Overview

• The Season 29 premiere on Monday reunited Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, Sara Haines, Ana Navarro and Alyssa Farah Griffin at the table.
• Goldberg said she “can’t afford” to retire, adding she has to “keep paying those bills,” in an Entertainment Tonight interview tied to the show’s return.
• Behar said she has no plans to step back because “creative people don’t really retire,” citing her ongoing drive to write and create.
• The View remains the most-watched daytime talk show for five consecutive seasons, underscoring the program’s continued reach.
• Co-hosts pointed to a politically charged stretch ahead with candidates expected to visit as the midterms approach, following recent White House rebukes of the panel.