AFTER returning as co-host for The View in 2020 following a two-year hiatus, Sara Haines is keeping busy and balancing marriage, motherhood, and her ambitious work commitments.

The View co-host also hosts ABC’s primetime game show revival, The Chase, and is set to join John Quiñones as a correspondent on the hit ABC hidden-camera series, What Would You Do? on February 18, 2024.Sara Haines attends the TIME CO2 Earth Awards Gala at Mandarin Oriental New York on April 25, 2023, in New York City

Who is Sara Haines?

Sara Haines is a television host and journalist.

Born on September 18, 1977, Haines grew up with three siblings before attending Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts.

After graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in government, Haines began her career in the NBC Page Program.

She eventually worked her way up to being a production coordinator for NBC’s Today in 2002.

In 2009, she became the Today show’s fourth-hour contributing correspondent until leaving the role in 2013.

Haines has worked as a correspondent on Today, ABC News, and Good Morning America.

She previously co-hosted The View from 2016 to 2018, taking a break and occasionally filling in as a guest host from her home while the show taped remotely.

Haines co-hosted ABC’s daytime spinoff, GMA 3: Strahan, Sara & Keke, after she departed from The View, but the show was canceled.

Apart from her TV hosting gigs, she’s also appeared, as herself, in the Disney+ superhero series, The Falcon and The Winter Soldier.

She is a native of Newton, Iowa, and resides in New Jersey with her family.

In 2022, the mayor of Newton declared September 18, Haines’ birthday, as Sara Haines Day in the small town.

Haines is married to Max Shifrin, an attorney.

The couple met online and eventually tied the knot in November 2014.

The couple share three children – Alec Richard, Sandra Grace, and Caleb Joseph.

How long has Sara Haines been on The View?

After multiple appearances as a guest co-host, Sara Haines officially joined The View as a permanent co-host on September 6, 2016, the show’s 20th season premiere.

On July 23, 2018, ABC revealed that Haines would not be returning to The View for season 22.

She left the show during the 21st season’s penultimate episode on August 2, 2018.

Her departure, however, was relatively short-lived.

Haines returned to the daytime talk show for Season 24, which premiered on September 8, 2020.

Sara confirmed the news on Instagram, uploading a picture of her holding a View mug on her couch with her two children.

“Loving all of my “views” right now,” she wrote.

“This mug has seen enough of the couch and is ready to return to the @theviewabc table (metaphorically speaking in these times) next week!!!”

“We are overdue for some good times in 2020 – let’s do this!!” she wrote.

In a press release put out by the network, Sara continued that she grew up watching The View.

She said she admires “what this show stands for – different women, different backgrounds and different points of view” and that its content “just speaks to my soul.”

“I feel like I caught a shooting star twice,” she said.

“To once again be a part of the dialogue where I can share, discuss, and disagree alongside these powerful and strong women is a tremendous honor,” she continued.

“I feel very lucky,” she added.

Throughout its run, The View has had 24 permanent co-hosts.

The current lineup includes Haines, Joy Behar, Whoopi Goldberg, Sunny Hostin, Ana Navarro, and Alyssa Farah Griffin.

The View airs weekdays at 11 am ET on ABC.

Sara Haines strikes a pose and holds her coffee as she leaves The View in sweats and a messy bun on February 15, 2024, in New York City

What other shows does Sara Haines host?

On May 3, 2022, Haines began hosting The Chase, a primetime game show on ABC – making her a double-duty host on the network.

The game show pits contestants against expert quiz masters trying to earn money.

The latest season premiered on June 29, 2023, on ABC.

Haines also recently signed on for another ABC series, the hit hidden-camera show, What Would You Do?

Haines will join the show’s host, John Quiñones, as one of two new correspondents in season 16.

Quiñones and Haines will also be joined by W. Kamau Bell, who is perhaps best known for leading CNN’s United Shades of America.

The show’s 16th season premieres on Sunday, February 18, 2024, at 10 pm ET on ABC.