THE VIEW Gets "Snooki"-Ed With JERSEY SHORE Cast to Mix It Up with "THE VIEW" Hosts, Live, Feb. 23

Brooke Shields to Co-Host, Live, Feb. 9

Bill Geddie, executive producer of ABC's Emmy(r) award-winning talk show The View" announced today that the colorful but controversial cast of MTV's reality show, "Jersey Shore," are scheduled to make their first-ever appearance on "The View," live, Tuesday, Feb. 23 to promote the same-day release of "Jersey Shore: Season 1" on DVD.

As the popularity of "Jersey Shore" continued to rise, so did the controversy. Whether it's a debate over stereotyping, scrutiny from local residents or the safety of self-tanning, there is no denying that "Jersey Shore" catapulted eight housemates to instant stardom. Their outlandish behavior has been a frequent "Hot Topics" discussion amongst "The View" hosts (http://theview.abc.go.com/videos/Jersey_Shore). MTV announced on Jan. 29, 2010 that there would, indeed, be a second season. The cast of "Jersey Shore": Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi, Jenni "JWoww" Farley, Angelina "Jolie" Pivarnick, Michael "The Situation" Sorrentino, Vinny Guadagnino, Ronnie Ortiz-Magro, Sammi "Sweetheart" Giancola and Paul "DJ Pauly D" DelVecchio.

Additionally, Mr. Geddie confirmed that actress/model/author Brooke Shields is set to co-host "The View," live, TUESDAY, FEB. 9. "The View" co-host Sherri Shepherd portrayed "Miranda Charles," best friend to Ms. Shields' character in the popular sitcom "Suddenly Susan." Ms. Shields' last guest appearance on the show was May, 2009.