The View

Broadcast on ABC, The View is an award winning daytime talk show conceived and produced by Barbara Walters. It debuted August 11, 1997 and includes (often heated) roundtable discussions, celebrity interviews, and informative segments on topics deemed important to women. The panel was originally moderated by Meredith Vieira and included panelists Joy Behar, Star Jones, Debbie Matenopoulos, and Walters.

Over the years, The View has garnered more mainstream media and blogosphere attention over the incompatibility and disagreements between panelists. Rosie O'Donnel stepped in as moderator when Meredith left the show, but left before the end of her contract after a very public argument with current panelist Elizabeth Hasselback. O'Donnel's replacement – Whoopi Goldberg — has also gone toe-to-toe with Hasselback on differing political views. In October 2007 it was rumored Hasselback, who is seen as the sole conservative in a sea of liberals, would be leaving next.

As of 2007, the show has won four daytime Emmys.

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• ABC changes mind - books Lambert on The View

  
  Nightlife Gay — Authority: 434
  It looks like ABC has decided that they do want Adam Lambert on their network. After canceling him on Good Morning America because of his American Music Awards performance, the network has done a 180 and booked him on The View . "ABC has taken a step towards fairness by inviting Adam Lambert to perform on The ...
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• ABC, Lambert Kiss, Make Up, Kinda

  
  Begging 4 Attention — Authority: 142
  Adam Lambert seems to be getting his due on ABC .  Barbara Walters has interviewed him for her Most Fascinating People special, which airs Wednesday night.  Lambert will also tape an interview and a performance for ABCs The View for air on Thursday. Though neither will be a live performance, this is a bit ...
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• The View from my Bicycle [COLUMN]

  
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• Portia De Rossi Maintains Composure Under Pressure

  
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• Moderate AFSPA to Tackle Militancy

  
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• Adam Lambert Will Be On ABC’s The View

  
  ShowHype - Top Television News, Videos, and Blogs — Authority: 173
  Well, we’ve have heard that Adam Lambert has been canceled from allot of stuff on the ABC network. Because of that performance he did for the American Music Awards. BUT, The View is going to have him as a guest on Thursday – December 10th. Now, is this not a Day Time Show? And don’t ... My American Idol found ...
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• EW gives ‘best of the decade’ props to ‘American Idol,’ Simon Cowell, Jennifer Hudson, Kelly Clarkson; Adam Lambert going on ‘The View’

  
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  Entertainment Weekly named Simon Cowell one of the magazine’s 15 favorite entertainers of this past decade. His best decision? “To put another music show on — when I did ‘X Factr.’ I didn’t wnat to be tied down to one format. I was told by everyone that ... My American Idol found this 109 minutes ago on ...
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• ABC Reconciles With Adam Lambert

  
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  Filed under: Music News , Adam Lambert American Idol runner-up Adam Lambert landed in trouble for locking lips on ABC, with his controversial same-sex kiss on the recent AMA broadcast. This time hes smooching the network itself, as ABC plays a little kiss-and-make-up with Lambert ... Read more   Permalink ...
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• Fourth Times The Charm? Glambert Returns To ABC

  
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  Is this ABCs attempt to kiss and make up with Adam Lambert ????? read more
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• Portia de Rossi Debates Gay Marriage With Elisabeth Hasselbeck On The View

  
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• ABC Lifts Ban On Lambert; Will Appear On “The View”

  
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  Adam Lambert On Set. Photo: Flynetonline.com  The ban from ABC of Adam Lambert appears to be lifted. Well, at least for one performance.  The American Idol contestant will appear on “The View” on December 10th. He will do an interview and a performance on the talk show.  I have a feeling ABC wants a public ...
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• Portia De Rossi Schools Elisabeth Hasselbeck On Gay Marriage

  
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  Dont you love it when a dumb question is met with an elegant, eloquent answer? Elisabeth asked, of gay marriage: "Men and women — women want all the rights of men, but theyre not asking to be called men… do you think… is it the word [marriage] is more important than the rights?" Portia, who is married to ...
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• Adam Lambert Allowed Back on ABC

  
  Hollywire.com — Authority: 609
  They didnt want him for Good Morning America or Jimmy Kimmel Life, but now all of a sudden ABC invites Adam perform and guess what show its on!
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• Star Jones Says Cheater Barbara Walters a "Good Choice" for Tiger Woods Interview

  
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  Oprah may be trying to score a hole-in-one by landing the first Tiger Woods interview, but Star Jones believes Barbara Walters would be a "very good choice." The Huffington Post reports The Insider contributor, had this to say about her former boss on The View , "My former boss might be a good ...
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• Adam Lambert To Make Guest Appearance On The View

  
  Daytime Confidential — Authority: 537
  It seems like ABCs making a bit of a peace offering to Adam Lambert . The controversial rocker is slated to make his first guest appearance on The View . This comes on the heels of the singers much talked about performance on the America Music Awards and after Lambert was dropped from ABCs Good Morning America , ...
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• Adam Lambert “The View” Dec. 10

  
  Pop Crunch — Authority: 706
  Adam Lambert is headed to The View . Just days after ABC cancelled a pair of planned Lambert appearances on the network’s Jimmy Kimmel Live and Dick Clark’s New Years Rockin’ Eve , Adam broke news of his upcoming visit to The View on Twitter late Friday. “Hey friends! I will be performing and hanging ...
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• Adam Lambert Schedules Appearance on ‘The View’

  
  ShowHype - Top Television News, Videos, and Blogs — Authority: 173
  American Idol ’s most recent second runner up Adam Lambert has seen his fair share of scrutiny after a very controversial American Music Awards performance last month that landed him dropped from a slew of ABC talk show appearances, but luckily for the rocker, The View has finally decided to ... American Idol Buzz ...
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• Whoopi Goldberg Bored of Tiger Woods Scandal

  
  Bodog Beat — Authority: 493
  If youre sick of the relentless Tiger Woods scandal, join the club. Whoopi Goldberg apparently has. While the women of The View were gossiping about Woods "transgressions," Whoopi was completely silent during the exchange until Walters asked her, "Whoopi what is going through your mind?" Whoopi told Walters, ...
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• Adam Lambert booked on The View

  
  TV Squad — Authority: 706
  The on-again, off-again love affair between ABC and American Idol star Adam Lambert is making my head spin. In the past week or so, still stinging over Lamberts over the top performance at the American Music Awards , ABC dropped Adam Lambert appearances on Good Morning American, Jimmy Kimmel Live and New ...
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