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President Trump once again phoned into Fox News on Tuesday morning, and he was eager to discuss “Fox & Friends” co-host Ainsley Earhardt’s relationship with fellow Fox News host Sean Hannity. Among the president’s questions? Who makes more money in the relationship.

Earhardt and Hannity have been public about their relationship for a while now, announcing their engagement at the end of last year. It appeared Trump was unaware of that, though, worrying that he might’ve outed them.

“There’s a guy named Sean Hannity. He might take a very lovely young lady that he knows very, very well to dinner in Washington. And they don’t have to — she’s sitting right next to you by the way,” Trump said with a laugh. “I don’t want to get him in trouble, so I better explain exactly. We don’t want any secrets here.”

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Donald Trump’s parade boosted Fox News to reach its best Saturday primetime ratings since the first assassination attempt against him in 2024.

Coverage of the Army 250 Parade, which aired from 6 to 10 p.m. Et on Saturday, brought in 4.9 million total viewers and 700,000 viewers in the key cable demo among adults 25-54 on Fox News, and peaked with 5.5 million viewers during the 8 p.m. Et hour. Saturday, June 14, marked Fox News’ highest rated Saturday in primetime since coverage of the assassination attempt on Donald Trump in Pennsylvania in July 2024.

As expected, Fox News’ coverage of the parade was the most-watched of all the cable news networks, with CNN scoring an average viewership of 1.1 million and MSNBC averaging 1.27 million viewers. In the demo, CNN brought in 222,000 viewers ages 25-54 while MSNBC scored 145,000 demo viewers.

Both CNN and MSNBC’s coverage peaked in the 6 p.m. hour with 1.24 million viewers and 1.39 million viewers,...

A video of Rebekah Koffler’s interview with Fox News from the night of Donald Trump‘s birthday military parade is going viral after she appeared to be intoxicated during the live broadcast. Koffler, a former Defense Intelligence Agency officer, appeared during Lawrence Jones and Emily Compagno‘s broadcast to offer her commentary on the parade. The start time of Koffler’s hit was delayed, and she noted on X in a now-deleted message that she was “refilling my #champagne glass” before going on-air. Once Jones and Compagno introduced her, Koffler was noticeably slurring her words and swaying in the video frame. “This is incredible, finally, the United States is back,” Koffler dragged out. “I want to really thank all our Army, Navy, and Air Force officers who have been sacrificing their lives, literally. Their families have been contributing to the mission. Most of the time, the past quarter of a century,...

In a bizarre turn of events, Fox News abruptly cut off its Saturday night interview with Rebekah Koffler after the wobbly former defense intelligence agency officer launched off on an incoherent tangent about Donald Trump’s controversial military parade meant to celebrate the Army’s 250th anniversary.

“I’m so excited, Emily and Lucas Tomlinson,” Koffler said to Fox News anchors Emily Compagno and Lawrence Jones, slurring her words and misidentifying the “Fox and Friends” host. “Everybody, like this is incredible! Finally, the United States is back! I want to really thank all of our army, navy and air force officers who’ve been sacrificing their lives, literally. Their families have been contributing to the mission.”

Fox Network did not immediately respond to Variety‘s request for comment.

She continued, “With our new Commander in Chief, Donald J. Trump, they are prioritizing America first. And I want to thank these...

Does a parade meant to celebrate the nation truly exist if it can’t get on national broadcast TV?

Mainstream TV-news outlets seem divided over how to cover an extravagant display of military might along the streets of Washington, D.C. from the Trump administration. A June 14 parade and accompanying festivities meant to call attention to the 250th birthday of the U.S. Army will be something to see, with three kinds of helicopters; Bradley vehicles; a fireworks display; and a parachute jump by the Golden Knights demonstration team.

Some will give the event a mere nod, while others will utilize all the resources a national TV newsroom can muster.

ABC News, NBC News and CBS News are unlikely to pre-empt regular TV programming for coverage of the event, according to people familiar with their plans. ABC News plans to “cover the parade across programs and platforms, including 24/7 streaming news channel...

Longtime Fox News host Steve Doocy is making a major change to his Fox & Friends co-hosting schedule.

The 68-year-old co-host will be taking on a less demanding schedule, and explained why.

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On the air on Thursday (May 1), he confirmed to viewers, “After decades of getting up at 3:30 and driving into New York City in the dark, today is the last day I will host this show from the couch. I am not retiring. I am not leaving the show. I am still a host, but it is time for a change.”

Steve will now be based in Florida and do three days a week on the show.

He said this new schedule will “make it easier for me to report from Florida and other parts of America that don’t get a lot of network airtime. I’ll be going from the Carolinas to the Keys,...

Steve Doocy, the longtime co-host of Fox & Friends, said that he will be moving to a new, out-of-stufio role with a schedule of fewer days in the week.

“Today is the last day I will host this show from the couch. I am not retiring,” Doocy told viewers. I am not leaving the show. I am still a host, but it is time for a change.” He said that he will move to a three-day-a-week schedule and will be based in Florida, where he will do out-of-studio segments from there and elsewhere.

Brian Kilmeade, Ainsley Earhardt and Lawrence Jones will continue to co-host from New York.

Doocy has been a co-host on the show since 1998, the year it premiered, and has been with Fox News since 1996, the year it launched.

Doocy told viewers that his gig was “a great job” but “the hours suck.”

“You know how many mornings my...

Reporter Peter Doocy was forced to duck for cover live on Fox News on Friday morning (April 11) after a bird landed on his head outside the White House. The moment happened as Doocy was broadcasting live via a video link on the lawns of the White House. After discussing the latest trade war between the United States and China, Fox & Friends co-host Ainsley Earhardt asked Doocy about President Donald Trump‘s latest Truth Social post on the matter. Doocy was midway through his answer when a bird swooped into shot and momentarily landed on his head. “A bird just landed on my head!” Doocy yelled as the bird flew at him again, causing him to duck. Earhardt and her co-hosts Brian Kilmeade and Lawrence Jones started laughing at their colleague as he said, “I did not like that at all!” “The back of your head, your hair is standing up now,...

“Fox & Friends” was not laughing at Tom Hanks’ portrayal of a racist President Trump fan during the “SNL50” special on Sunday.

On Monday morning, co-host Lawrence Jones said he doesn’t “censor comedy, but that wasn’t funny.”

Fellow “F&f” co-host Kayleigh McEnany felt the same way, saying “SNL” “must have gotten the script from Don Lemon.”

“Remember when he made fun of Maga voters, or his guest did for not being able to point out a country on the map? That’s ridiculous,” she said.

Hanks played a man named “Tracy” who was wearing one of President Trump’s trademark red Make America Great Again hats while appearing on “Black Jeopardy,” but it was actually a recurring bit — Hanks played the same character on “SNL” before in a “Black Jeopardy” sketch in 2016. The original sketch is the second most-watched “SNL” sketch of all time.

On Sunday’s anniversary show,...

Sean Hannity will host the annual event on Fox News’ lifestyle streaming platform.

It’s almost time to walk the red, white, and blue carpet at the 2024 Patriot Awards. Hosted by Sean Hannity and presented exclusively on Fox Nation at 8 p.m. Et on Thursday, Dec. 5, the awards will honor and recognize America’s finest patriots, as judged by Fox. Tons of recognizable Fox News personalities will be on hand, and the only way to watch live is to stream the awards with a subscription to Fox Nation.

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Updated: With reports that Donald Trump is eyeing potential alternatives to Pete Hegseth as defense secretary, some of the former Fox & Friends Weekend host’s colleagues attempted to give him a boost.

Hegseth’s nomination faces new doubts in the wake of media reports about alleged drinking episodes, financial mismanagement and the settlement of a woman’s claim that he sexually assaulted her.

Hegseth’s mother Penelope appeared on Fox & Friends this morning and blasted The New York Times for publishing a leaked 2018 email in which she wrote to her son that they were “broken by your behavior and your lack of character.” Fox & Friends host Steve Doocy read a portion of the email during her appearance.

“He is not that man he was seven years ago,” she said. “I am not that mother, and I hope people will hear that story today and the truth of that story.”

She...

Fox News personality Sean Hannity hosts the Patriot Awards Ceremony on Fox Nation. (Photo courtesy Fox News Media)

Fox News Media will produce the sixth-annual Fox Nation Patriot Awards Ceremony on Thursday, December 5, the company announced this week.

The awards ceremony will be emceed by Fox News Channel prime-time host Sean Hannity, and will stream live through the Fox Nation streaming service at 8 p.m. Eastern Time (5 p.m. Pacific Time). Fox News will air an encore presentation of the awards ceremony on Sunday, December 8 at 10 p.m. Eastern Time.

The show partners with Tunnel 2 Towers (T2T), Patriot Mobile, Golden Corral and Belfor to honor and recognize America’s patriots, including military veterans, first responders and other everyday heroes.

Throughout the evening, heroes will be honored in a number of categories, including the T2T Stephen Siller Back the Blue Award, Fox Weather Ultimate Patriot Award, Fox Nation Award for Service to Veterans,...

Not many people who work at Fox News Channel get to push back at Sean Hannity. Lawrence Jones is one of them.

When Jones was just getting started at the Fox Corp.-backed conservative-leaning news outlet, Hannity took him under his wing, and offered advice, even the chance to start appearing on his well-watched primetime program. At first, “I told him no,” Jones recalls, “I’m more libertarian. You’re more conservative. I just want to be able to do what I do.” Hannity told him the pair could use their differences to create interesting segments. “We will make it a thing on TV,” Jones remembers being told.

Lawrence Jones continues to do things differently at Fox News Channel. At 31, he is decidedly younger than many of the network’s best-known personalities. He is one of just a handful of people of color who hold regular posts on the Fox News schedule.

Former White House Chief of Staff John Kelly went on the record this week in two bombshell interviews detailing his concerns about former President Donald Trump’s fascist ambitions.

On Tuesday, Kelly told The New York Times that the former president meets the established definition of fascism. “Certainly the former president is in the far-right area, he’s certainly an authoritarian, admires people who are dictators — he has said that. So he certainly falls into the general definition of fascist, for sure,” Kelly said, adding that Trump “certainly prefers the dictator approach to government.

The hosts of Fox & Friends went into something of a meltdown on Tuesday morning (August 13) over Vice President Kamala Harris‘ rising popularity in the 2024 presidential election campaign. As reported by Mediaite, Fox & Friends co-host Lawrence Jones expressed shock on Tuesday’s show that Harris is polling so well, noting how she “doesn’t even have a campaign theme.” “If you go on the website, there’s no issues, there’s no theme,” Jones stated. “At least [Barack] Obama had ‘Change you can believe in.’ You know, you have Bill Clinton, that had his thing. You had George W Bush, ‘compassionate conservatism.’ They had something.” He continued, “Well, it’s not even a theme! There’s not even a video. Why am I running? You know, every candidate does it. Why am I running? I want to do this. I want to change this. There’s nothing, you know. There’s no movement!

The major TV news outlets are planning special coverage on Sunday, following a shooting at one of former President Donald Trump’s rallies that left the presumptive Republican nominee wounded but Ok.

The former president’s campaign said Trump was “fine” after being rushed off the stage in Butler, Pennsylvania, when gunfire erupted. Trump posted that he was hit in the upper part of his right ear. The shooting is being investigated as an attempted assassination on Trump, law enforcement officials told the Associated Press. A local prosecutor said the suspected gunman and at least one attendee are dead.

The White House said that President Joe Biden spoke to former President Trump Saturday evening.

While the event unfolded live on TV (broadcast networks jumped in with special reports minutes after the event unfolded, with Secret Service agents surrounding the president and leading him off the stage), the networks indicated late...

TV networks and streamers are readying special programming to celebrate Independence Day 2024. We’ve compiled a list of Fourth of July offerings and how to watch. Here’s the rundown:

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Hosted by four-time Grammy-nominated country artist Mickey Guyton and Access Hollywood‘s Zuri Hall, NBC’s Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks special will feature, of course, fireworks, musical performances and appearances by special guests.

Lainey Wilson, Luis Fonsi, Tanner Adell and The War and Treaty will take the stage ahead of the fireworks display.

The 2024 edition will feature a never-before-seen firework — a silver cascading burst with a center kaleidoscope alternating red and blue. Additional effects include cross rings, strobing comets, waterfalls, Saturn circles, crackling pistils and special ghost pyro that alternates colors featuring multiple hues, NBC says.

The broadcast also will highlight individuals across the nation who are championing sustainability,...

Think of it as a vice presidential edition of The Apprentice.

Fox News on Wednesday will kick off a series in which its Fox & Friends co-hosts interview people who are on the short list to be former President Donald Trump’s VP pick.

Fox says that Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance, South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott and North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum have committed so far.

The series will be structured as two-parters, with the first half focusing on policy, as well as “why they would be the best candidate and what their top priorities would be if chosen as the vice-presidential pick.” The second half would see them joined by the spouses (or in the case of Scott, his fiancée) to discuss their personal qualities. The series will run on Fox & Friends, the channel’s morning show.

Vance will kick things off on Wednesday, June 26, with Lawrence Jones interviewing him and his wife,...

They don’t call it Super Tuesday for nothing. Fifteen states and one territory are holding their primaries on Tuesday, and 854 Republican delegates are up for grabs. Donald Trump is cleaning up so far, and it looks like he’ll walk away from the election cycle’s largest single-day primary dump with the nomination all-but secured.

Trump will win the nomination once he secures 1,215 delegates, and for his sole opponent Nikki Haley, the math ain’t’ mathin’. Trump is a whisper away from finally making a rematch with President Biden...

Live from the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tn, it’s the 2023 Patriot Awards on Fox Nation. It’s an evening dedicated to celebrating those whom Fox deems America’s greatest patriots, and a host of Fox News personalities will be on hand to present awards. Hosted by Pete Hegseth, the ceremony takes place on Thursday, Nov. 16 starting at 8 p.m. Et, and will show off the network’s stars in all their red-white-and-blue glory. You can watch with a 7-Day Free Trial of Fox Nation.

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Hegseth who has helmed the event every year since its inception, will return as emcee. The evening will honor America’s everyday heroes, including military veterans, first responders...

The Kansas City Chiefs delivered a blowout win against the Chicago Bears on Sunday, but it wasn’t the score that left fans breathless. The internet broke over the all-but-confirmation that one Ms. Americana — Taylor Swift — and Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce are starting their very own love story. Swift was spotted enthusiastically cheering on Kelce from a private box at Arrowhead Stadium, in the company of Kelce’s mother, Donna. The pair were later spotted together in the stadium and drove off to dinner in Kelce’s own getaway car.

There is a shake-up coming to Fox News Channel‘s flagship morning program, Fox & Friends, as Lawrence Jones has been announced as one of the show’s new permanent co-hosts. The reveal came during Thursday (September 14) morning’s broadcast, confirming that Jones will join co-hosts Steve Doocy, Ainsley Earhardt, and Brian Kilmeade from 6 to 9 am weekdays, starting on Monday, September 18. He will also continue to serve as the show’s enterprise reporter. Jones, who at 30 years old is the youngest Black co-host on cable news, is best known for hosting Lawrence Jones Cross Country, which airs Saturday nights on Fox News. The show, which sees Jones traveling across the U.S. to highlight issues facing all Americans, is set to be replaced by One Nation with Brian Kilmeade. “I am honored to become a part of the cable news legacy Fox News has created with Fox & Friends, the very show...

Fox News is adding a new permanent face to the “Fox & Friends” curvy couch, as Lawrence Jones will officially join the program as a co-host.

Starting on Sept. 18, Jones will join the current co-hosts Steve Doocy, Ainsley Earhardt, and Brian Kilmeade for the 6-9 a.m. Et weekday show. Jones will continue to serve as the network’s enterprise reporter.

“We have a huge announcement,” co-host Ainsley Earhardt said during Thursday’s show. “You know him, you love him. And now Lawrence Jones is getting a bigger role on ‘Fox & Friends’ and we are bringing together the entire family for the whole announcement.”

Fox News anchors Steve Doocy, Rachel Campos-Duffy, and Will Cain all joined the show virtually to celebrate Jones’ official appointment.

“It looks like the bosses are allowing me to join ‘Fox & Friends’ full-time as one of y’all’s co-hosts,” Jones said as Doocy offered him a round of applause.

In a change to its morning show, Fox News is adding Lawrence Jones as a co-anchor of Fox & Friends, where he will join longtime hosts Steve Doocy, Brian Kilmeade and Ainsley Earhardt on weekday mornings.

Jones will also continue in his role as the program’s enterprise reporter. His weekend show Lawrence Jones Cross Country will end with his new promotion, with Kilmeade taking over the 9 p.m. Saturday time slot.

“I am honored to become a part of the cable news legacy Fox News has created with Fox & Friends, the very show where I made my first ever national television appearance,” Jones said in a statement. “It is truly a privilege to inform our audience every day and I can’t wait to do so each morning.”

Fox says that Jones, 30, is the “youngest Black co-host in cable news” with the promotion. Doocy and Kilmeade have co-hosted the morning...

Fox News announced Thursday that Lawrence Jones is joining Fox & Friends as the morning show’s fourth co-host.

Beginning Monday, Sept. 18, Jones will appear opposite Steve Doocy, Ainsley Earhardt and Brian Kilmeade every weekday morning from 6-9 am Et, while continuing in his role as the franchise’s enterprise reporter.

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Lawrence Jones is becoming a co-host of Fox News’s Fox & Friends, joining Steve Doocy, Ainsley Earhardt and Brian Kilmeade on the couch on weekday mornings.

Jones will continue as enterprise reporter on the show. He was named to that position in 2021.

He joined Fox News in 2018. With the promotion, he also will be the youngest Black co-host in cable news. He will start as co-host on Monday.

The network said that Jones’s weekend show Lawrence Jones Cross Country will end and will be replaced by One Nation with Brian Kilmeade, which will now air in the 9 p.m. Et timeslot on Saturdays.

Jones came to prominence as a libertarian and conservative commentator, having hosted a show for TheBlaze Radio Network and having served as a contributing host for The Blaze TV.

Gavin Hadden, senior vice president of morning programming for Fox News, said that Jones “has his...

“Fox & Friends” will need a longer curvy couch.

Lawrence Jones has been named a co-host of the Fox News Channel flagship morning program, in a move that brings the number of on-air personnel to four on weekdays and nods to a growing need at the cable outlet for more diversity on its schedule. Jones will start September 18.

Jones, just 30 years old, has been seen as an up-and-coming personality at the Fox Corp.-backed network, and has most recently anchored a program on the Fox News weekend schedule. He joined Fox News in 2018 and was named an enterprise reporter for the morning show, where he has held forth from various places across the U.S.

His weekend program, “Lawrence Jones Cross Country,” will end, and be replaced by an hour led by Brian Kilmeade. “I am honored to become a part of the cable news legacy Fox News has created with ‘Fox & Friends,...

Fox News kicked off a marketing campaign for its new primetime lineup, touting the four conservative hosts helming the weekday evenings as “the right voices at the right time.”

The promo, released Monday by cable news network, introduces Laura Ingraham as the “No. 1 female host on cable news.” Moving from her 10 p.m. timeslot to kick off the evening at 7 p.m., Ingraham cements her place in the pack by saying “real Americans need to be heard.” Next up is Jesse Watters at 8 p.m., who declares that “we cover the stories nobody else will.”

Sean Hannity, who remains in the 9 p.m. hour holds down the appeal of tradition to viewers as he states “I believe in faith, family, and the USA,” while Greg Gutfeld, who closes out the night at 10 p.m., joked that his show is “this close to actual entertainment.” The network applauded Hannity as the...

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Fox News’ lineup changes will shift two familiar faces, Jesse Watters and Greg Gutfeld, to primetime — a move that is bound to secure a ratings bump while ushering in a new brand of extremism that media experts warn could be a “liability” for the network in the wake of the Dominion Voting Systems settlement.

Announced just over two months after Tucker Carlson’s abrupt departure, Watters has effectively been crowned his successor after taking over the 8 p.m. timeslot, which had been occupied by “Fox News Tonight” since Carlson’s absence.

“Crowning odious Jesse Watters as the new face of Fox News is a reflection of Fox’s dogged commitment to bigotry and deceit as well as an indication of their desperation to regain audience share,” said Angelo Carusone, president of...

Harris Faulkner will take on a new role at Fox News next week as the longtime network personality steps in to guest host Fox News Tonight, starting Monday, June 5, and running through Friday, June 9. Faulkner is the latest anchor at the network to take on the host role in the 8 p.m. Et nightly timeslot following Tucker Carlson‘s exit from the network in late April. The host normally hosts The Faulkner Focus on weekdays at 11 a.m. Et and co-hosts Outnumbered weekdays at 12 p.m. Et alongside Kayleigh McEnany and Emily Compagno. (Credit: Matthew Eisman/Getty Images) Faulkner is the second woman to host the primetime hour since Tucker Carlson Tonight concluded, following her Outnumbered co-host, McEnany. Others to have filled in as hosts so far on Fox News Tonight are Brian Kilmeade, Lawrence Jones, Will Cain, Trey Gowdy, and Johnny Joey Jones. Prior to her time with Fox News,...

Fox News is shaking up its primetime lineup … on the weekends, at least.

The cable news channel says that it will launch a new lineup beginning this weekend, with some shows switching timeslots, and one program, The Next Revolution with Steve Hilton, ending its run on the channel.

Hilton has hosted The Next Revolution Sundays at 9 p.m. since 2017. Fox News says that he will remain with the channel as a contributor, and is stepping back “to focus on his new California non-partisan policy organization launching next week.”

Former Congressman Trey Gowdy, who has hosted Fox’s 7 p.m. hour on Sundays with Sunday Night in America, will take Hilton’s 9 p.m. timeslot.

At 7 p.m. Fox News will launch The Big Weekend Show, which will feature “a rotation of network hosts and contributors discussing the news of the day” on Saturdays and Sundays.

On Saturday nights, Brian Kilmeade...

Update: Fox News issued another statement to address potential changes to its primetime schedule, this time on the status of Laura Ingraham.

A network spokesperson said, “Reports based on various tweets by left wing activists are wildly inaccurate — Laura Ingraham, the top-rated woman in cable news, is now and will continue to be a prominent host and integral part of the Fox News lineup.”

The latest Fox News statement does not address whether she will remain in her 10 p.m. Et time period, but the network statement is a pushback on social media rumors that she is exiting.

The speculation about Ingraham started after the Drudge Report, in its main headline, reported that Fox News was about to overhaul its primetime line up, with Hannity leading the 8 p.m. hour and shows hosted by Jesse Watters and Greg Gutfeld taking the later slots. That left the question of what would happen to Ingraham.

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Since Tucker Carlson’s surprise ouster from Fox News just over three weeks ago, viewership on the cable news channel has cut in half during its 8 p.m. hour, which has been replaced with “Fox News Tonight,” which will rotate though network contributors until naming a final successor.

Whereas Carlson’s second to last week on the network from April 10 through April 14 averaged 3.19 million total viewers and his last week on the network from April 17 through April 21 averaged 3.02 million total viewers, the three weeks since rotating hosts took over the 8 p.m. hour have averaged 1.53 million total viewers in the timeslot, according to Nielsen live plus same-day figures, marking a 52% and 49.3% decrease in total viewership, respectively.

The network has been rotating through weekly hosts before deciding on its permanent host,...

After Tucker, a deluge of speculation.

Fox News Channel is considering “multiple scenarios” for its primetime lineup after the ouster of Tucker Carlson, with the network declining to comment on a recent report that veteran Sean Hannity might move into its primetime lead-off hour at 8 p.m.

“No decision has been made on a new primetime line-up and there are multiple scenarios under consideration,” Fox News said in a statement Wednesday. Since Carlson was ousted in late April, Fox News has filled his hour with “Fox News Tonight,” an opinion show that relies on a rotating array of hosts. Lawrence Jones, Brian Kilmeade and Kayleigh McEnany are among those who have filled the seat for a week.

Fox News issued the comment in the wake of The Drudge Report posting a plan it said could be underway: moving Sean Hannity to 8 p.m.; switching Jesse Watters, who has fared well at 7 p.

Fox Corporation CEO Lachlan Murdoch didn’t address Tucker Carlson by name on Tuesday’s earnings call, but referred to Fox News programming overall as a “successful strategy” before clarifying that there are no plans to further shake things up.

“As regards to our programming strategy in primetime, there’s no change to our programming strategy at Fox News,” Murdoch said. “It’s obviously a successful strategy. As always, we are adjusting our programming and our lineup and that’s what we continue to do. We are pleased with the strength of the advertising demand throughout our schedule, but particularly in primetime.”

Carlson was ousted on April 24 to the shock of many – including Carlson himself. Fox News has not named a permanent replacement for Carlson’s time slot, but while ratings for the slot have gone down since he was booted, advertisers who fled from the pundit’s many controversial...

In the wake of yet another mass shooting — this time at a mall in Allen, Texas, where a gunman killed at least eight people — a Fox News guest recommended that Americans who fear they may be a victim of the next shooting should “be polite and professional, but plan to kill everyone you meet.”

Alex Coker, a television host and former police officer, was quoting a line that General James Mattis reportedly told troops in the war zones of Iraq and Afghanistan. But Coker now thinks that this kind of...

Fox News is still holding tryouts for the 8 p.m. time slot left vacant when it fired Tucker Carlson last month. And the latest conservative media star to get a shot at what used to be the network’s most valuable primetime real estate is former Trump press secretary, and current Fox News host, Kayleigh McEnany.

McEnany will anchor the 8-9 p.m. hour for at least a week, starting Monday, May 8. It could go longer, as she’s slated to host the time slot for at least a week, TheWrap has confirmed.

Shortly after the news became public, McEnany tweeted, “I am honored to share that I will be hosting Fox News Tonight on @FoxNews at 8pm Et all next week (5/8-5/12)! Set your DVR. Please join me next week as we dig into the state of politics, media, culture, and faith in America!”

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The on-air auditions to be Tucker Carlson’s replacement now are drawing from Donald Trump’s White House.

Former Press Secretary and Trump 2020 spokesperson Kayleigh McEnany will be taking over the fired Carlson’s 8 Pm Et slot next week. It’s the third such replacement for the Rupert Murdoch-owned cable newser’s most watched host in as many weeks. Fox News is trying to crawl out of the ratings crater its primetime has been in since the Tucker Carlson Tonight frontman was unceremoniously shown the door on April 24, soon after the channel settled a defamation lawsuit with Dominion Voting Systems for $787.5 million over false 2020 election claims.

Having shifted from the GOP-operative crowd to cable news to the former Celebrity Apprentice host’s inner circle for the last year of his administration and back to Fnc commentary and Outnumbered co-host gigs over her career, McEnany will take over the slot...

Newsmax is launching a primetime panel show, Chris Plante The Right Squad, tonight in the 9 p.m. Et hour.

The show is the latest panel iteration, with Fox News’ The Five, airing at 5 p.m. Et, ranking as the most watched cable news show.

Plante’s show will feature Jenn Pellegrino and three other regular panelists, Newsmax said.

Plante, son of late CBS News correspondent Bill Plante, hosts The Chris Plante Show heard on Wmal in Washington and syndicated by Westwood One to more than 100 stations. He previously worked at CNN, covering the Pentagon and national security.

Chris Plante The Right Squad will be based in D.C. Last month, NewsNation launched its own panel show, The Hill TV, with Leland Vittert hosting in the 5 p.m. hour.

Newsmax saw a ratings boost in primetime after the departure of Fox News’ Tucker Carlson in the 8 p.m. hour. On Tuesday,...

Lawrence Jones will host Fox News Tonight next week, the latest rotating host in the 8 Pm Et time slot after the exit of Tucker Carlson.

Fox News Tonight has seen a viewership fall off this week compared to Carlson’s numbers. But Fox News Tonight won total viewers on Thursday, while MSNBC’s All In With Chris Hayes topped in the 25-54 demo.

Fox News drew 1.46 million viewers in the 8 p.m. slot, edging out MSNBC’s All In with 1.44 million. , 644,000 for CNN’s Anderson Cooper 360 drew 527,000, and Newsmax’s Eric Bolling The Balance garnered 456,000. The latter show has seen a ratings bump since Carlson’s departure.

In the 25-54 demo, All In with Chris Hayes averaged 144,000, compared to Fox News Tonight with 136,000, CNN’s Anderson Cooper 360 with 108,000 and Newsmax’s Eric Bolling with 49,000.

Fox News Tonight improved on its performance a bit from Wednesday night, when it averaged 1.33 million...

Fox News viewership in the 8 pm hour is thus far down at least 50% since Tucker Carlson’s ouster was announced on Monday and his eponymous primetime hour was in turn replaced with Fox News Tonight.

What turned out to be the series finale of Tucker Carlson Tonight last Friday drew 2.7 million viewers, whereas Fox News Tonight — which this week has been hosted by Brian Kilmeade — at last count drew 1.33 million viewers.

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Fox News Media, known best for shows led by Tucker Carlson, Sean Hannity and Laura Ingraham, is placing new emphasis on programming that relies more heavily on Kevin Costner, weather emergencies and Greg Gutfeld.

In a meeting with advertisers slated to be held Tuesday, executives at the Fox Corp.-backed operation, will spotlight a growing array of lifestyle content, while continuing to nod to the political programming that draws some of its networks’ biggest audiences. Among the Fox News Media executives scheduled to be on hand were Suzanne Scott, the CEO, and Jay Wallace, president and executive editor.

“If you take a look at our overall audience across all of Fox News Media, 40% comes from lifestyle – sports, weather, entertainment offerings,” says Jeff Collins, executive vice president of advertsing sales for Fox News Media. “We just want to reiterate to our clients the depth and breadth of this type of content...

On Tuesday morning, Fox News will gather dozens of its top advertisers in the studio that normally houses Greg Gutfeld’s 11 p.m. show.

Amid a tumultuous news environment (between a potential indictment of Donald Trump, concerns over bank failures, and a variety of headlines about Fox News itself tied to the defamation lawsuit from Dominion Voting Systems), the conservative cable news channel will host its upfront presentation, pitching advertisers on why they should be spending their hard-earned dollars with Fox.

While Fox News is a dominant player in cable TV (it was the most-watched cable channel in total viewers last year, beating ESPN by nearly half a million viewers), cable news, with its older audience and occasionally polarizing programming, has not historically been a priority for major brand advertisers (and that’s before considering recent headlines).

And TV advertising itself is having a difficult moment, with sales at most...

June has always held a special place in my heart. It is the month that marks the end of a painful chapter in American history. On Sunday, we celebrate Juneteenth and remember the many who sacrificed so much to bring an end to slavery.

For as long as I can remember, my Mama and Daddy talked to my siblings and I about the meaning and the importance of Juneteenth. This was especially honored in my household growing up in the state of Texas, the state where troops arrived in Galveston to ensure all slaves would be freed.

As kids, we learned about the struggles and strife that impacted my community not just during around this solemn holiday, but year-round. More importantly, Mama and Daddy sought to inspire us and reinforce the idea that – in the United States – the American Dream is attainable. My Daddy made it clear that despite the historical injustices our community faced,...

Amy Schumer, one of the three co-hosts at the 2022 Oscars (you may remember her dangling from the ceiling in a Spider-Man suit), hit Instagram late Tuesday night with what appeared, at first, to be a simple plug of her latest show, “Life & Beth” on Hulu, and a reminder that she’s taking her live act on the road this autumn. What came next, however, was Schumer’s attempt to unpack her feelings following Sunday night’s Oscars shocker: Will Smith slapping Chris Rock across the face.

“But for real,” she wrote in her caption. “Still triggered and traumatized.”

Schumer, who was not involved in any direct way with the incident, added, “I’m still in shock and stunned and sad. I’m proud of myself and my co-hosts. But yeah. Waiting for this sickening feeling to go away from what we all witnessed.”

She also gave a shout-out to Rock,...

Lawrence Jones and Brian Kilmeade will host new shows on Fox News’ primetime lineup, the latest changes after Jesse Watters and Jeanine Pirro got new gigs on the weekday schedule.

Kilmeade will host a show at 8 Pm Et on Saturdays, while Jones will headline Lawrence Jones

Cross Country at 10 Pm. Unfiltered with Dan Bongino will move to 9 Pm. The new lineup starts on Jan. 29.

Kilmeade will be taking the time slot of Jesse Watters’ show, which is ending as he takes the 7 Pm weeknight slot with Jesse Watters Primetime. Jeanine Pirro’s show was previously in the 9 Pm slot, but she recently was named the co-host of The Five.

Lawrence Jones Cross Country will feature Jones traveling across the country to spotlight “a multitude of key topical stories from the issues at the border and crime in cities to the impact of Covid policies, providing an in-depth look at underserved communities,...

Fox News will install Lawrence Jones and Brian Kilmeade in new solo hours on Saturday nights, filling two holes vacated when the Fox Corp.-backed network moved Jesse Watters and Jeanine Pirro to new weekday duties.

As part of the overhaul, Dan Bongino’s show will move to 9 p.m. from 10 p.m. eastern, anchoring between Kilmeade at 9 p.m,. and Jones at 10, creating a three-hour opinion block that starts in early evening. The new lineup will kick off January 29.

The moves elevate an up-and-coming presence at Fox News as well as one of its veterans. Jones, a former activist for conservative and libertarian causes, joined Fox News in 2018, often leading “people in the street” segments during Sean Hannity’s primetime show. He was later given duties on “Fox & Friends,” where he has filled in for the trio of regular hosts, which include Kilmeade. Jones also did time as...

On Thursday evening, Fox News hopes to bring new light to the holiday season after a large Christmas tree placed outside the company’s New York headquarters was set ablaze Wednesday morning.

“Fox & Friends” weekday hosts Steve Doocy and Ainsley Earhardt will be joined by meteorologist Janice Dean, weekend “Fox & Friends” hosts Pete Hegseth and Rachel Campos-Duffy and early morning hosts Todd Piro and Carley Shimkus as Fox News lights a new tree during the first segment on its late-afternoon panel show “The Five.” Lawrence Jones and Abby Horancek will lead the event. Fox News Media CEO Suzanne Scott announced the programming effort in a memo to staffers.

Cardinal Dolan will take part in the ceremony along with Fox News contributor Reverend Jacques DeGraff, Rabbi Joseph Patasnik and members of the Fdny and NYPD. Fox News Media and Fox Corp. will donate $100,000 to Answer The Call, an agency...

A man has been arrested and charged with arson for allegedly burning a 50-foot tall Christmas tree outside the Fox News headquarters in New York City.

According to a New York Police Department spokesperson, a 49-year-old homeless man named Craig Tamanaha was charged Wednesday morning at 12:23 a.m. for arson, criminal trespassing, criminal tampering, criminal mischief, endangering others, disorderly conduct and reckless endangerment. At 12:14 a.m., he was spotted by Fox News Channel security guards climbing the Christmas tree outside their office on the corner of West 48th Street and Sixth Avenue in Midtown.

Fdny firefighters put out the blaze within the tree without further injury or incident. Upon arrest, police officers found a lighter on Tamanaha, but it’s unclear if any accelerant was used. There were no injuries during the incident, and the NYC Fire Marshall is working to determine a cause of the fire as the investigation is ongoing.

On Thursday’s “Late Show,” Stephen Colbert reached out to a higher power with a plea that Georgia governor and a “man whose smile has anger issues,” Brian Kemp, never runs for president. On Wednesday, Kemp went on Fox News to condemn vaccine passports and butchered an expression so badly that George W. Bush was like, “wait, what did he say?”

“It is America, the land of the home, and freedom reigns,” Kemp said as he signed off from his interview.

“Land of the home and freedom reigns! It’s as American as pie-ball and the mom and bars,” Colbert joked.

“I got to say, props to Fox host Lawrence Jones, who just rolled with it,” Colbert said of the young Fox News host who slickly replied to Kemp’s mistake without missing a beat. “For now it is,” he said.

“That poise is going to come in handy as...