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Aug 8, 2023 · Who has been in The View cast through the years? How many The View hosts have there been? Here's everything you need to know about The View Season 27 and beyond.
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- Meredith Vieira (1997-2006) Host of 25 Words or Less. Meredith Vieira was one of the original co-hosts of The View and its first moderator who was best known for introducing the Hot Topics until she left in 2006 to become the new host of Today after Katie Couric left.
- Star Jones (1997-2006) Host of Divorce Court. Before rising to fame to become one of the original co-hosts on The View in 1997, Star Jones began her career as a prosecutor and the senior assistant district attorney in Brooklyn, New York (via Entertainment Weekly).
- Debbie Matenopoulos (1997-1999) Former co-host of Home & Family. When Debbie Matenopoulos became a co-host on The View in 1997, she was the youngest woman on the show at 22 years old, in an effort to appeal to a young demographic.
- Joy Behar (1997-2013 and 2015-Present) Current Host of The View. Joy Behar has been prominently featured on The View since its inception in 1997 as she has appeared in every season except in seasons 17 and 18 because she was let go from the show in 2013 for undisclosed reasons.
- Barbara Walters. Years on the show: 1997-2014. The prolific journalist Barbara Walters is the mastermind behind The View. She put together the initial panel of women, serving on it herself from 1997 until she retired in 2014.
- Meredith Vieira. Years on the show: 1997-2006. Vieira served an important role on The View — that of the moderator — for nearly a decade. She left amicably in 2006 to take over for Katie Couric on the Today show.
- Debbie Matenopoulos. Years on the show: 1997-1999. The youngest of the original panelists, Matenopoulos was just 22 years old when she auditioned for The View.
- Star Jones. Years on the show: 1997-2006. After nearly a decade, Jones left the show, announcing her departure live on the air and reportedly throwing Walters for a loop.
Throughout its run, The View has had 24 permanent co-hosts of varying characteristics and ideologies, with the number of contracted permanent co-hosts ranging between four and eight women per season.
Aug 30, 2024 · The venerable ABC talk show — which has its Season 28 premiere on Tuesday, Sept. 3 (at 11/10c) — has had a whopping 24 (!) co-hosts since its 1997 premiere, including current panelists...
Aug 30, 2024 · Who are The View Season 28 co-hosts? Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, Ana Navarro, Sara Haines, and Alyssa Farah Griffin are all set to return to continue...
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Sep 6, 2023 · From its origins with Barbara Walters and Meredith Vieira to more recent faces like Rosie O'Donnell, EW looks back on every host of 'The View' and why they left.
