The View: Season 13
Season 13 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of The View Season 12.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 13 Progress Shield
John Stamos, Katey Sagal, Joanna Krupa
Nov 19, 2009 · 36 min
John Stamos, Katey Sagal, "Dancing with the Stars" castoff Joanna Krupa
Perez Hilton
Jan 5, 2009 · 36 min
`Day of Hot Topics,` Ann Coulter, kick-off of `Kimberly Clark Room-A-Day Giveaway` sweepstakes, `The View` guest dressing room makeovers.
Toni Collette
Jan 16, 2009 · 36 min
Actress Toni Collette and writer Diablo Cody (`The United States of Tara`); at-home gym with trainer Jillian Michaels.
Washington D.C.
Jan 19, 2009 · 36 min
Elisabeth Hasselbeck's Oval Office encounter with President George W. Bush; ABC News' Jake Tapper tours the pre-Inauguration hot spots with co-host Sherri Shepherd; a retrospective
Sigourney Weaver
Jan 21, 2009 · 36 min
Sigourney Weaver (`Prayers for Bobby`); Susie Essman (`Loving Leah`); the co-hosts discuss the inauguration, the parties, the speeches and the clothes.
Ron Howard
Jan 22, 2009 · 36 min
Ron Howard (director, `Frost/Nixon`), The Duggar Family (`17 Kids and Counting`)
Liam Neeson
Jan 28, 2009 · 36 min
Liam Neeson (Taken); Jason O'Mara (ABC's Life on Mars)
Dr. Condoleezza Rice
Jan 29, 2009 · 36 min
Former Secretary of State, Dr. Condoleezza Rice
Julianne Moore
Jan 30, 2009 · 36 min
Actress Julianne Moore; actress Whitney Port; Peter Cincotti performs.
Paula Deen
Feb 3, 2009 · 36 min
Paula Deen; Dev Patel from `Slumdog Millionaire`; Amanda Knox's mother, Edda Knox
Jane Seymour
Feb 4, 2009 · 36 min
Jane Seymour; advice columnist Amy Dickinson; Academy Award® nominee Richard Jenkins ("The Visitor")
Cuba Gooding Jr.
Feb 5, 2009 · 36 min
Cuba Gooding Jr. (`Gifted Hands`); Maksim Chmerkovskiy (ABC's `Dancing with the Stars`).
Molly Ringwald
Feb 6, 2009 · 36 min
Today was a very special edition of The View that exposed the trends, traumas, fashions and passions of teenagers. First, the ladies welcomed Molly Ringwald and Shailene Woodley, t
Hot Topics
Feb 9, 2009 · 36 min
A day of `Hot Topics`; ABC News' Diane Sawyer (ABC News' `20/20` - A Hidden America: Children of the Mountains` and ABC News' `Good Morning America`); `Sex and the City` star Mario
Joan Rivers
Feb 10, 2009 · 36 min
Comedienne Joan Rivers; Daniel Dae Kim (ABC's Lost).
Kate Winslet
Feb 11, 2009 · 36 min
Academy Award nominee Kate Winslet (The Reader and Revolutionary Road); Jane Krakowski (30 Rock).
The View Special Edition
Feb 12, 2009 · 36 min
The View Special Edition: Love theme show with Miss Piggy; Patti Stanger (Millionaire Matchmaker); Helen Fisher (author, Why Him Why Her).
Clive Owen
Feb 13, 2009 · 36 min
Clive Owen; Melissa Leo; AIDS expert Jorge Rodriguez.
Hot Topics
Feb 17, 2009 · 36 min
Day of `Hot Topics,` a performance from Broadway's `Shrek: The Musical.`
Bonnie Hunt
Feb 18, 2009 · 36 min
Bonnie Hunt (`The Bonnie Hunt Show`); `At the Movies` hosts Ben Lyons and Ben Mankiewicz.
Laurence Fishburne
Feb 19, 2009 · 36 min
Laurence Fishburne (`C.S.I.`); `Bank on 'The View`" with makeup for under $10.00 from Barbara Walters' personal makeup artist.
Tyler Perry
Feb 20, 2009 · 36 min
Actors Tyler Perry and Keshia Knight Pulliam (``Madea Goes to Jail''); toy fair
Jane Fonda
Feb 23, 2009 · 36 min
Jane Fonda (`33 Variations`); `Bank on 'The View' with tips and advice on ways to shop and save money.
Tom Jones
Feb 24, 2009 · 36 min
Musical guest Tom Jones marks his first appearance on `The View.`
Hot Topics
Feb 26, 2009 · 36 min
`Day of Hot Topics,` `The View` co-hosts judge their first-ever `Mutt Dog Show.`
Rob Lowe
Feb 26, 2009 · 36 min
Actor Rob Lowe (Brothers & Sisters''); Month in Review; TV personality Jason Mesnick (``The Bachelor'').
Sally Field Callista Flockhart
Mar 13, 2009 · 36 min
Actresses Sally Field and Calista Flockhart; TV personalities Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt; actor Matthew Rhys; ``Dancing With the Stars.''
Hot Topics
Mar 16, 2009 · 36 min
Day of `Hot Topics`; Author Jean Chatzky (The Difference)
Gary Sinise
Mar 17, 2009 · 36 min
Gary Sinise (C.S.I. New York); Dr. Drew Pinsky (host, Celebrity Rehab); Jay Mohr (Gary Unmarried)
Kevin Bacon
Mar 24, 2009 · 36 min
Kevin Bacon; Spencer Grammer (ABC Family's Greek); The Bacon Brothers perform
Ray Liotta
Mar 25, 2009 · 36 min
Ray Liotta (Observe and Report); Kevin McKidd (ABC's Grey's Anatomy); Blind Boys of Alabama perform
Angela Lansbury
Mar 26, 2009 · 36 min
Angela Lansbury (Broadway's Blithe Spirit); Virginia Madsen (The Haunting in Connecticut); Cheryl Hines (ABC's In the Motherhood)
Susan Sarandon
Mar 27, 2009 · 36 min
Actors Susan Sarandon and Geoffrey Rush (``Exit the King''); comic Carol Leifer; electronics show.
Martha Stewart
Oct 23, 2009 · 36 min
TV show host Martha Stewart; actress Elisabeth Moss (``Mad Men''); Elisabeth Hasselbeck's fall fashion line.
Robin Williams, Matthew Rhys
Nov 24, 2009 · 36 min
The talented Robin Williams was here today to talk about his new role in the movie Old Dogs and his "Weapons of Destruction" tour. In Old Dogs, Robin and John Travolta play best f