The View is an American talk show that was conceived by Barbara Walters and Bill Geddie. It has aired on ABC as part of the network's daytime programming block since August 11, 1997. The show broadcasts live from the ABC Broadcast Center in New York City on weekdays at 11:00 am Eastern/10:00 am Central, and is tape-delayed for 10:00 am in the Mountain and Pacific time zones. It features a panel of women as co-hosts, who discuss the day's "Hot Topics" ranging from sociopolitical issues to pop culture, originally comprising Walters, moderator Meredith Vieira, Star Jones, Debbie Matenopoulos, and Joy Behar. In addition to Behar, the current panel consists of moderator Whoopi Goldberg, Paula Faris, Sara Haines, Sunny Hostin, and Meghan McCain.
The show has received positive reviews from The New York Times, Slate, Entertainment Weekly, New York Post, and HuffPost. Beginning 2007, the show became subject to on-air controversies and criticism due to frequent changes in its panel of co-hosts, subsequently causing a decline in ratings. In 2014, the show was transferred from the helm of the entertainment division to that of ABC News, which led to a viewership growth and warmer critical response. In 2017, the show became the only broadcast daytime program to see a rise in its overall audience from the previous season. In the span of twenty years, the show has won thirty Daytime Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Talk Show and Outstanding Talk Show Host.
