• Daytime television talk show The View is hosted by a panel of women from varying backgrounds who discuss politics, scandals and current events. The show has been nominated for an Emmy Award every year since 1999, but has never won. The show has featured notable appearances by presidential candidates Hillary Rodham Clinton, Barack Obama and John McCain.

  According to Nielsen ratings released on February 13, 2009, The View has been the most watched daytime television show for four consecutive weeks. The show drew in 4.42 million viewers for the week of February 2, 2009.Perez Hilton: The View Beats Oprah (February 13, 2009)

• Fast Facts

  1. New Episodes: M-F 11/10c
  2. Network: ABC
  3. Current Season: 10
  4. First Aired: 1997
  5. Starring: Whoopi Goldberg, Sherri Shepherd, Joy Behar, Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Barbara Walters

• Ann Coulter Appearance

  Conservative pundit Ann Coulter appeared on The View on January 12, 2009, to talk about her new book criticizing single parents and modern motherhood.

• Rosie O'Donnell Controversy

  Rosie O'Donnell and Elisabeth Hasslebeck frequently feuded over politics on the show, with O'Donnell being a harsh critic of the Bush Administration, and Hasslebeck, a Republican, defending George W. Bush. O'Donnell opted out of her contract early, and left the show on May 25, 2007.

• Related Mahalo Pages

  Whoopi Goldberg | Barbara Walters | Is The World Flat | Joy Behar | Elisabeth Hasselbeck | Sherri Shepherd | Rosie O'Donnell | Meredith Vieira | Star Jones | Lisa Ling

Categories

• View History
• Discuss on the Message Board
• Embed this Page
• Share this page