Joy Behar was absent for a majority of episodes of The View during the first week of 2025. Viewers were curious why the TV personality wasn’t sitting alongside her cohosts Whoopi Goldberg, Sara Haines,

It consists of eight monologues she crafted after interviewing a diverse group of divorcées. The result is something along the lines of Nora and

Joy Behar was absent from her seat on The View for a while but is now back after her lengthy hiatus. Joy stepped up into her duties as a fill-in moderator while Whoopi Goldberg left The View to go to Paris before taking an extended time off from the show.

While no one has revealed exactly why Behar has been out all week, Goldberg did wish the comedian a “happy opening night” during yesterday’s episode, referring to Behar’s theater production My First Ex-Husband, which she wrote and stars in alongside her longtime friend Susie Essman, Tovah Feldshuh and Adrienne C. Moore.

Did Joy Behar leave 'The View'? The always hilarious, often controversial host has missed quite a few days in February 2025. Here's what we know.

Joy Behar is still not back on The View, much to the disappointment of her loyal fans. The longtime co-host has been out since Monday (Feb. 3), which was not unusual for her since she works four days per week on the show, but her absence since Tuesday (Feb. 4) has been very much felt around the Hot Topics table.