--- description: McCain is reportedly meant to fill what the show sees as a void of conservative voices on the ABC morning show title: Meghan McCain Is Coming to 'The View' as a New Co-Host image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte68f51bbf9c1a837/6988dfbe86f68ea48f6e69d3/gettyimages-457255142.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Meghan McCain Is Coming to _The View_ as a New Co-Host by [Lisa Marie Segarra](/author/lisa-marie-segarra/) ## Lisa Marie Segarra Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 28, 2017 1:24 PM CUT  Meghan McCain visits at SiriusXM Studios on October 15, 2014 in New York City. Meghan McCain visits at SiriusXM Studios on October 15, 2014 in New York City.Photograph by Robin Marchant—Getty by [Lisa Marie Segarra](/author/lisa-marie-segarra/) ## Lisa Marie Segarra Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 28, 2017 1:24 PM CUT [Meghan McCain](http://time.com/4865791/john-mccain-daughter-meghan-mccain-cancer/ "undefined") is joining _The View_ as a co-host in October, according to a new report. McCain, a writer and daughter of [Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain](http://time.com/4955325/donald-trump-john-mccain-affordable-care-act/ "undefined") is meant to fill what the show sees as a void of conservative voices on the ABC morning show, according to[ _Variety_](http://variety.com/2017/tv/news/meghan-mccain-the-view-co-host-1202574578/ "undefined")_._ ABC did not immediately respond to a request for comment from TIME. The news comes after [McCain left Fox News](http://ew.com/tv/2017/09/15/meghan-mccain-leaves-fox-news/ "undefined"), where she co-hosted the program _Outnumbered._ After announcing her departure, McCain tweeted, “I’m so thankful to @FoxNews for the chance to be on @OutnumberedFNC but I’m leaving to focus on other things, I have no doubt the show will continue to do well and wish all my friends and colleagues at the network nothing but success.” > [](https://twitter.com/MeghanMcCain/status/908715371523436544) > [](https://twitter.com/MeghanMcCain/status/908715464016171009) _The View_ has been making a number of casting changes, including stints by Nicolle Wallace, Rosie Perez, Raven Symone, Michelle Collins, Candace Cameron Bure and Jedidiah Bila. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4960712/meghan-mccain-the-view-fox-news/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4960712/meghan-mccain-the-view-fox-news/"},"headline":"Meghan McCain Is Coming to The View as a New Co-Host","datePublished":"2017-09-28T13:24:14.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T17:38:23.843Z","description":"McCain will reportedly join the show in October","url":"https://time.com/4960712/meghan-mccain-the-view-fox-news/","keywords":["Television","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte68f51bbf9c1a837/6988dfbe86f68ea48f6e69d3/gettyimages-457255142.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Lisa Marie Segarra","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/lisa-marie-segarra/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte68f51bbf9c1a837/6988dfbe86f68ea48f6e69d3/gettyimages-457255142.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Celebrities Visit SiriusXM Studios - October 15, 2014","caption":"Celebrities Visit SiriusXM Studios - October 15, 2014","creditText":"Photograph by Robin Marchant—Getty","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4960712/meghan-mccain-the-view-fox-news/","name":"Meghan McCain Is Coming to The View as a New Co-Host"}}]}] ```