Photo via New York Post

Where is Sara Haines? ‘The View’ Co-Host Missing From This Morning’s Episode

Read the original at New York Post ↗
Cite

Where is Sara Haines? ‘The View’ Co-Host Missing From This Morning’s Episode. (2026, September 16). New York Post. https://decider.com/2026/09/16/where-is-sara-haines-the-view-co-host-missing-this-morning/

Dated when The Aporia collected the article, usually within hours of publication. Check the original for its exact date and byline.

New York Post · collected 2026-09-16 · by mliss1578

Quick Summary

On Wednesday's episode of "The View," co-host Sara Haines was absent from the show. Her absence was noted by fellow host Whoopi Goldberg who mentioned that Haines would likely return the following day. Joy Behar clarified to viewers that Haines is not sick, though no further details about her absence were provided. The article concludes with DECIDER reaching out to "The View" for more information on when Haines will return.
Written by AI on 2026-09-16, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

AI analysis

Story summary

On Wednesday, Sara Haines was noticeably absent from The View, a daily talk show on ABC, leaving viewers puzzled about her absence. Her co-hosts Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, and Alyssa Farah Griffin were present but did not provide details, reassuring the audience that Haines was simply away and not ill. Later, it was revealed by Entertainment Weekly that Haines' father-in-law had passed away, prompting her to miss an episode while dealing with his death and supporting her husband, Max Shifrin, who is close to his late father. Season 30 of The View started on September 8th, but Haines missed the Wednesday episode due to personal reasons related to her family's loss.

Written for “Sara Haines Absence” on 2026-11-03, grounded in this article and the 1 other(s) covering the same event.

Story

📰 Sara Haines Absence
Entertainment · 2 article(s) covering the same event. See how they differ ↓

Compared with similar articles

This article reads unscored and hedges 0% of its claims. Each row says how that neighbour differs.
New York Post
Hedges 0 of 22 claims Outlet record 66/100
New York Post
Hedges 0 of 25 claims Outlet record 66/100
“Article A reports on Sara Haines' absence from 'The View', while Article B discusses Whoopi Goldberg's upcoming two-week absence.”
How this article was measured signals, leaning charts, publisher record, byline, topics and claims

Signals How these are calculated →

Claims extracted
17
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
0%
0 of 17 hedged ("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
66/100
New York Post's corrections and hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
2
Entertainment
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
Analyzed 2026-09-16 · how these are computed

How this is being covered How these are calculated →

Article leaning vs. publisher reliability
Source leaning vs. consistency

Publisher

New York Post · 16396 article(s) · 35 correction(s) detected
Running correction rate · 35 correction(s)

Who wrote this

No reporter is named on this article, beyond the feed's “mliss1578”.

Topics

ABC DECIDER Disney+ Hulu The View

Subjects

Haines PERSON · 4× Goldberg PERSON · 3× ABC ORG · 2× Joy Behar PERSON · 2× Sara Haines PERSON · 2× Alyssa Farah Griffin PERSON · 1× Ana Navarro PERSON · 1× Sara PERSON · 1× Sunny Hostin PERSON · 1× Whoopi Goldberg PERSON · 1×

Narrative

While Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, and Alyssa Farah Griffin were present on Wednesday’s episode, Sara Haines was noticeable missing from of the ABC talk show today.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-16
🔮 “She’ll be with us maybe tomorrow, we’ll see,” she added.

Claims (17 extracted, 0 hedged)

The View‘s Hot Topics Table only featured four of the show’s co-hosts this morning. asserted
Table → feature → hosts
While Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, and Alyssa Farah Griffin were present on Wednesday’s episode, Sara Haines was noticeable missing from of the ABC talk show today. asserted
Haines → miss → show
Season 30 of The View kicked off last Tuesday (Sept. 8), reuniting all six co-hosts—the aforementioned five and Ana Navarro—for its premiere episode. asserted
Season → kick → episode
Wondering why Haines was missing today? asserted
Haines → wonder → ?
Here is what we know. asserted
we → know → what
Goldberg immediately addressed Haines’ absence on Wednesday, telling viewers, “As you see, Sara’s out today.” asserted
Sara → address → viewers
“She’ll be with us maybe tomorrow, we’ll see,” she added. asserted
she → see → us
As Goldberg attempted to proceed with the morning’s first hot topic, Joy Behar interjected to assure viewers that Haines is “not sick.” asserted
Haines → attempt → viewers
“Because people get worried when somebody disappears,” Behar explained. asserted
Behar → worry → ?
“But she’s not sick.” asserted
she → ’ → ?
Goldberg replied, “All we gotta tell them is that she’s not here. asserted
she → reply → them
They’ll notice it. asserted
They → notice → it
But we mention it because we don’t want them to think we don’t notice it. asserted
we → mention → it
You know what I mean? asserted
I → know → what
So that’s why we say what you already can see.” asserted
you → ’ → what
DECIDER reached out to The View for additional information on Haines’ return. asserted
DECIDER → reach → return
The View airs on weekdays at 11/10c on ABC, with streaming available on Hulu and Disney+. asserted
View → air → Hulu
💬Give feedback
🕘History 🎫Support