The essential episodes of The View

Watch these 15 in order and you've got The View — each pick states its reason.

1. 01

   S01E01 · Pilot · August 11, 1997 · 1h

   Pilot/Tom Selleck

2. 02

   S24E25 · Top rated · October 12, 2020 · 1h

   2020-10-129.0

   Whistleblower Dr. Rick Bright; film director Alex Gibney; hot items at affordable prices.

3. 03

   S24E26 · Season 24 peak · October 13, 2020 · 1h

   2020-10-139.5

   Cindy McCain guest co-hosts; Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D-Mich.).

4. 04

   S24E27 · Top rated · October 14, 2020 · 1h

   2020-10-149.0

   Director Aaron Sorkin.

5. 05

   S24E28 · Top rated · October 15, 2020 · 1h

   2020-10-159.0

   TV host Jimmy Kimmel.

6. 06

   S24E29 · Top rated · October 16, 2020 · 1h

   2020-10-169.0

   Entrepreneur Mark Cuban.

7. 07

   S24E32 · Top rated · October 21, 2020 · 1h

   2020-10-219.0

   The Political View with Dr. Jill Biden; actress Natalie Portman.

8. 08

   S24E33 · Top rated · October 22, 2020 · 1h

   2020-10-229.0

   The Political View with Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.).

9. 09

   S24E34 · Top rated · October 23, 2020 · 1h

   2020-10-239.5

   Actress Leslie Jones.

10. 10

    S24E35 · Top rated · October 26, 2020 · 1h

    2020-10-269.0

    Vice presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.); hot items at affordable prices.

11. 11

    S24E36 · Top rated · October 27, 2020 · 1h

    2020-10-279.0

    Bari Weiss guest co-hosts; author Jon Meacham.

12. 12

    S24E37 · Top rated · October 28, 2020 · 1h

    2020-10-289.0

    Comic Chelsea Handler.

13. 13

    S24E38 · Top rated · October 29, 2020 · 1h

    2020-10-299.0

    Actor Samuel L. Jackson.

14. 14

    S24E40 · Top rated · November 2, 2020 · 1h

    2020-11-029.0

    Statistician Nate Silver; hot items at affordable prices.

15. 15

    S24E41 · Top rated · November 3, 2020 · 1h

    2020-11-039.0

    Pete Buttigieg, former mayor of South Bend, Ind.; ABC News contributor Sara Fagen.