• 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.

  Country singer Taylor Swift appeared on the September 15, 2009 episode.

• 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.

• Nielsen ratings

  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)

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