The View (1997-)

Season 26

Jan 03, 2022

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ABC’s “The View” returns to the table with moderator Whoopi Goldberg and co-hosts Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, Sara Haines and new co-hosts Alyssa Farah Griffin and Ana Navarro.

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Season 24 saw the return of former co-host Sara Haines.

The table remained unchanged at the start of Season 23, however during the show that aired on January 13th, Abby Huntsman announced she would be leaving to go help as a senior advisor on her father's Utah gubernatorial campaign. Abby's final show as permanent co-host was the Friday of that same week, January 17th.

With the departure of Sara Haines, conservative journalist Abby Huntsman joined the table as the new main co-host, while Republican commentator Ana Novarro replaced Paula Faris as the weekly co-host.

This start of this season saw the return of the previous season's panel. However, by the end of the show's 2017-2018 run, Jedediah Bila had been replaced by political commentator Meghan McCain following Bila's abrupt exit in September 2017. Similarly, both Sara Haines and Paula Faris announced that this season would be their last, with the former moving on to co-host the network's new third hour of Good Morning America alongside Michael Strahan.

Season 20 only saw one departure this time, comedian Michelle Collins, however it did see the addition of three new co-hosts: journalist Sara Haines, lawyer Sunny Hostin, and author Jedediah Bila.

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The last remaining original panellist and show's creator, Barbara Walters left the show after season 17. This lead to the network once again changing things up, with only Whoopi Goldberg remaining from the previous season. Controversial panellist Rosie O'Donnell returned after 7 seasons away, and new additions included comedian Raven-Symoné, political analyst Nicolle Wallace, and actress Rosie Perez.

After a long period of stability in the line-up, the network decided to shake things up and season 17 saw the departure of original panellist Joy Behar and veteran panellist Elisabeth Hasselbeck. They were replaced by actress and comedian Jenny McCarthy.

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Following a heated season, Rosie O'Donnell left the show after just one year at the table and was replaced by EGOT-winning actress Whoopi Goldberg and comedian Sherri Shepherd.

Season 10 saw a significant shake-up at the table, with original panellists Star Jones and Meredith Vieira leaving, and comedian and actress Rosie O'Donnell joining.

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Season 6 saw the departure of Lisa Ling, following three seasons on the show, and the arrival of former "Survivor" contestant Elisabeth Hasselbeck.

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For season 3, original panellist Debbie Matenopoulos was replaced by journalist Lisa Ling.

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