"The View" Brings Back Sara Haines as Co-Host (EXCLUSIVE)
by Ramin Setoodeh
Aug. 14, 2020


Sara Haines will be returning to "The View" in September as a co-host for Season 24 of the ABC daytime talk show, Variety has learned.

Haines, 42, served as co-host for two seasons — from the fall of 2016 through the summer of 2018 — where she offered her takes on the headlines of the day, pop culture and celebrities. Prior to "The View", Haines had served as a lifestyle anchor for "GMA Weekend".

A representative at ABC declined to comment.

https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/the-view-sara-haines-host-1234735203/

"The View" Confirms Sara Haines Return, with Guest Hosts To Fill In for Meghan McCain
by Ted Johnson
September 4, 2020


Sara Haines has been confirmed to return to ABC’s "The View" as a permanent co-host as the show returns next week for its 24th season, when a focus of the show will be on the final months of the 2020 presidential campaign.

In an interview, senior executive producer Hilary Estey McLoughlin said that Haines “is great in either place, which is rare to have somebody who is able to deal with such complex topics that we talk about on The View, and give a perspective that is smart. She brings a lot of zest to the conversation, in addition to being very relatable at the same time.”




Co-host Meghan McCain plans to go on maternity leave and will be on "The View" at the start of the season.

When she goes on leave, Teta said that they will not have a replacement, “but we will have a lot of good guests on the show and maybe a couple of surprise guest hosts.” He said that they want to make sure “that we have every viewpoint accounted for, including the conservative side.”

https://deadline.com/2020/09/the-view-abc-sara-haines-1234570901/