Some left on good terms, but many were touched by some form of controversy or conflict.
That format has remained the same, though the execution has been more unwieldy in recent years.
Some left on good terms with the data pipe, while others went out swinging.
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Here’s every host ofThe Viewand why they departed.
Walters created the show and hosted it from 1997 to 2014, and remained an executive producer thereafter.
The iconic journalistdied in December 2022 at 93, leaving an incredible legacy behind her.
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Fortunately,Meredith Vieirais one of the former.
Vieira currently serves as host and executive producer of the game show25 Words or Less.
Joy Behar (19972013, 2015present)
For many fans,Joy Beharistheface ofThe View.
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“So, there was no reason to stay anymore.”
Since her return, Behar has continued to bring her signiture comic relief to the show.
I was here for all of it, except for two, when they canned me.
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They sacked my behind.
This feels the same, yeah, it’s Groundhog Day every day for me."
Debbie Matenopoulos (19971999)
Debbie Matenopoulos had a short-lived stint onThe View.
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But that didn’t go as planned, with the online grid letting her go after just two years.
Lisa Ling (19992002)
In many ways,Lisa Lingwas the spiritual successor to Debbie Matenopoulos.
Nevertheless, Ling left the show in 2002, and there’s some debate as to the reason why.
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Fortunately, Hasselbeck made the most of things by hostingFox & Friendsfrom 2013 until her retirement in 2015.
Rosie O’Donnell (20062007, 20142015)
Perhaps nobody has a more bizarre career onThe ViewthanRosie O’Donnell.
Interestingly, O’Donnell came back to the show in 2014, but she then leftagainjust months later.
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In addition to leading the talk show, the actress is also anEGOT winner.
Sherri Shepherd (20072014)
ActressSherri Shepherdbrought some jovial energy toThe Viewwhen she began hosting in 2007.
As for why she exited the show in 2014, it depends on who you ask.
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And I’ve been here seven years and my time atThe Viewis complete."
Like many past hosts, her reasons for leaving depend on who you ask.
McCarthy, for example, publicly claimed that shecut ties with the show in solidarity with Sherri Shepherd.
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Unlike many names on this list, there was no drama associated with Perez’s departure.
It’s like being broken up with."
However, she ended up causingseveral major controversiesduring her year-long tenure.
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Candace Cameron Bure (20152016)
FormerFull HousestarCandace Cameron Burealso hostedThe Viewfrom 2015 to 2016.
But in the grand scheme ofViewcontroversies, this didn’t make a big splash.
Why the early exit, then?
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When McCain left the show in 2021, she expressed admiration and gratitude for her co-hosts.
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