The 83-year-old was MIA from Thursday’s episode of the talk show.

Joy Behar suffers major injury, misses The View as Sunny Hostin makes rare fill-in appearance as moderator

The 83-year-old was MIA from Thursday’s episode of the talk show.

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October 1, 2026 11:22 a.m. ET

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- Joy Behar absent from *The View* after suffering serious injury.

- The 83-year-old comedian missed Thursday’s live broadcast, while Sunny Hostin revealed her ordeal on-air.

- Hostin made a rare appearance in the moderator chair, as Whoopi Goldberg was also absent.

*The View** *cohost Joy Behar missed Thursday’s live broadcast after suffering a serious injury.

The 83-year-old’s absence led to a rare appearance by legal expert and fellow cohost Sunny Hostin in the moderator chair typically occupied by Whoopi Goldberg, who’s off filming a movie, and Behar.

“This is a great audience, thank you! Hello, and welcome to *The View*,” Hostin, 57, said at the top of the show. “So, Whoopi is still out filming a movie. And, unfortunately, our dear friend Joy dislocated her shoulder.”

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She continued, telling the studio audience, who gasped at the news, that Behar is “recovering and will be back soon.”

Hostin also joked about sitting in the moderator seat, telling viewers, “The two OGs are out today, so, apparently the job went to the next oldest — or, let’s say, seasoned — cohost. I like seasoned better!”

Whoopi Goldberg, Ana Navarro, Sara Haines, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, and Alyssa Farah Griffin for ‘The View’.

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Before kicking off the day’s Hot Topics discussions, the former federal prosecutor welcomed former *View* cohost Sherri Shepherd back to the show as a guest cohost. Shepherd’s return was previously announced as part of Goldberg’s pre-planned absence.

** has reached out to a *View* representative for more information on Behar’s injury.

*This is a developing story. EW will update it with more information as it becomes available.*

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