{"id":2256556,"date":"2026-01-29T17:06:46","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T17:06:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2256556"},"modified":"2026-01-29T17:06:46","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T17:06:46","slug":"joy-behar-misses-the-view-for-fourth-episode-in-a-row-where-is-the-cohost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/joy-behar-misses-the-view-for-fourth-episode-in-a-row-where-is-the-cohost\/","title":{"rendered":"Joy Behar misses \u201cThe View\u201d for fourth episode in a row: Where is the cohost?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/the-view\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The View;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>The View<\/em><\/a> cohost <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/joy-behar\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Joy Behar;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Joy Behar<\/a> has <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/why-joy-behar-isnt-on-the-view-misses-three-episodes-11894230\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:missed her fourth consecutive episode;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">missed her fourth consecutive episode<\/a> of the long-running talk show, with moderator <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/whoopi-goldberg\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Whoopi Goldberg;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Whoopi Goldberg<\/a> providing a light update on the 83-year-old&#8217;s health at the top of Thursday&#8217;s live show.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">After Behar was again absent from the Hot Topics table, Goldberg addressed Behar&#8217;s condition partway through the episode.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I know you see that Joy isn&#8217;t here today. She&#8217;ll be back next week,&#8221; the 70-year-old EGOT-winning actress said when the show returned from its first commercial break.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">She continued, &#8220;You noticed she wasn&#8217;t here. You knew we weren&#8217;t lowering her down from the ceiling. But she&#8217;ll be back.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<div style=\"max-height:none;overflow:visible\"><i>Joy Behar on her final episode of &#8216;The View&#8217; before a four-day absence <\/i><\/p>\n<p>ABC<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">On Tuesday, Goldberg told the audience that Behar \u2014 who typically has Mondays off \u2014 was sick.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;We want to let you know Joy is out, she&#8217;s not feeling well, so we want her to feel better and get her behind back here,&#8221; Goldberg said at the time, though she didn&#8217;t reveal further details.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Entertainment Weekly<\/em>\u00a0has reached out to a representative for <em>The View<\/em> for more information on Behar&#8217;s extended absence from the show.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong><em>Get your daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity updates, and what to watch with our\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/ew-dispatch-newsletter-11812417\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:EW Dispatch newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">EW Dispatch newsletter<\/a><\/em>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Behar&#8217;s current string of absences comes after the comedian missed four episodes of\u00a0<em>The View <\/em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/joy-behar-returns-the-view-foot-injury-11849560\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:in November;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">in November<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">When she returned to the Hot Topics table later that month, Behar revealed that another health incident led to her absence, after she and the cohosts did not walk out to set at the top of the episode, but instead began the installment while already seated.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Joy Behar's portrait for 'The View' ABC\/JEFF LIPSKY\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"360\" height=\"480\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/48NqQq36A.xTaEjFt0MNIA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTcwNTtoPTk0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/entertainment_weekly_785\/643081e7f3253cc0758a83a3a1aa87b4\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<div style=\"max-height:none;overflow:visible\"><i>Joy Behar&#8217;s portrait for &#8216;The View&#8217; <\/i><\/p>\n<p>ABC\/JEFF LIPSKY<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Now, I&#8217;ve been off for a few days,&#8221; Behar told the crowd at the time, admitting that it was hard for her to walk.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I dropped my iPad on my foot and I broke my toe,&#8221; Behar revealed. &#8220;And they put the toes together because it&#8217;s broken, and it&#8217;s very, very, very painful. I do not recommend you dropping anything on your toes.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In addition to her long-held post on <em>The View<\/em>, Behar debuted her stage play, <em>My First Ex-Husband<\/em>, in New York City in February 2025.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>The View<\/em> airs weekdays on ABC.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/joy-behar-misses-the-view-fourth-episode-update-11895132\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Entertainment Weekly;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Entertainment Weekly<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The View cohost Joy Behar has missed her fourth consecutive episode of the long-running talk show, with moderator Whoopi Goldberg providing a light update on the 83-year-old&#8217;s health at the top of Thursday&#8217;s live show. After Behar was again absent from the Hot Topics table, Goldberg addressed Behar&#8217;s condition partway through the episode. &#8220;I know [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2256557,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[355818,34015,357928],"class_list":["post-2256556","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-joy-behar","tag-the-view","tag-whoopi-goldberg"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Joy-Behar-misses-The-View-for-fourth-episode-in-a.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2256556","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2256556"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2256556\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2256558,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2256556\/revisions\/2256558"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2256557"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2256556"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2256556"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2256556"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}