Every Host Of The View Ranked By Net Worth
The View has become a staple in the world of daytime talk television. The talk show has aired on ABC since 1997 and is currently in its 24th season. Not even the COVID-19 pandemic could stop these ladies from dishing out their opinions on all things news related.
With 24 seasons under its belt, it's no surprise that the daytime talk show has had a revolving ensemble of female co-hosts over the years. Some co-hosts appear for only a season while some have been there for much of the two-decade run of the show. With a well-respected reputation, The View only accepts the best of the best when it comes to co-hosts, and what better way to gauge the best than by looking at their net worths.
20 Nicolle Wallace - $3 Million
Nicolle Wallace got her start in the world of politics serving as the White House Communications Director under President George W. Bush. Wallace joined the cast of The View during the show's eighteenth season but unfortunately only lasted that one season before moving on. Still, Wallace has an estimated net worth of $3 million.
19 Paula Faris - $3 Million
Paula Faris joined the cast of The View during the nineteenth season and stayed on as a co-host for two more seasons before moving on to become a national correspondent for ABC News. Prior to The View, Faris worked on Good Morning America Weekend. With a long career in daytime news television, Faris has earned a net worth of $3 million.
18 Sunny Hostin - $3 Million
Sunny Hostin has certainly found a home on The View. She first appeared as a cohost in 2016 during the show's nineteenth season and is still a co-host today. In addition to hosting The View, Hostin also hosts and executive produces the true-crime series Truth About Murder with Sunny Hostin. Hostin is also a successful lawyer which has helped her earn a net worth of $3 million.
17 Debbie Matenopoulos - $4 Million
Debbie Matenopoulos is one of the OGs when it comes to The View cohosts. The journalist and lifestyle expert was a cohost during the first two seasons of the daytime talk show. She was also the youngest co-host on the show. After her time on The View, Matenopoulous when on to host several different shows including working on various E! Network shows. She is worth an estimated $4 million.
16 Sara Haines - $6 Million
Sara Haines first joined the cast of The View in 2016 during the show's nineteenth season. Haines spent two seasons on the show before leaving briefly only to return for the show's twenty-fourth season. During her hiatus from The View, she was a co-host on GMA Day alongside Michael Strahan. She is currently still co-hosting the view and will also be hosting the ABC game show The Chase.
15 Lisa Ling - $10 Million
After Debbie Matenopoulos's departure from The View, Lisa Ling stepped in to fill the role. She appeared on the series for three seasons where she regularly tried to get people to think critically about the news. After The View, Ling went on to host international correspondent for National Geographic and also appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show. She is now the host of the CNN show: This is Life with Lisa Ling.
14 Meghan McCain - $10 Million
Meghan McCain may be best known for being the daughter of the late republican politician and presidential candidate John McCain, but Meghan has made quite a name for herself too. She's worked on all three major cable news channels before landing a co-host spot during the show's twentieth season on the show. She is still a co-host which has helped her estimated net worth reach $10 million.
13 Sherri Shepherd - $10 Million
Sherri Shepherd is no stranger to the television world. In fact, she has had several roles on various television sitcoms over the years, including her own sitcom which aired for one season on Lifetime. Shepherd joined the cast of The View in 2007 during its eleventh season. She stayed on the show until 2014 and left to participate in the comedy Trial and Error. In addition to her television career, Shepherd is also a published author and a devoted philanthropist.
12 Rosie Perez - $12 Million
Rosie Perez had a short stint as a co-host on The View hosting during the eighteenth season. Her time was short partly due to her landing a role in the Broadway play Fish in the Dark which was written by Larry David. Despite her short-lived co-host gig, Perez had has a successful career as an actress and choreographer and has earned a net worth of $12 million.
11 Candace Cameron Bure - $14 Million
Candace Cameron Bure is best known for playing DJ Tanner in the ABC sitcom Full House and later the Netflix reboot Fuller House. However, Bure gave The View a shot for two seasons before exiting the show due to scheduling conflicts with Fuller House tapings and Hallmark Channel projects. With a seasoned acting career Bure has an estimated net worth of $14 million.
10 Elisabeth Hasselbeck - $16 Million
Elisabeth Hasselbeck got her big break on television but not on The View. Instead, Hasselbeck became a household name from participating in the iconic reality show Survivor. Her popularity on the competition show helped her land a co-host spot on The View. A position she held from 2003 to 2013. She eventually left The View to work on Fox & Friends.
9 Star Jones - $18.5 Million
Star Jones is another The View OG who stayed with the daytime talk series for the first nine seasons. Jones was a successful prosecutor who landed a job as a legal correspondent for NBC's Today show. She also had her own court show like The People's Court before landing a spot on the inaugural season of The View. Jones's contract was ultimately not renewed due to her "excessive self-promotion" and she eventually left the show.
8 Abby Huntsman - $20 Million
Abby Hunstman was born into the political world since her father was the former Utah Governor. Following in her father's footsteps, Hunstman forged a career for herself on MSNBC and NBC News before moving to Fox & Friends Weekend. She later joined the cast of The View in 2018. She spent two seasons on the show before leaving to become a senior advisor for her father's gubernatorial election.
7 Jenny McCarthy - $25 Million
Actress Jenny McCarthy had a short stint as a co-host on The View during the show's seventeenth season. McCarthy's $25 million net worth stems from various sources. She got her start as modeling for Playboy before moving into the acting worth. McCarthy is currently a host on the Fox competition show The Masked Singer and she also has her own show on SiriusXM radio.
6 Joy Behar - $30 Million
Joy Behar has had a long career as a co-host on The View. She was one of the original co-hosts and stayed on the show through its sixteenth season. Behar then took a two-season hiatus but continued to appear as a guest co-host. Eventually, she rejoined the cast full time and has been on ever since. In addition, to her time on The View, Behar has also hosted her own shows and is a well-respected writer and comedian.
5 Meredith Vieira - $40 Million
Meredith Viera is yet another OG co-host of The View who served as the show's moderator for the first nine seasons before her departure. After leaving, Viera joined Today as a co-anchor alongside Katie Couric and also continued hosting the game show Who Wants To Me A Millionaire. Eventually, Viera landed her own talk show that was short-lived. With an extremely successful broadcast journalist and television personality career, Viera is estimated to be worth an estimated $40 million.
4 Raven Symoné - $40 Million
Raven Symoné got her television start at the young age of four years old. She appeared on The Cosby Show and Hangin' with Mr. Cooper before earning her own television show as a teenager on Disney Channel. Symoné has continued acting but also landed a spot as a co-host in 2015 after guest-hosting several times. Symoné ended up leaving the show after one season to executive produce a reboot for her Disney Channel original series.
3 Whoopi Goldberg - $60 Million
Though Whoopi Goldberg has become a staple and arguably the face of The View in recent years, she is not a founding co-host of the show. In fact, Goldberg didn't join the cast until the eleventh season. Prior to joining the cast, Goldberg was busy working and earning her EGOT. With a hugely successful career, it's not a surprise that Goldberg is worth $60 million.
2 Rosie O'Donnell - $120 Million
Casual watchers of The View might be surprised to learn that Rosie O'Donnell has only appeared as an official co-host of the show for two seasons, but it's the truth. During her short time, O'Donnell managed to make quite the impact that included her feud with Donald Trump. In addition to her time on the show, O'Donnell has hosted her own daytime talk show, appeared on several shows, and is a known activist.
1 Barbara Walters - $170 Million
Barbara Walters not only is the wealthiest co-host to appear on The View, but she is also one of the original five co-hosts who appeared on the series. Walters spent seventeen years serving as a co-host before returning from being on air. Walters however continues to serve as an executive producer on the show. In addition to her time on The View, Walters made a name for herself in the broadcast journalism world and is well regarded as one of the best interviewers ever.
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