The View (US TV series)
| The View | |
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| Genre | Talk show |
| Created by | |
| Directed by | Ashley S. Gorman |
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| Opening theme | "World’s Gone Crazy" by Mary J. Blige(season 20–present) |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 20 |
| No. of episodes | 4,000 |
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| Running time | 42 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
Lincoln Square Productions (ABC News) |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC |
| Picture format | HDTV 720p |
| Original release | August 11, 1997 – present |
| External links | |
| Official website | theview |
The View is an American talk show that has aired since August 11, 1997 on ABC as part of its daytime programming block. The show's concept was conceived by Barbara Walters and Bill Geddie. The show has won thirty Daytime Emmy Awards since its inception.
The View is co-hosted by a panel of women who discuss a variety of social, political, entertainment, and other topics. The original panel consisted of Walters, moderator Meredith Vieira, Joy Behar, Star Jones, and Debbie Matenopoulos. In addition to Behar, the current panel consists of moderator Whoopi Goldberg, Paula Faris, Sara Haines, Jedediah Bila, and Sunny Hostin.
The original opening credits for the show, featuring voice-over from Walters, explain the show's premise:
I've always wanted to do a show with women of different generations, backgrounds and views: a working mother [Vieira]; a professional in her 30s [Jones]; a young woman just starting out [Matenopoulos]; and then somebody who's done almost everything and will say almost anything [Behar]. And in a perfect world, I'd get to join the group whenever I wanted....
Every show is ended by one of the co-hosts, primarily the person moderating, simply saying "Have a great day everyone and take a little time to enjoy The View!" Or if short on time simply, "Enjoy The View!"
Since season 10, politics and taboo subjects have been readily explored. This has moved the show into a newsworthy spectrum from traditional daytime talk fare.
The format of full-hour Hot Topics was introduced in season 11, allowing more in-depth conversations and debates.
The twelfth season of The View was heavily focused on the events related to the 2008 United States presidential election with attention towards the issues affecting women in particular and more broadly, the United States. They closely followed Senator Hillary Clinton's campaign in the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination race. Likewise, attention was focused when Senator John McCain chose Sarah Palin as his Republican vice-presidential running mate in August 2008. Several of the discussions on The View became heated and many were also subsequently reported in other major media outlets.
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