“THE VIEW: SEASON 13” COMES TO A CLOSE AS THE HOSTS WELCOME JAKE PAVELKA, SNOOP DOGG, LORRAINE BRACCO, VANESSA MARCIL GIOVINAZZO, CHRIS HARDWICK AND THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF DC, AUGUST 2-6

Bryant Gumbel to Moderate and Mario Cantone to Co-Host, Live, Aug. 2

Video Retrospective Looks Back at the Best Moments of “The View: Season 13,” Live, Aug. 5

Season 13 of ABC’s Emmy(r) Award-winning talk and entertainment program, “The View” (11:00 a.m.-12:00 noon, ET), comes to a close next week as hosts Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Elisabeth Hasselbeck and Sherri Shepherd welcome guests Jake Pavelka (ABC’s “The Bachelor”), Snoop Dogg, his wife Shante Brodues and their daughter Cori, Lorraine Bracco (“Rizzoli & Isles”), Vanessa Marcil Giovinazzo (ABC’s “General Hospital”), Chris Hardwick (host, “Web Soup”) and The Real Housewives of DC to the show. Bryant Gumbel returns to moderate “The View” live, MONDAY, AUGUST 2, and is joined by guest co-host Mario Cantone (“Sex and the City”).

A spectacular video retrospective looking back at all the best moments of “The View: Season 13” airs live, THURSDAY, AUGUST 5.

“The View: Special Edition” internet theme show airs live, TUESDAY, AUGUST 3 and features David Perel (radaronline.com); The Real EStalker Mark David; Geri & Colby Brin (datemysinglekid.com) and funny websites with Chris Hardwick (host, G4’s “Web Soup”).

Scheduled guests for the week of Aug. 2-6 are as follows (subject to change):

MONDAY, AUG. 2 – Day of “Hot Topics”; celebrity guest moderator Bryant Gumbel; celebrity guest co-host Mario Cantone.

TUESDAY, AUG. 3 – “The View: Special Edition” internet theme show featuring David Perel (radaronline.com); The Real EStalker Mark David; Geri & Colby Brin (datemysinglekid.com) and funny websites with Chris Hardwick (host, G4’s “Web Soup”)

WEDNESDAY, AUG. 4 – Jake Pavelka (ABC’s “The Bachelor”); Stacie Scott Turner, Michaele Salahi, Catherine Ommanney, Lynda Erkiletian and Mary Schmidt Amons (“The Real Housewives of DC”).

THURSDAY, AUG. 5 – Lorraine Bracco (“Rizzoli & Isles”); Vanessa Marcil Giovinazzo (ABC’s “General Hospital”); the best moments of ‘The View: Season 13″

FRIDAY, AUG. 6 – Snoop Dogg, his wife Shante Broadus and their daughter Cori Broadus; celebrity stylists’ summer hair secrets; Justin Willman (Food Network’s “Cupcake Wars”).

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