The View is an American talk show and entertainment/infotainment program that has aired on ABC since August 11, 1997, as part of its daytime programming block. The show’s concept was conceived by Barbara Walters and Bill Geddie, and is executive produced by Walters and Bill Wolff. As of season eighteen (2014–15), The View is the fourth-longest-running national daytime talk show in history, behind Live! with Kelly and Michael (30), The Phil Donahue Show (26), and The Oprah Winfrey Show (25). The View focuses on a panel of four (previously five) female co-hosts, who discuss a variety of social and political issues. The original panel consisted of Walters, Joy Behar, Star Jones, Debbie Matenopoulos and Meredith Vieira. The current panel consists of Whoopi Goldberg (who additionally serves as the moderator), Rosie Perez, and Nicolle Wallace. Other panelists, over the years, have included Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Lisa Ling, Rosie O’Donnell, Sherri Shepherd and Jenny McCarthy. The View airs live from New York City weekdays at 11 a.m./10 a.m. in the Eastern and Central time zones, and is tape-delayed for the rest of the country. International versions of the program are aired in several countries.