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 and won in 2003 for "Outstanding Talk Show". The show has featured notable appearances by presidential candidates Hillary Rodham Clinton, Barack Obama and John McCain.

On October 14, 2010, Whoopi Goldberg and Joy Behar left the set during a disagreement with guest Bill O’Reilly. Bill O’Reilly is a Fox News host. The group was discussing the topic of a mosque and community center being built near the 9/11 site. O’Reilly stated, “Muslims killed us on 9/11” and said he felt it was inappropriate for the community center and mosque to be built in that location. Goldberg responded by calling O’Reilly an extremist. Behar told O’Reilly that “she no longer wanted to sit here right now”. Behar and Goldberg then left the set of the studio.http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_upshot/20101014/en_yblog_upshot/goldberg-behar-walk-of-view-set-during-oreilly-interview

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.

According to Nielsen ratings 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)