如何以编程方式创建UIView - > UIViewController - > UITableView

I've been struggling to add a UIView above my UITableViewController. Through searches, reading and experimenting I've determined that instead of a UITableViewController I should just be using a UIViewController. I'm having a hard time making this work for a variety of reasons and I'd like to just start fresh with a better architecture. I've been struggling to add a UIView above my U