'The View' Season 18 Premiere Week Hits Three-Year Ratings High

New season of The View is off to a solid start.

Welcome back, Rosie O'Donnell! The 18th season premiere of The View attracted its largest audience in three years and improved by double digits over last year's Premier Week.

The View achieved 3-year highs in Total Viewers (3.4 million – since 2011) and it was the most-watched week in 18-weeks in total viewers, women 18-49 (531,000/0.8 rating) and Women 25-54 (707,000/1.2 rating) since the week of 5/12/14.

Monday's season 18 debut was the series’ most-watched season debut in 8 years in Total Viewers (3.9 million) and hit 3-year highs in Women 18-49 (665,000/1.0 rating) and Women 25-54 (892,000/1.5 rating) – since 2006 and 2011.

Are Rosie O'Donnell, Whoopie Goldberg, and new cast members Rosie Perez and Nicole Wallace the new "Dream Team?" Time will tell!

Ratings Source: NTI, U.S. ratings, week of 9/15/14-9/19/14.