What is ‘The View’?

Answer: ‘The View’ is an ABC talk show that hosts celebrities, personalities and politicians discussing topics ranging from fashion and politics to social issues and more. The show was started in 1997 by Barbara Walters as a platform for a panel of women to discuss the latest news.

Walters retired as a host of ‘The View’ in 2014 after suffering from various health battles. Some of her co-hosts included Debbie Matenopoulos, Meredith Vieira, Lisa Ling and Jenny McCarthy, among others.

Answer: Co-hosts of ‘The View’ as of October 2025 include Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sara Haines, Sunny Hostin, Alyssa Farah Griffin and Ana Navarro.

Over the years, ‘The View’ has featured other co-hosts such as Candace Cameron Bure, Rosie O'Donnell, Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Meghan McCain and Raven-Symoné.

Rosie O’Donnell, Rosie Perez, Nicolle Wallace, Michelle Collins, Paula Faris, Jedediah Bila, Abby Huntsman, Sherri Shepherd and Star Jones are among the other co-hosts of ‘The View’ from years past.

Answer: Throughout its run, ‘The View’ has hosted a wide range of notable guests, engaging in discussions and debates with household names. President Donald Trump was a guest on ‘The View’ a few times before winning the presidential election in 2016. His last guest appearance was in 2015 when he was the Republican presidential front-runner. Guests have included political figures like former President Barack Obama, former President Joe Biden and his wife Jill Biden, Kamala Harris, Tulsi Gabbard, Zohran Mamdani, Hillary Clinton, Andrew Cuomo, Liz Cheney, Tim Scott, Asa Hutchinson, Bernie Sanders and John Fetterman, among others.

Celebrities including Tim Allen, Andy Grammer, Wanda Sykes, Dermot Mulroney, Jennifer Aniston, Jennifer Lopez, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Diane Keaton, Stanley Tucci, Ray Romano and Michael B. Jordan, among many others, have been guest stars on 'The View.'

Chelsea Handler, Jimmy Fallon and Oprah Winfrey are among other talk show hosts who have been guests on ‘The View.’

Shaquille O'Neal, Eli Manning, Serena Williams and Michael Strahan, among other professional athletes, have been guests on ‘The View’ in the past.