Preview for This Week on "The View"  9/24/06

PATRICK DEMPSEY, RAY LIOTTA, SALMA HAYEK, JAMIE LEE CURTIS AND DONNY OSMOND ARE AMONG "THE VIEW" GUESTS, SEPTEMBER 25-29

"The View," ABC's Emmy(r) Award-winning talk and entertainment program, welcomes Patrick Dempsey (ABC's "Grey's Anatomy"), Jamie Lee Curtis (author, "Is There Really a Human Race?"), Victor Garber ("Justice"), Ray Liotta ("Smith"), Martin Short (Broadway's "Fame Becomes Me"), Donny Osmond (Broadway's "Beauty and the Beast"), Bridget Moynahan ("Six Degrees"), Salma Hayek and America Ferrera (ABC's "Ugly Betty"), Carnie Wilson and Tina Yothers ("Celebrity Fit Club"), plus musical guests Natalie Cole and Bob Seger to the show the week of September 25-29 (11:00 a.m.-12:00 noon, ET).

On Friday, Sept. 29, the co-hosts welcome Dr. Bachelet, President of Chile, to the program for the very first time.

"The View" is produced by and features ABC News correspondent Barbara Walters, entertainer Rosie O'Donnell, comedian Joy Behar and former "Survivor: The Australian Outback" participant Elisabeth Hasselbeck. "The View" is the original forum in which real women discuss everyday issues and share their no-holds-barred opinions and engage in colorful conversations.

Currently celebrating its 10th season, "The View" has received 20 Daytime Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Talk Show. The show has received numerous nominations, including nine consecutive nominations for Outstanding Daytime Talk Show and Outstanding Talk Show Host. "The View" is seen live MONDAY-FRIDAY (11:00 a.m.-12:00 noon, ET; CLOSED-CAPTIONED; in stereo, TV-14) on ABC. "The View" is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC's selected HDTV format, with 5.1-channel surround sound). Visit "The View" on the Web at abc.com (keyword: theview).

Scheduled guests for the week of SEPT. 25-29, are as follows (subject to change):

MONDAY, SEPT. 25 - Martin Short (Broadway's "Fame Becomes Me"); Donny Osmond (Broadway's "Beauty and the Beast").

TUESDAY, SEPT. 26 - Ray Liotta ("Smith"); Bridget Moynahan (ABC's "Six Degrees").

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 27 - Victor Garber ("Justice"); Carnie Wilson and Tina Yothers ("Celebrity Fit Club"); musical guest Natalie Cole.

THURSDAY, SEPT. 28 - Jamie Lee Curtis (author, "Is There Really a Human Race?"); Salma Hayek and America Ferrera (ABC's "Ugly Betty"); musical guest Bob Seger.

FRIDAY, SEPT. 29 - Patrick Dempsey (ABC's "Grey's Anatomy"); Dr. Michelle Bachelet, President of Chile.

Source: ABC Press Release