodes

as Self

10 episodes

Samuel L. Jackson

as Self

9 episodes

as Self

8 episodes

Erin Hershey Presley

as Self

7 episodes

as Self

9 episodes

Vanessa Williams

as Self

7 episodes

Sigourney Weaver

as Self

7 episodes

Rachel Campos-Duffy

as Self - Guest

8 episodes

Kaley Cuoco

as Self - Guest

12 episodes

as Self

7 episodes

Yvette Nicole Brown

as Self - Guest Co-Host

8 episodes

Regina Hall

as Self

7 episodes

Phil McGraw

as Self

8 episodes

Hillary Clinton

as Self

7 episodes

Edie Falco

as Self

11 episodes

Jessica Simpson

as Self

8 episodes

LL Cool J

as Self

7 episodes

John Lithgow

as Self

9 episodes

Tyler Perry

as Self

7 episodes

Jamie Lee Curtis

as Self

13 episodes

Diane Sawyer

as Self

7 episodes

as Self

7 episodes

as Self

23 episodes

Kevin Bacon

as Self

7 episodes

Alec Baldwin

as Self

8 episodes

Chelsea Clinton

as Self - Guest

9 episodes

Kristin Chenoweth

as Self

8 episodes

Jane Fonda

as Self - Guest

8 episodes

Clay Aiken

as Self

8 episodes

Joan Rivers

as Self

13 episodes

Stephanie Grisham

as Self

8 episodes

as Self - Guest Co-Host

11 episodes

Lindsey Granger

as Self - Guest Co-Host

11 episodes

Production Board

Crew

Producer

Greg Piccioli Alexandra Cohen Audrey Jones Jason Kornblatt Dana Fisher Donald Berman Jonathan Faulhaber Summur Shaikh Patrick Ignozzi Jamie Kotkin-Hammer Jennifer Brookman Susan G. Solomon

Writer

Beverly Kopf Andrew Smith Julie Siegel Christian McKiernan

Creator

Bill Geddie Barbara Walters

Executive Producer

Bill Geddie Barbara Walters

Signal Match

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7 shared cast members

Shared Queen Latifah, Kevin Bacon, Tyler Perry +4 more

6 shared cast members

Shared Sherri Shepherd, Tyler Perry, Star Jones +3 more

6 shared cast members

Shared Sigourney Weaver, Samuel L. Jackson, Susan Sarandon +3 more

Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields

5 shared cast members

Shared Susan Sarandon, Joan Rivers, Barbara Walters +2 more

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

5 shared cast members

Shared Denis Leary, Richard Lewis, Queen Latifah +2 more

Golden Globe Awards

5 shared cast members

Shared Jamie Lee Curtis, Susan Sarandon, Julianne Moore +2 more

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

5 shared cast members

Shared Samuel L. Jackson, Regis Philbin, Kathy Griffin +2 more

4 shared cast members

Shared Kristin Chenoweth, Alec Baldwin, Tyra Banks +1 more

Late Show with David Letterman

4 shared cast members

Shared Regis Philbin, Alec Baldwin, William Shatner +1 more

Topic Overlay

Topic Keyword Similarity

The Colbert Report

2 shared keywords

Topics celebrity interview, talk show

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2 shared keywords

Topics talk show, talk

Real Time with Bill Maher

2 shared keywords

Topics celebrity interview, talk show

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

2 shared keywords

Topics talk show, talk

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1 shared keyword

Topics talk show

1 shared keyword

Topics talk show

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

1 shared keyword

Topics talk show

Late Night with Seth Meyers

1 shared keyword

Topics talk show

1 shared keyword

Topics talk show

1 shared keyword

Topics talk show

Keyword Cloud

Keywords

talk show morning talk celebrity interview

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Technical Sheet

Details

First Aired: August 11, 1997
Status: Returning Series
Origin: US
TMDB Votes: 109