Overview

• ABC announced Season 29 will premiere Monday, Sept. 8, bringing the daytime show back from its summer hiatus.
• A new teaser on the show's social channels features Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, Sara Haines, Ana Navarro and Alyssa Farah Griffin all returning.
• Early guest listings reported via 1iota and Variety include Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor and Emma Hemming Willis on Sept. 9, with America Ferrera and others slated later in the month, subject to change.
• The series has been off the air since late July, consistent with its usual break.
• The return follows heightened criticism from the White House and public cancellation speculation from former cohost Rosie O'Donnell, though ABC is proceeding with the new season.