By Meghan Keneally Every one of the former co-hosts came back to The View this morning as part of the official send off for Barbara Walters. The all-female cast was reunited in a way they'd never been before with every co-host from the show's 17 seasons joined together at an extra large table. Walters and current hosts Jenny McCarthy, Whoopi Golberg and Sherri Shepherd were joined by former hosts Joy Behar, Lisa Ling, Meredith Vieira, Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Debbie Matenopoulos, Star Jones and Rosie O'Donnell. Scroll down for video Reunion shot: All 11 co-hosts of The View were on hand for Barbara Walter's penultimate episode on Thursday
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All eleven women who have ever hosted on The View came back to celebrate Barbara Walter's penultimate episode
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The 84-year-old journalist launched the show in 1997
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Former co-hosts Lisa Ling, Debbie Matenopoulos, Meredith Vieira, Rosie O'Donnell and Elisabeth Hasselbeck all shared pictures of their families
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Star Jones showed a picture of her pet dog who came with her back stage and Joy Behar updated the audience on her grandson
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Tomorrow will be Walters' final episode and it was taped Thursday afternoon, featuring Hillary Clinton as a special guest
Old clips of @placeholder announcing her pregnancies and introducing her children to the world while working on the show for nearly ten years were played back on Thursday.
Through the years: The View was launched in 1997 by @placeholder and her co-producer with original hosts (left to right) Star Jones, Joy Behar, Meredith Vieira and Debbie Matenopoulos