Hawn, Goldie
Hill, Jemele
hirings. See Auditions for cohosts
Hollywood Squares
homophobia
homosexuality
Al Reynolds and
Rosie O’Donnell and
Rosie Perez and
honeymoon
Hostin, Sunny
Hot Topics debates
Huckabee Sanders, Sarah
Hughley, D. L.
I
Iger, Bob
Ben Sherwood and
defending show in earliest days
Katie Couric and
Meredith Viera and
Rosie O’Donnell and
interracial relationships
interviews. See Auditions for cohosts
Iraq
J
Jehovah’s Witnesses
Johnson, Caryn Elaine. See also Goldberg, Whoopi
Jones, Jenny
Jones, Star
Barbara Walters and
Bill Geddie and
Debbie Matenopoulos and
Donald Trump and
earliest episodes and
early success of
Elisabeth Hasselbeck and
firing of
Hillary Clinton and
hostile relationship with
interviewing for cohost position
Joy Behar and
Lauren Sánchez and
Meredith Viera and
personal history of
Rachel Campos-Duffy and
Rosie O’Donnell and
wedding of
weight and
Joseph, Edward
Joy’s Comedy Corner segments
Judge Judy
K
Kalehoff, Edd
Katie
Kaye, Judith
Kean, Amy
Kellison, David
Kelly, Megyn
Keys, Alicia
King, Gayle
King, Martin Luther Jr.
kitchen renovation incident
Krasnow, Stuart
L
LaBelle, Patti
Lauer, Matt
lawsuits
leaks
fear of
Jennifer Shepard-Brookman and
Rosie O’Donnell and
Star Jones and
Letterman, David
Lewinsky, Monica
Ling, Lisa
celebrities and
firing of
hiring of
September 11, 2001 attacks and
success of
Logan, Lara
Louder Than Words: A Mother’s Journey in Healing Autism (McCarthy)
M
Maddow, Rachel
Maher, Bill
makeovers
Maples, Marla
Matenopoulos, Debbie
death of Princess Diana and
earliest episodes and
exit of
firing of
interviewing for cohost position
problems of
Saturday Night Live and
Mayer, John
McCain, John
McCain, Meghan
McCarthy, Jenny
McDaniel, John
McGee, Frank
McLoughlin, Hilary Estey
Donald Trump and
Joy Behar and
Rosie O’Donnell and
media, Rosie O’Donnell and
meditation
Meredith’s Guilt Trip segments
Mike Douglas Show
Minnelli, Liza
Moonves, Les
Moore, Michael
morning after pill debate
multiple sclerosis (MS)
N
name selection for The View
National Rifle Association
Navarro, Ana
Nichols, Mike
Nilsson, Karl
Not for Women Only
O
Obama, Barack
Obama, Michelle
obesity. See Weight
O’Brien, Conan
O’Donnell, Rosie
abortion debate and
after The View
Barbara Walters and
Bill Geddie and
Celebrity Detox and
conflict over support of
departures of
depression and
Donald Trump and
Elisabeth Hasselbeck and
grievance against
hiring of
homosexuality and
initial months on The View
as interviewee
interviewing for cohost position
Joy Behar and
leaks and
Mark Gentile and
media and
on Middle East
Nicolle Wallace and
off-camera persona of
personal history of
reasons for joining The View
return of as guest
return of as host
Rosie Live and
The Rosie O’Donnell Show and
The Rosie Show and
September 11, 2001 attacks and
Sherri Shepherd and
show makeover and
Star Jones and
Star Search and
talk show of
weight loss and
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire and
Whoopi Goldberg and
Olbermann, Keith
Oprah Winfrey Network
O’Reilly, Bill
Oteri, Cheri
Outnumbered
P
Pacheco, Patrick
Palin, Sarah
Paratore, Jim
parodies
People magazine
Perez, Rosie
departure of
hiring of
Hot Topics meetings and
initial show with
Rosie O’Donnell and
Perry, Katy
Philbin, Regis
phone sex
pilots, shooting of
Pirro, Jeanine
plastic surgery
Polanski, Roman
Potkin, Abra
Povich, Maury
Powell, Annemarie
pregnancy of Elisabeth Hasselbeck
premiere episode
Presley, Erin Hershey
producers. See also Geddie, Bill; Goodman, Dana; Sherwood, Ben; Stedman Guff, Jessica
firing of
Rosie O’Donnell and
of The Rosie O’Donnell Show
Star Jones’ wedding and
product placement
propaganda
psychics
Q
Question of the Day segments
R
racism
rape
Raphael, Sally Jessy
Rather, Dan
Reagan, Nancy
The Real
Reasoner, Harry
Reeve, Christopher
rehearsals
religion, Star Jones and
Renfroe, Bryant
reunion show
Reynolds, Al
Rhimes, Shonda
Ripa, Kelly
Rivera, Geraldo
Rivers, Joan
Roberts, Robin
Roker, Al
Romney, Mitt
Rosie Live
The Rosie O’Donnell Show
Ross, Shelley
Rounds, Michelle
Rowling, J. K.
Ruhle, Stephanie
S
salaries
Sánchez, Lauren
Saturday Night Live
Debbie Matenopoulos and
departure of Barbara Walters and
parodying The View
Star Jones’ wedding and
Sawyer, Diane
Schwarzenegger, Arnold
Seacrest, Kelly
Selig, Roni
Selleck, Tom
September 11, 2001 attacks
Sex and the City
sex scandals
sexual abuse
Sheindlin, Judith
Shepard-Brookman, Jennifer
Shepherd, Sherri
Barack Obama and
Bill Clinton and
departure of
earliest episodes with
as guest host
hiring of
Jenny McCarthy and
Rosie O’Donnell and
success of
Whoopi Goldberg and
Sherwood, Ben
Bill Wolff and
control of The View and
departure of
departure of Barbara Walters and
Hilary Estey McLoughlin and
Shields, Brooke
shootings
Simpson, Carole
Simpson, Jessica
Sloan, David
Smith, Andrew
Smith, Judy
Smith, Lois
Solomon, Sue
Spencer, Lara
split-screen incident
Springer, Jerry
St. Onge, Caissie
Star Inc.
Star Search
Starr, Ringo
Stedman Guff, Jessica
Steele, Sage
Steinem, Gloria
Stephanopoulos, George
Stern, Howard
Strahan, Michael
Streisand, Barbra
studios
Survivor
Sweeney, Anne
Symoné, Raven
T
The Talk
Telepictures
terrorism. See also September 11, 2001 attacks
Terry, Joe
Teta, Brian
theme song
This Week
Today show
Tomlinson, Icodel
torture
Trump, Donald
anger from
election of
as guest on show
Hillary Clinton and
Joy Behar and
Rosie O’Donnell and
Star Jones and
Tara Conner and
third episode and
Whoopi Goldberg and
Trump, Ivanka
Trump, Melania
Tutera, David
U
Underwood, Carrie
V
vaccines, autism and
Ventura, Jesse
vertical sleeve gastrectomy
Viagra
vibrators
Vick, Michael
Viera, Meredith
Debbie Matenopoulos and
departure of
earliest episodes and
Elisabeth Hasselbeck and
Elvis impersonator story and
interviewing for cohost position
interviewing for new cohosts and
Joy Behar and
kitchen renovation incident and
September 11, 2001 attacks and
Star Jones and
viewers, composition of
W
Wallace, Nicolle
departure of
hiring of
interviewing for cohost position
political discussions and
Rosie O’Donnell and
on The View as barometer of national moods
Walters, Barbara
Barbra Streisand and
Bill Geddie and
Brian Frons and
Donald Trump and
earliest episodes and
Elisabeth Hasselbeck and
final show of
firing of Rosie O’Donnell and
health concerns of
Jenny McCarthy and
Lisa Hackner and
marriages of
personal history of
retirement of
return of
reunion show and
Rosie O’Donnell and
sale of stake of The View by
Star Jones and
Whoopi Goldberg and
wardrobes
waterboarding
The Wayne Brady Show
weddings
weight
Weinstein, Harvey
Wentworth, Ali
Westin, David
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
The Whoopi Goldberg Show
Williams, Wendy
Winfrey, Oprah
Wolff, Bill
Wolff, Michael
World Trade Center collapse
Wright, Jeremiah
Y
Young, Bernie
Yune, Rick
Z
Zucker, Jeff
About the Author
RAMIN SETOODEH, an award-winning journalist, is the New York bureau chief for Variety. He was formerly a senior writer at Newsweek and has also written for The Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and U.S. News & World Report, among other publications. Ladies Who Punch is his first book. He lives in New York City. You can sign up for email updates here.
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Contents
Title Page
Copyright Notice
Dedication
Epigraph
Prologue: Out, Damned Cohost!
Part One: Barbara’s View
1. Everybody’s a Critic
2. Audition
3. Barbara Does Daytime
4. Death Becomes Her
5. It’s a Hit
6. The Star Diaries
7. The Republican
8. Bridezilla!
9. Meredith’s Great Escape
10. Scandal
Part Two: Rosie’s View
11. The Queen of Nice
12. All Aboard!
13. Rosie vs. Donald
14. Ladies Who Punch
15. My Mouth Is a Weapon
16. Rosie Detox
Part Three: Whoopi’s View
17. Sister Act
18. Elisabeth’s Last Stand
19. Mommie Dearest
20. Barbara’s Long Goodbye
21. She’s Back
22. “Worse Than Fox News”
23. Enjoy the View, While You Can
Epilogue: Trump’s View
Photographs
A Note on Sources
Acknowledgments
Index
About the Author
Copyright
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