Overview

• ABC announced the new season and released a promo in which Whoopi Goldberg says, “This is why you should always keep coming back to ‘The View,’ because you never know what’s going to happen.”
• The returning panel features Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, Sara Haines, Ana Navarro and Alyssa Farah Griffin.
• According to ticketing site 1iota, early guests include Emma Hemming Willis and Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor on Sept. 9, with America Ferrera and Michael Urie listed for that week.
• Later bookings on 1iota include Matthew McConaughey with former Senator Joe Manchin, plus appearances by John Edward, Marlon Wayans, Robin Wright and others reported by Variety.
• The return follows a break filled with cancellation chatter and political attacks, including a Trump spokesperson saying the show could be “pulled off air” and fresh White House insults reported by Entertainment Weekly; the Sept. 8 start is slightly later than recent debuts and the show airs at 11 a.m. ET/10 a.m. PT.