Press release - Series
September 4, 2025
WHOOPI GOLDBERG, JOY BEHAR, SUNNY HOSTIN, SARA HAINES, ALYSSA FARAH GRIFFIN AND ANA NAVARRO RETURN FOR A BRAND-NEW SEASON OF ‘THE VIEW’ BEGINNING MONDAY, SEPT. 8, LIVE ON ABC
Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, Sara Haines, Alyssa Farah Griffin and Ana Navarro return for a brand-new season of America’s most-watched, Emmy®-nominated, No. 1 daytime talk show, “The View,” kicking off live on Monday, Sept. 8 (11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. EDT). New seasons of the talk show’s popular daily podcast series, “Behind the Table,” and streaming edition, “The Weekend View,” begin Sept. 8 and Sept. 13, respectively. Season 29 kicks off with a Day of Hot Topics welcoming all six co-hosts back to the table and will be joined throughout premiere week by newsmakers and celebrities, including Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Emma Heming Willis, America Ferrera, Ken Jeong and Michael Urie.
“The View” is nominated for four 2025 Daytime Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Daytime Talk Series. The talk show concluded Season 28 ranking No. 1 in Households (1.72 rating) and Total Viewers (2.545 million) among all network daytime talk shows and news programs for the 5th straight season and was up in Total Viewers (+5% – 2.545 million vs. 2.432 million) and Women 18-49 (+3% – 151,000 vs. 147,000), marking its most-watched season in four years. In Season 28, the talk show also expanded its reach with the addition of video to each full episode of “Behind the Table” and the premiere of “The Weekend View” on the award-winning, 24/7 streaming platform ABC News Live.
“Behind the Table,” the headline-making podcast hosted by executive producer Brian Teta and produced in partnership with ABC Audio, provides listeners with extraordinary insider perspectives offering firsthand reactions from the co-hosts to what happened on the show, candid conversations about their lives, reactions to some of the most talked-about interviews, viewer questions and special guests. Now in its third season, new episodes of “The View: Behind the Table” post weekdays on Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Audacy, Google Podcasts, iHeartRadio, Pandora, SiriusXM, Spotify, TuneIn, the ABC News app and with video on YouTube.
“The Weekend View” returns for a second season, hosted by the show’s Friday panel, with moderator Joy Behar and co-hosts Sunny Hostin, Sara Haines, Alyssa Farah Griffin and Ana Navarro. Following the Saturday premiere, “The Weekend View” re-airs throughout the weekend alongside ABC News Live’s existing programming. The streaming series focuses on the biggest stories in entertainment and the buzziest news topping social media feeds. With all-new Hot Topics, the co-hosts share their one-of-a-kind takes with their signature candor and humor, plus a “Behind The Table” segment with executive producer Brian Teta and one of the co-hosts. “The Weekend View” is produced by “The View.” Brian Teta is executive producer, Robin Hommel is executive broadcast producer, and Sarah de la O is the director.
Scheduled guests for the week of Sept. 8-12 are as follows (subject to change):
Monday, Sept. 8 – Season 29 premiere of “The View”
Tuesday, Sept. 9 – Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court (author, “Just Shine! How to Be a Better You”)
Wednesday, Sept. 10 – Emma Heming Willis (author, “The Unexpected Journey: Finding Strength, Hope, and Yourself on the Caregiving Path”)
Thursday, Sept. 11 – America Ferrera (“The Lost Bus”)
Friday, Sept. 12 – Ken Jeong (co-host, “99 to Beat”); Michael Urie (actor, Broadway’s “Oh, Mary!” and “Shrinking”)
About “The View”
“The View” is America’s most-watched daytime talk show for the 5th consecutive season. Called “the most important political TV show in America” by The New York Times, the Daytime Emmy® Award-winning talk show is a priority destination for up-to-the-minute Hot Topics, invaluable conversations, celebrities, newsmakers and politicians and must-see viewing for our loyal fans. “The View” is executive produced by Brian Teta and is directed by Sarah de la O. For breaking news and updated videos, follow “The View” (@theview) and Whoopi Goldberg (@whoopigoldberg), Joy Behar (@joyvbehar), Sunny Hostin (@sunny), Sara Haines (@sarahaines), Alyssa Farah Griffin (@alyssafarah) and Ana Navarro (@ananavarro) on X.
About ABC Audio
ABC Audio is America’s premier source for radio news, entertainment content, and podcasts. ABC News Radio reaches more Americans than any other commercial broadcaster through its network of more than 1,600 radio stations and digital distributors. ABC Audio offers affiliates on-demand access to original audio, video and social media content, as well as news, entertainment and lifestyle digital text stories. ABC Audio is part of the top-ranked Walt Disney Company podcasting network. The award-winning podcast portfolio includes ABC News’ flagship daily news podcast, “Start Here,” The Walt Disney Company’s top-performing podcast, “20/20,” “20/20: The After Show” and “The View: Behind the Table.”
About ABC News Live
ABC News Live is ABC News’ Emmy® Award-winning 24/7 streaming news channel with live coverage as news breaks, up-to-the-minute reports, powerful interviews and special features produced by world-class storytellers. It is the only streaming news channel that has won multiple prestigious honors, including awards from duPont-Columbia, Edward R. Murrow for Network Coverage, the Gracies, Deadline Club, Society of Professional Journalists, NABJ, NLGJA, National Headliner and more. The channel’s Emmy-nominated evening news show, “Prime with Linsey Davis,” airs weeknights beginning at 7 p.m. ET. ABC News Live is currently available to more than 370 million streamers with its distribution on Disney+, Hulu, The Roku Channel, YouTube, YouTube TV, Samsung TV Plus, Amazon, Pluto TV, Xumo, Tubi, TikTok, ABCNews.com, the ABC News and ABC News Live apps, and others.
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