Meghan McCain to Join 'The View'

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As expected, Meghan McCain will join The View as a regular co-host in early October in the wake of Jedidiah Bila’s departure. 

Related: Conservative Commentator Jedidiah Bila Leaving 'The View'

A representative for the show had no comment.

McCain, daughter of Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz), had previously worked for Fox News but she departed nearly two weeks ago. She will represent a conservative voice on the panel that’s currently composed of Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Paula Faris, Sara Haines and Sunny Hostin.

At Fox News, McCain was a co-host on afternoon program Outnumbered and a contributor to other programs.

The View is seeing its highest ratings in three years, averaging nearly 3 million viewers a day, fueled by the fraught political environment around the Trump administration. The show is overseen by senior executive producer Hilary Estey McLoughlin and executive producers Candi Carter and Brian Teta.

Varietyfirst reported this story.

Paige Albiniak
Paige Albiniak

Contributing editor Paige Albiniak has been covering the business of television for more than 25 years. She is a longtime contributor to Next TV, Broadcasting + Cable and Multichannel News. She concurrently serves as editorial director for The Global Entertainment Marketing Academy of Arts & Sciences (G.E.M.A.). She has written for such publications as TVNewsCheck, The New York Post, Variety, CBS Watch and more. Albiniak was B+C’s Los Angeles bureau chief from September 2002 to 2004, and an associate editor covering Congress and lobbying for the magazine in Washington, D.C., from January 1997 - September 2002.