Big Changes Ahead For ‘The View’: Why It’s Airing 7 Days a Week and Who’s Hosting
There are big changes ahead for The View. Not only will the series air original episodes Monday through Friday, but it will also air on the weekends.
‘The View’ will air 7 days a week
According to an ABC press release, The View will now air seven days a week. The daytime talk series expands into weekends with a new streaming series called The Weekend View.
The 30-minute weekend series will be hosted by the talk show’s Friday panel, including moderator Joy Behar and co-hosts Sunny Hostin, Sara Haines, Alyssa Farah Griffin, and Ana Navarro. Whoopi Goldberg, who typically does not work on Fridays, will not be a part of the weekend series.
The Weekend View will focus on the biggest stories in entertainment and social media news. There will also be new “Hot Topics” for the panelists to discuss.
Additionally, the series will include “Behind The Table” segments with the show’s executive producer Brian Teta. In this segment, the co-hosts will dive deeper into pop-culture stories from the week prior.
Teta said of the new series, “In addition to having its most-watched linear season in four years, The View is finding success meeting viewers wherever they get their content, from podcasts to YouTube and now with new exclusive streaming content for the weekend on ABC News Live.”
‘The View’ continues an upward ratings tick
One of the series co-hosts, Sara Haines, announced the weekend installment on a recent episode of The View. The weekday panelists include Haines, Whoopi Goldberg, Sunny Hostin, Joy Behar, Ana Navarro, and Alyssa Farah Griffin.
As The View celebrates its 28th season on ABC, it remains a ratings winner. Currently, the series is enjoying its highest ratings in four years.
A press release states “The View ranks No. 1 in households and total viewers among all daytime talk shows and news shows for its fifth consecutive season.” The series ranks ahead of NBC’s TODAY Third Hour, TODAY with Jenna & Friends, and NBC News Daily.
“The Weekend View will feature more of the ‘Hot Topics’ our audiences can’t get enough of. Delivering original content for the weekend with a focus on what’s trending,” explains Robin Hommel, executive broadcast producer of the long-running daytime talk series.
When did the series first air?
The View was created by journalist Barbara Walters and her longtime producing partner, Bill Geddie. Walters wanted to feature a panel of diverse women from various generations engaging in lively discussions about the topics of the day.
The series debuted on ABC on Aug. 11, 1997. During its first episode, Walters shared her thoughts about the program, saying, “I’ve always wanted to do a show with women of different generations, backgrounds, and views. This is that show. We call it The View.”
Along with Walters, The View‘s other original cohosts were Star Jones, Joy Behar, Debbie Matenopoulos, and Meredith Vieira, who moderated the panel. Throughout its 28-year run, The View has welcomed 24 permanent co-hosts.
The Weekend View debuts Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025, at 7:30 ET on ABC News Live, available on Disney+, Hulu, YouTube, ABCNews.com, the ABC News and ABC News Live apps.
