See the Current Co-Hosts of “The View” in Their Early Seasons and Now

Joy Behar is the longest-running host of 'The View' and has been there since its first season

The View has ruled daytime TV for nearly three decades.

Created by veteran journalist Barbara Walters, the ABC daytime talk show made its debut in 1997. Walters was joined at the start by her fellow co-hosts, Meredith Vieira, Star Jones, Joy Behar, and Debbie Matenopoulo.

Since then, co-anchors have come and gone as new women have taken their turns at the desk, though one original co-host remains.

Today, the season 29 lineup of The View co-hosts consists of Behar, Whoopi Goldberg, Sara Haines, Ana Navarro, Sunny Hostin and Alyssa Farah Griffin.

Below, see how the current co-hosts of The View have grown from their earlier years on the show to now.

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Joy Behar

Behar is the longest-running host on The View.

She joined the show's 1997 debut season, originally appearing as a filler for Walters before becoming a permanent panelist. After a brief break in 2013 to pursue other projects, Behar returned to the program in 2015 and has continued as a full-time host.

In a September 2025 interview with Entertainment Tonight, Behar said she doesn't plan on slowing down at all: "Creative people don't really retire," the comedian said.

"They don't resign," the comedian continued. "They just keep going."

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Whoopi Goldberg

Goldberg had a decades-long acting career before she joined the talk show as a permanent moderator and co-host in September 2007, replacing Rosie O’Donnell. At the time, she was known for starring in several hit movies, including Ghost and Sister Act.

Though she's been on the show for more than a decade, the EGOT winner has admitted that The View is more of a "job," rather than something that fulfills her creatively, as she told The New York Times in July 2019.

When asked if she'll ever slow down in the nearby future, the actress told Entertainment Tonight in a September 2025 interview that she can't afford to focus on retirement.

"Who can afford to do that?" Goldberg said. "If you don't marry well, you got to keep working. … I gotta keep paying those bills baby."

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Sunny Hostin

Hostin has been on The View since 2016. In addition to her role as co-host of the daytime talk show, the lawyer and journalist is also a senior legal correspondent and analyst for ABC News.

In her 2020 memoir, I Am These Truths, Hostin — who is Black and Latina — reflected on her first years at The View and claimed she not only got paid less than her White colleagues, but was also told to "stay in her lane" on certain topics.

Five years into her time with the program, the journalist told PEOPLE in May 2021 that she is "proud" of the legacy she has created for herself at the show since her start.

"I think people know who I am now — and they know my place in the show's history. I don't know that I need [the acknowledgment] anymore," she said. "I did at one point, but I think I found my way."

In an October 2025 episode of ABC's Behind the Table podcast, Hostin said she's enjoying this "delicious" era in her life as a New York Times best-selling author, a mom of two and a TV personality.

"I'm in this space where I know myself. I'm comfortable within my skin. I'm happy. I'm coasting," she said. "It's wonderful."

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Sara Haines

Haines had a two-year stint on The View from 2016 to 2018 before she left to host a new daytime program on ABC with Michael Strahan. In August 2019, Keke Palmer joined them and the show was rebranded to GMA3: Strahan, Sara & Keke.

The trio's show was ultimately canceled in 2020 amid the COVID-19 pandemic. That September, Haines announced her return as co-host on The View.

"I grew up watching The View, and what this show stands for — different women, different backgrounds and different points of view — just speaks to my soul," the journalist said in a statement at the time. "I feel like I caught a shooting star twice. To once again be a part of the dialogue where I can share, discuss and disagree alongside these powerful and strong women is a tremendous honor. I feel very lucky."

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Ana Navarro

Navarro first appeared on The View in 2013 as a guest co-host and later made several recurring appearances on the panel. It wasn't until 2022 that she became a co-host alongside Farah Griffin, with PEOPLE confirming that the pair were joining The View's panel to bring the conservative view that had been missing since Meghan McCain's departure in August 2021.

In an August 2022 interview with ET, Behar — who previously feuded with McCain on the show — revealed the advice she gave her new colleagues when they joined the series.

"I was a broken record for a long time because I say this show is a volleyball game, it's not a golf game," she said. "So if you know to hit the ball and then wait for it to come back at you and all that, you'll be fine. That's the only advice I ever give anybody, really."

Along with being a co-host on The View, Navarro is also a political commentator for CNN and the host of her own podcast, Bleep! with Ana Navarro.

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Alyssa Farah Griffin

Farah Griffin joined The View for season 26 in 2022 alongside Navarro. After her new gig was officially announced, Farah Griffin said it was an "honor" to join The View.

"This show set out as you all know, Barbara Walters had this vision for bringing women from totally different backgrounds, lived experiences, careers, to talk about the tough issues that frankly our elected officials aren't often tackling," she said. "And we do that every day. And we're having important conversations."

The Georgetown University alum is a political commentator for CNN and former White House communications director. Farah Griffin was also the press secretary for the department of defense and deputy assistant to the secretary of defense.

Recently, Griffin temporarily stepped away from the anchor desk during season 29 amid her maternity break. She returned to the show in April 2026, two months after welcoming her first child with husband Justin Griffin.

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