Poppy Harlow and CNN are parting ways after the news outlet put the veteran correspondent through a whirlwind era as one of the co-anchors of an ill-conceived morning program that was ultimately scrapped.
CNN executives “have been wonderful and have given me the space to make this decision,” Harlow said in a memo to colleagues Friday. “I am very grateful to them.”
The decision to leave was Harlow’s, according to people familiar with the matter. CNN executives had come up with a handful of ideas for a new role following the network’s decision to cancel the A.M. program she had been anchoring, most recently with Phil Mattingly. Mattingly has since been named a national correspondent. Harlow felt she wanted to take a break and survey other options that might be available to her, according to one of the people familiar with the situation.
She could probably use some time off.
CNN executives “have been wonderful and have given me the space to make this decision,” Harlow said in a memo to colleagues Friday. “I am very grateful to them.”
The decision to leave was Harlow’s, according to people familiar with the matter. CNN executives had come up with a handful of ideas for a new role following the network’s decision to cancel the A.M. program she had been anchoring, most recently with Phil Mattingly. Mattingly has since been named a national correspondent. Harlow felt she wanted to take a break and survey other options that might be available to her, according to one of the people familiar with the situation.
She could probably use some time off.
- 4/26/2024
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
Hollywood star Dwayne Johnson made a monumental return to WWE at WrestleMania 40, captivating fans worldwide and evoking the nostalgia of WWE’s attitude era. Despite his electrifying performance, which included memorable moments like confronting a WWE referee during Night 1’s tag match, opinions have been divided.
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While some hail it as an iconic ‘Final Boss’ moment, others have criticized his actions. Amidst this discourse, the Jumanji star has recently weighed in on cancel culture, as he expressed discontent with the prevailing trend, asserting that it strips individuals of their authenticity.
Dwayne Johnson’s Candid Reflection on Cancel Culture
In a recent appearance on Fox & Friends, Dwayne Johnson offered his candid opinion on the prevalent cancel culture in today’s society. When asked about what he considers important regardless of its popularity or societal approval, the actor emphasized the importance of authenticity.
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While some hail it as an iconic ‘Final Boss’ moment, others have criticized his actions. Amidst this discourse, the Jumanji star has recently weighed in on cancel culture, as he expressed discontent with the prevailing trend, asserting that it strips individuals of their authenticity.
Dwayne Johnson’s Candid Reflection on Cancel Culture
In a recent appearance on Fox & Friends, Dwayne Johnson offered his candid opinion on the prevalent cancel culture in today’s society. When asked about what he considers important regardless of its popularity or societal approval, the actor emphasized the importance of authenticity.
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- 4/10/2024
- by Laxmi Rajput
- FandomWire
Greg Gutfeld hosts the prime-time comedy talk show “Gutfeld!” on the Fox News Channel. (Photo courtesy Fox News Media)
The Fox News Channel was cable television’s most-watched news network for the 36th straight month, notching higher total day and key demographic viewers throughout the month of February when compared to its two closest competitors, according to Nielsen data.
The channel was also the most-watched in prime-time across cable news for the 37th straight month, the Nielsen ratings showed, with programs like “Hannity,” “The Ingraham Angle,” “Jesse Watters Primetime” and “Gutfeld!” drawing millions of viewers to the network during the week.
Fox News grew its television audience 8 percent during the day among total viewers and 5 percent in prime-time among the key demographic of adults ages 25 to 54 years old (A25-54), a group that is most attractive to advertisers, according to Nielsen data. The increases were compared to the prior month.
The Fox News Channel was cable television’s most-watched news network for the 36th straight month, notching higher total day and key demographic viewers throughout the month of February when compared to its two closest competitors, according to Nielsen data.
The channel was also the most-watched in prime-time across cable news for the 37th straight month, the Nielsen ratings showed, with programs like “Hannity,” “The Ingraham Angle,” “Jesse Watters Primetime” and “Gutfeld!” drawing millions of viewers to the network during the week.
Fox News grew its television audience 8 percent during the day among total viewers and 5 percent in prime-time among the key demographic of adults ages 25 to 54 years old (A25-54), a group that is most attractive to advertisers, according to Nielsen data. The increases were compared to the prior month.
- 2/28/2024
- by Matthew Keys
- The Desk
Geraldo Rivera and his iconic mustache have found a new basic cable home.
The former Fox News personality has joined NewsNation effective immediately, where he’ll serve as correspondent-at-large and appear across the network’s daytime and primetime programming.
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He’ll make his NewsNation debut this evening, with an appearance on Cuomo (airing at 8/7c).
“Geraldo is a legendary journalist whose talent and experience is unrivaled in the industry,...
The former Fox News personality has joined NewsNation effective immediately, where he’ll serve as correspondent-at-large and appear across the network’s daytime and primetime programming.
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He’ll make his NewsNation debut this evening, with an appearance on Cuomo (airing at 8/7c).
“Geraldo is a legendary journalist whose talent and experience is unrivaled in the industry,...
- 2/14/2024
- by Ryan Schwartz
- TVLine.com
CNN is turning some of the lights out on its efforts to produce morning news.
The network is revamping its entire A.M. schedule as the Warner Bros. Discovery-based cable news outlet continues to grapple with poor ratings.
Poppy Harlow and Phil Mattingly, who co-anchor “CNN This Morning,” will leave the line-up, while Kasie Hunt’s early-morning program will take on an extra hour. Her show, “Early Start,” will run from 5 a.m. to 7 a.m., and will take on the “CNN This Morning” title. CNN will then move “CNN News Central,” anchored by John Berman, Kate Bolduan and Sara Sidner, to a 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. slot, with Jim Acosta and Pamela Brown taking over new hours at 10 a.m. and 11 a.m.
The moves mean, as CNN CEO Mark Thompson said in a note to staffers Monday, that “we will no longer produce morning programming in...
The network is revamping its entire A.M. schedule as the Warner Bros. Discovery-based cable news outlet continues to grapple with poor ratings.
Poppy Harlow and Phil Mattingly, who co-anchor “CNN This Morning,” will leave the line-up, while Kasie Hunt’s early-morning program will take on an extra hour. Her show, “Early Start,” will run from 5 a.m. to 7 a.m., and will take on the “CNN This Morning” title. CNN will then move “CNN News Central,” anchored by John Berman, Kate Bolduan and Sara Sidner, to a 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. slot, with Jim Acosta and Pamela Brown taking over new hours at 10 a.m. and 11 a.m.
The moves mean, as CNN CEO Mark Thompson said in a note to staffers Monday, that “we will no longer produce morning programming in...
- 2/5/2024
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
Lauren Petterson becomes president of the streamer, while Jason Klarman is moved to chief digital officer, but no content changes are currently in the plans.
The winds of change are blowing at Fox News. As the cable news network prepares for the 2024 presidential election, it has made some changes on the executive front that could also have big implications for the channel’s sibling streamer Fox Nation. However, even though much of the country will be tuned into the election in 2024, a Fox News spokesperson has confirmed to The Streamable that Fox Nation will continue to focus on lifestyle, comedy, and entertainment programming throughout next year, including many titles with big-name stars that have yet to be announced.
Fox Nation is swapping presidents, from Jason Klarman to former “Fox & Friends” producer and Fox Business head Lauren Petterson. Klarman, who sat down for an interview with The Streamable recently, will become...
The winds of change are blowing at Fox News. As the cable news network prepares for the 2024 presidential election, it has made some changes on the executive front that could also have big implications for the channel’s sibling streamer Fox Nation. However, even though much of the country will be tuned into the election in 2024, a Fox News spokesperson has confirmed to The Streamable that Fox Nation will continue to focus on lifestyle, comedy, and entertainment programming throughout next year, including many titles with big-name stars that have yet to be announced.
Fox Nation is swapping presidents, from Jason Klarman to former “Fox & Friends” producer and Fox Business head Lauren Petterson. Klarman, who sat down for an interview with The Streamable recently, will become...
- 12/14/2023
- by David Satin
- The Streamable
Fox News Media named Fox Nation chief Jason Klarman its chief digital officer as part of a series of executive moves that reassign some oversight of the Fox Business Network and the Fox Nation streaming service. Lauren Petterson, the Fox Business Network president, was moved to a top Fox Nation while Porter Berry, a longtime producer who has worked closely with Sean Hannity, was elevated to president of Fox News Digital and Editor-In-Chief from an executive vice president role. Jay Wallace, Fox News Media’s president, will take the full reigns of Fox Business as part of the moves.
In other changes, Megan Albano was named executive vice president of morning programming and program development while Gavin Hadden was named senior vice president of Fox Nation.
“As we move our thriving business forward, we are reimagining the roles of some of our most talented executives to solidify our...
In other changes, Megan Albano was named executive vice president of morning programming and program development while Gavin Hadden was named senior vice president of Fox Nation.
“As we move our thriving business forward, we are reimagining the roles of some of our most talented executives to solidify our...
- 12/13/2023
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
Fox News host Brian Kilmeade was caught on a hot mic calling a congressman a “dumbass” for voting for Kevin McCarthy during Tuesday’s Speaker vote, and Seth Meyers got a pretty big kick out of that on Wednesday night, pointing out some irony.
As part of his “Closer Look” segment, Meyers once again roasted Republicans for not being able to decide on a House Speaker, calling up footage of GOP politicians publicly shaming their own party. But then, he pulled up a clip of Kilmeade — or rather, Kilmeade’s voice — shaming Rep. Don Bacon specifically.
The footage is of the live vote in the House but, as Bacon is called on to give his vote, Kilmeade is clearly heard saying “dumbass” after the congressman doesn’t say Jim Jordan’s name.
“Do you know how bad things are for you when Brian Kilmeade is calling you a dumbass?” Meyers mocked with a laugh.
As part of his “Closer Look” segment, Meyers once again roasted Republicans for not being able to decide on a House Speaker, calling up footage of GOP politicians publicly shaming their own party. But then, he pulled up a clip of Kilmeade — or rather, Kilmeade’s voice — shaming Rep. Don Bacon specifically.
The footage is of the live vote in the House but, as Bacon is called on to give his vote, Kilmeade is clearly heard saying “dumbass” after the congressman doesn’t say Jim Jordan’s name.
“Do you know how bad things are for you when Brian Kilmeade is calling you a dumbass?” Meyers mocked with a laugh.
- 10/19/2023
- by Andi Ortiz
- The Wrap
Fox News host Brian Kilmeade put Elon Musk on a pedestal Friday as few anchors have done before, lauding the eccentric billionaire owner of X (formerly Twitter) as the smartest man in the United States during coverage of Musk’s visit to the southern border.
Kilmeade — as “Fox & Friends” covered Musk’s livestream Thursday from Eagle Pass, Texas — made that bold proclamation while seeming to dismiss Musk’s previous pastimes as suddenly now beneath him.
“It is a problem in our country, and this is a guy addressing a problem,” Kilmeade remarked of migrants crossing the border. “He’s not hanging out at SpaceX touring rockets or Tesla finding out about the new electric car or his tunnel program or electrodes in his brain.
“The smartest man in our country sees this as a problem and, dare I say, might have a solution that could solve the problem, ’cause he’s not a politician,...
Kilmeade — as “Fox & Friends” covered Musk’s livestream Thursday from Eagle Pass, Texas — made that bold proclamation while seeming to dismiss Musk’s previous pastimes as suddenly now beneath him.
“It is a problem in our country, and this is a guy addressing a problem,” Kilmeade remarked of migrants crossing the border. “He’s not hanging out at SpaceX touring rockets or Tesla finding out about the new electric car or his tunnel program or electrodes in his brain.
“The smartest man in our country sees this as a problem and, dare I say, might have a solution that could solve the problem, ’cause he’s not a politician,...
- 9/29/2023
- by Jeremy Bailey
- The Wrap
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.
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.
- 9/14/2023
- by Natalie Korach
- The Wrap
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 has his finger on the pulse of...
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 has his finger on the pulse of...
- 9/14/2023
- by Ryan Schwartz
- TVLine.com
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...
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...
- 9/14/2023
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
“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,...
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,...
- 9/14/2023
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
Geraldo Rivera has a bone to pick with one of The Five.
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The recently ousted Fox News personality appeared on Thursday’s episode of The View and alluded to a contentious relationship with one of the hosts of the conservative news network’s 5 pm hour.
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The recently ousted Fox News personality appeared on Thursday’s episode of The View and alluded to a contentious relationship with one of the hosts of the conservative news network’s 5 pm hour.
- 7/13/2023
- by Ryan Schwartz
- TVLine.com
Adele Lim isn’t stopping to the haters’ level.
This week, the “Joy Ride” director shared her reaction to a tweet about the movie by former kid film critic Jackson Murphy, better known as Lights Camera Jackson.
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Calling the movie “embarrassing” and “incredibly unpleasant,” the 24-year-old critic courted backlash, writing that the film “objectifies men” and “targets white people.”
The tweet went viral, with many calling Jackson out for his commentary on the film, about a group of friends travelling to China on a journey to find one of the characters’ birth mother.
Seeing the tweet, Lim responded with her own quote tweet, joking, “Imma need ‘Objectifies men, targets white people’ on a tshirt ”
Imma need “Objectifies men, targets white people” on a tshirt https://t.co/5oEggiF2Og...
This week, the “Joy Ride” director shared her reaction to a tweet about the movie by former kid film critic Jackson Murphy, better known as Lights Camera Jackson.
Read More: ‘Joy Ride’ Director Adele Lim Reveals Some Scenes Were ‘Too Raunchy & Too Crazy’ To Make It Into The Movie
Calling the movie “embarrassing” and “incredibly unpleasant,” the 24-year-old critic courted backlash, writing that the film “objectifies men” and “targets white people.”
The tweet went viral, with many calling Jackson out for his commentary on the film, about a group of friends travelling to China on a journey to find one of the characters’ birth mother.
Seeing the tweet, Lim responded with her own quote tweet, joking, “Imma need ‘Objectifies men, targets white people’ on a tshirt ”
Imma need “Objectifies men, targets white people” on a tshirt https://t.co/5oEggiF2Og...
- 7/6/2023
- by Corey Atad
- ET Canada
“The Five” got all churned up over Ben & Jerrys’ holiday weekend tweet calling for the return of indigenous land, suggesting the Vermont company start with its own ice cream plants and noting that its product can also kill people – eventually.
Jeanine Pirro led the five-person primetime panel into the discussion Wednesday, quoting the company’s 4th of July tweet saying “This 4th of July, it’s high time we recognize that the US exists on stolen Indigenous land and commit to returning it.” The tweet includes a link to sign a petition.
“They have factories where Native Americans, like the Abenakis, live in South Burlington, Vermont,” Pirro said. “Should they give that land back?”
For answers, she turned first to “Gutfeld!” host and “The Five” cohost Greg Gutfeld.
“Put their money where their mouth is, that’s what I say,” Gutfeld said. “You know, that’s funny, the entire world is based on conquest,...
Jeanine Pirro led the five-person primetime panel into the discussion Wednesday, quoting the company’s 4th of July tweet saying “This 4th of July, it’s high time we recognize that the US exists on stolen Indigenous land and commit to returning it.” The tweet includes a link to sign a petition.
“They have factories where Native Americans, like the Abenakis, live in South Burlington, Vermont,” Pirro said. “Should they give that land back?”
For answers, she turned first to “Gutfeld!” host and “The Five” cohost Greg Gutfeld.
“Put their money where their mouth is, that’s what I say,” Gutfeld said. “You know, that’s funny, the entire world is based on conquest,...
- 7/6/2023
- by Josh Dickey
- The Wrap
Fox News made efforts Wednesday to connect the cocaine found at the White House on Sunday to Hunter Biden’s family visit two days later for the July 4th celebrations.
In video opening a “Fox & Friends” segment, which you can watch above, President Biden’s son is shown during the visit holding his 3-year-old daughter, with his adult-aged daughters and first lady Jill Biden nearby.
“Hunter Biden joining the first family on the White House balcony for the Fourth of July fireworks show as Secret Service agents investigate suspected cocaine that was found in the West Wing,” Fox News host Kayleigh McEnany said.
McEnany then turned to Fox News correspondent Mark Meredith, who reported from the White House lawn on the Hunter Biden visit as well as the details surrounding the cocaine that was found Sunday in the West Wing.
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In video opening a “Fox & Friends” segment, which you can watch above, President Biden’s son is shown during the visit holding his 3-year-old daughter, with his adult-aged daughters and first lady Jill Biden nearby.
“Hunter Biden joining the first family on the White House balcony for the Fourth of July fireworks show as Secret Service agents investigate suspected cocaine that was found in the West Wing,” Fox News host Kayleigh McEnany said.
McEnany then turned to Fox News correspondent Mark Meredith, who reported from the White House lawn on the Hunter Biden visit as well as the details surrounding the cocaine that was found Sunday in the West Wing.
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- 7/6/2023
- by Jeremy Bailey
- The Wrap
Geraldo Rivera signed off at Fox News for good last week, and during his final appearance on the network, he praised the effects that affirmative action had on his career days after the Supreme Court struck down the college admissions policy.
Appearing during a festive sendoff on “Fox and Friends” Friday, in which his colleagues at the conservative news network donned fake mustaches with balloons in the background, Rivera noted that he was a “product of affirmative action” when one of his co-hosts asked him to reflect on how his career in broadcast news has touched the Hispanic community.
“I thank you for the for the opportunity, because affirmative action has just been voted down by the Supreme Court of the United States and a very controversial decision that will impact many people of color,” Rivera said. “I was a product of affirmative action over a half a century ago.
Appearing during a festive sendoff on “Fox and Friends” Friday, in which his colleagues at the conservative news network donned fake mustaches with balloons in the background, Rivera noted that he was a “product of affirmative action” when one of his co-hosts asked him to reflect on how his career in broadcast news has touched the Hispanic community.
“I thank you for the for the opportunity, because affirmative action has just been voted down by the Supreme Court of the United States and a very controversial decision that will impact many people of color,” Rivera said. “I was a product of affirmative action over a half a century ago.
- 7/2/2023
- by Loree Seitz
- The Wrap
Donald Trump flubbed a “Fox and Friends” quote by touting a segment of the Fox News show he believed was a compliment when in fact, it was actually a criticism of the former President’s campaign.
“Rachel Campos-Duffy and Will Cain, two terrific people (along with Pete Hegseth!), were right this morning on ‘Fox & Friends.’ Almost 99% of the people I support in a Republican Primary, Win!” the former President wrote on Truth Social Sunday morning, adding a quote that read, “A Trump Endorsement will Make Your Career, A Trump Fight Makes It Very Difficult!”
As it turns out, the hosts made the exact opposite point while discussing Trump’s Saturday rally in Pickens, South Carolina. During the discussion, Joey Jones, who stepped in during Hegseth’s absence, argued that the former President’s support — or lack thereof — would not “make” nor “kill” a Republican politician’s career, using his...
“Rachel Campos-Duffy and Will Cain, two terrific people (along with Pete Hegseth!), were right this morning on ‘Fox & Friends.’ Almost 99% of the people I support in a Republican Primary, Win!” the former President wrote on Truth Social Sunday morning, adding a quote that read, “A Trump Endorsement will Make Your Career, A Trump Fight Makes It Very Difficult!”
As it turns out, the hosts made the exact opposite point while discussing Trump’s Saturday rally in Pickens, South Carolina. During the discussion, Joey Jones, who stepped in during Hegseth’s absence, argued that the former President’s support — or lack thereof — would not “make” nor “kill” a Republican politician’s career, using his...
- 7/2/2023
- by Loree Seitz
- The Wrap
And that’s a wrap on Geraldo Rivera.
Fox News bid adieu to Rivera and his iconic mustache (see set photo below) during Friday’s edition of Fox & Friends, offering the veteran broadcaster an opportunity to reflect on his 22-year stint on the conservative cable news channel.
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Fox News bid adieu to Rivera and his iconic mustache (see set photo below) during Friday’s edition of Fox & Friends, offering the veteran broadcaster an opportunity to reflect on his 22-year stint on the conservative cable news channel.
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- 6/30/2023
- by Ryan Schwartz
- TVLine.com
Geraldo Rivera said on Thursday that he has “quit” Fox News wholesale, one week after learning he was being subtracted from The Five.
Fox News in turn said that an “amicable” parting of ways had been agreed upon, and that Rivera will get a Friday, June 30 sendoff — though not on The Five, as originally planned.
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Fox News in turn said that an “amicable” parting of ways had been agreed upon, and that Rivera will get a Friday, June 30 sendoff — though not on The Five, as originally planned.
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- 6/30/2023
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
Geraldo Rivera said Thursday that he has left Fox News after being fired from “The Five.”
“Bumpy day on the North Atlantic. Anyway, I got fired from @TheFive so I quit Fox,” Rivera wrote on Twitter alongside a video of himself on a boat posted Thursday. “After 23 years tomorrow ‘Fox and Friends’ could be my last appearance on the network. Thanks for the memories.”
In the nearly one-minute long video, which was taken on a boat ride heading from Jones Beach Island to Lower Manhattan, the former anchor explained his decision to leave the network and teased that he would have “more to say” about it during his Friday appearance on “Fox and Friends.”
“So it doesn’t look like I’m gonna be on ‘The Five’ — I mean I’m not gonna be on ‘The Five,’” Rivera said in the video. “I’ve been fired from ‘The Five’ and as a result of that,...
“Bumpy day on the North Atlantic. Anyway, I got fired from @TheFive so I quit Fox,” Rivera wrote on Twitter alongside a video of himself on a boat posted Thursday. “After 23 years tomorrow ‘Fox and Friends’ could be my last appearance on the network. Thanks for the memories.”
In the nearly one-minute long video, which was taken on a boat ride heading from Jones Beach Island to Lower Manhattan, the former anchor explained his decision to leave the network and teased that he would have “more to say” about it during his Friday appearance on “Fox and Friends.”
“So it doesn’t look like I’m gonna be on ‘The Five’ — I mean I’m not gonna be on ‘The Five,’” Rivera said in the video. “I’ve been fired from ‘The Five’ and as a result of that,...
- 6/29/2023
- by Loree Seitz
- The Wrap
Updated: Geraldo Rivera said in a Twitter message that he has been fired from The Five and is leaving Fox News.
“I’m not going to be on The Five. I’ve been fired from The Five and as a result of that, I quit Fox,” he said.
Rivera said he would have more to say on Fox & Friends on Friday morning.
Rivera had been among the rotating series of panelists to fill the liberal seat on The Five, which is the most-watched show on cable news.
Last week, Rivera told the AP that he quit The Five “because there was “a growing tension that goes beyond editorial differences and personal annoyances and gripes.” Rivera sparred on the show with Greg Gutfeld, whose show Gutfeld! is being moved into a primetime berth next month. On Twitter last week, Rivera said that his final appearances would be on Thursday and Friday,...
“I’m not going to be on The Five. I’ve been fired from The Five and as a result of that, I quit Fox,” he said.
Rivera said he would have more to say on Fox & Friends on Friday morning.
Rivera had been among the rotating series of panelists to fill the liberal seat on The Five, which is the most-watched show on cable news.
Last week, Rivera told the AP that he quit The Five “because there was “a growing tension that goes beyond editorial differences and personal annoyances and gripes.” Rivera sparred on the show with Greg Gutfeld, whose show Gutfeld! is being moved into a primetime berth next month. On Twitter last week, Rivera said that his final appearances would be on Thursday and Friday,...
- 6/29/2023
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Geraldo Rivera has called Fox News his home since leaving CNBC in 2001 to join the cable outlet as its ostensible war correspondent. He appears to have a lost a recent battle.
After being ousted from a rotation on “The Five,” Rivera said in a video post on Twitter Thursday, he is leaving Fox News. “I’ve been fired from ‘The Five,’ and as a result, I quit Fox,” the veteran TV personality said, while riding a boat. He said he might appear on “Fox & Friends” Friday to offer more comment, but would not be appearing on “The Five” one last time, as he had previously indicated he would.
“We reached an amicable conclusion with Geraldo over the past few weeks, and look forward to celebrating him tomorrow on ‘Fox & Friends,’ which will be his last appearance on the network,” Fox News said in a statement Thursday evening.
Fox...
After being ousted from a rotation on “The Five,” Rivera said in a video post on Twitter Thursday, he is leaving Fox News. “I’ve been fired from ‘The Five,’ and as a result, I quit Fox,” the veteran TV personality said, while riding a boat. He said he might appear on “Fox & Friends” Friday to offer more comment, but would not be appearing on “The Five” one last time, as he had previously indicated he would.
“We reached an amicable conclusion with Geraldo over the past few weeks, and look forward to celebrating him tomorrow on ‘Fox & Friends,’ which will be his last appearance on the network,” Fox News said in a statement Thursday evening.
Fox...
- 6/29/2023
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
Update: Geraldo Rivera said that he will announce next week whether he will stay with Fox News or move on to something else.
Rivera announced earlier this week that he was leaving a regular gig on Fox News’ The Five, but that he was still a correspondent at large for the network.
On Twitter, Rivera wrote on Friday that he was “unsure about my next career move.” He previously said that his contract runs through 2025. Rivera spoke to Brian Kilmeade for his Wabc radio show. Kilmeade is a co-host of Fox News’ Fox & Friends.
Rivera has been among the rotating panelists filling the so-called liberal seat on The Five, which is the top rated show on cable news. He said that his final appearances on the show will be on June 29 and 30.
Just told @BrianKilmeade on his excellent Wabc radio show in NY, (and many other stations across the...
Rivera announced earlier this week that he was leaving a regular gig on Fox News’ The Five, but that he was still a correspondent at large for the network.
On Twitter, Rivera wrote on Friday that he was “unsure about my next career move.” He previously said that his contract runs through 2025. Rivera spoke to Brian Kilmeade for his Wabc radio show. Kilmeade is a co-host of Fox News’ Fox & Friends.
Rivera has been among the rotating panelists filling the so-called liberal seat on The Five, which is the top rated show on cable news. He said that his final appearances on the show will be on June 29 and 30.
Just told @BrianKilmeade on his excellent Wabc radio show in NY, (and many other stations across the...
- 6/23/2023
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
MSNBC dominated Fox News and CNN during Friday’s ratings as cable news channels turned their attention to cover former President Donald Trump’s newly unsealed federal indictment.
As viewers tuned in to get the details on the former president’s mishandling of classified documents — which the editorial board of the National Review condemned as impossible for anyone to read and “not be appalled” — MSNBC scored the highest total viewership and demo viewership among the cable news channels both in total day and primetime, leading Friday to become MSNBC’s second-most-watched day of the year, behind April 4, when Trump was arraigned in Manhattan on New York state charges unrelated to the federal charges.
In terms of total day figures, MSNBC came in first place with 1.51 million total viewers, while Fox News brought in 1.32 million total viewers and CNN drew in 730,000 total viewers on average, according to Nielsen live-plus-same-day figures. The...
As viewers tuned in to get the details on the former president’s mishandling of classified documents — which the editorial board of the National Review condemned as impossible for anyone to read and “not be appalled” — MSNBC scored the highest total viewership and demo viewership among the cable news channels both in total day and primetime, leading Friday to become MSNBC’s second-most-watched day of the year, behind April 4, when Trump was arraigned in Manhattan on New York state charges unrelated to the federal charges.
In terms of total day figures, MSNBC came in first place with 1.51 million total viewers, while Fox News brought in 1.32 million total viewers and CNN drew in 730,000 total viewers on average, according to Nielsen live-plus-same-day figures. The...
- 6/13/2023
- by Loree Seitz
- The Wrap
James Van Der Beek has became the talk of Fox News after posting a viral rant on TikTok in which he slammed the Democratic National Committe (DNC) for not planning to host a debate between Joe Biden and his Democratic opponents once his bid for presidential re-election in 2024 is announced (via The Daily Beast). The DNC’s decision has been condemned by both media figures such as Joe Rogan and some of Biden’s Democratic challengers, including Robert F. Kennedy and Marianne Williamson.
Fox News’ Steve Doocy, who co-anchors the network’s morning show “Fox & Friends,” praised Van Der Beek for “ripping into” the DNC, saying, “I watched this video and I was like, ‘This guy deserves to be sitting on a panel analyzing everything that’s going on right now.”
“I cannot get over the fact that the Democratic National Committee is saying there will not be a...
Fox News’ Steve Doocy, who co-anchors the network’s morning show “Fox & Friends,” praised Van Der Beek for “ripping into” the DNC, saying, “I watched this video and I was like, ‘This guy deserves to be sitting on a panel analyzing everything that’s going on right now.”
“I cannot get over the fact that the Democratic National Committee is saying there will not be a...
- 5/31/2023
- by Zack Sharf
- Variety Film + TV
Presidential hopeful Ron DeSantis once again called out Disney over Memorial Day weekend, and, come Tuesday morning, the hosts of “Morning Joe” were cracking up at the Florida governor’s assumption that invoking his feud with the company would help him in a state like Iowa.
During an interview with “Fox and Friends”, DeSantis argued that Iowans should vote for him over twice-impeached-once-indicted former president Trump, because Trump has “taken the side of Disney” and “I think a multi-billion-dollar company that sexualizes children is not consistent with the values of Florida, or the values of a place like Iowa.”
After playing that clip on Tuesday morning, the “Morning Joe” hosts and panelists were stunned before anything else.
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After playing that clip on Tuesday morning, the “Morning Joe” hosts and panelists were stunned before anything else.
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- 5/30/2023
- by Andi Ortiz
- The Wrap
The recent conversation around artificial intelligence has made Fox Business’ “How America Works” host Mike Rowe revert to the “same old broken record” he’s been repeating for the past 20 years: learn a skill that’s in demand.
“It’s tough to get the poop back in the goose, especially with a thing like this. So yeah, I’m concerned, but I don’t really know what panic is going to do for the average person who’s looking at how is this going to impact my career, my life, my ability to provide for my family,” Rowe said while on a recent episode of “Fox and Friends.”
That’s when the former host of “Dirty Jobs” returned to the advice he’s been giving for decades. “Learn something that can’t be replaced with a robot or with artificial intelligence. Those jobs are screamingly open rights now — plumbers, steamfitters,...
“It’s tough to get the poop back in the goose, especially with a thing like this. So yeah, I’m concerned, but I don’t really know what panic is going to do for the average person who’s looking at how is this going to impact my career, my life, my ability to provide for my family,” Rowe said while on a recent episode of “Fox and Friends.”
That’s when the former host of “Dirty Jobs” returned to the advice he’s been giving for decades. “Learn something that can’t be replaced with a robot or with artificial intelligence. Those jobs are screamingly open rights now — plumbers, steamfitters,...
- 5/19/2023
- by Kayla Cobb
- The Wrap
Lachlan Murdoch declined to comment on Wednesday about what’s next for Fox News’ programming after the shocking ouster of Tucker Carlson, but the Fox Corporation CEO predicted that the conservative channel would do just fine without him.
“Our program decisions are made with the long-term interests of the Fox News brand and the Fox News business,” Murdoch said during MoffettNathanson’s Technology, Media & Telecom Conference. “So we make those decisions really thinking broadly or long-term in terms of what’s the best thing for the company … And we’ve done it before, right? Bill O’Reilly was a superstar, Megyn Kelly was a superstar, Glenn Beck was a superstar and we’re able to move forward with programming decisions that ultimately result in long-term growth and profitability of the business.”
Carlson and Fox parted ways on April 24, shortly after the company settled a defamation lawsuit from Dominion Voting Systems for $787.5 million.
“Our program decisions are made with the long-term interests of the Fox News brand and the Fox News business,” Murdoch said during MoffettNathanson’s Technology, Media & Telecom Conference. “So we make those decisions really thinking broadly or long-term in terms of what’s the best thing for the company … And we’ve done it before, right? Bill O’Reilly was a superstar, Megyn Kelly was a superstar, Glenn Beck was a superstar and we’re able to move forward with programming decisions that ultimately result in long-term growth and profitability of the business.”
Carlson and Fox parted ways on April 24, shortly after the company settled a defamation lawsuit from Dominion Voting Systems for $787.5 million.
- 5/17/2023
- by Lucas Manfredi
- The Wrap
Megyn Kelly said that without Tucker Carlson, who was abruptly fired from Fox News on Monday, the conservative network is in a “downward spiral” and that without its biggest star, we really “don’t need Fox anymore.”
Brian Kilmeade stepped in Monday as the slot’s first guest anchor, and ratings since then have continued to plummet, which Kelly pointed out in her Friday SiriusXM show.
“Fox News is in a downward spiral that they’re going to have to claw to get themselves out of. This is an existential crisis for the channel and its primetime, which is how they make money… They live off of their primetime and the food has dried up,” she said.
“You don’t need Fox anymore,” continued Kelly, who left Fox News in 2017. “They’re not the monopoly in conservative media that they used to be – they’re just not. And so you take away the unique voice,...
Brian Kilmeade stepped in Monday as the slot’s first guest anchor, and ratings since then have continued to plummet, which Kelly pointed out in her Friday SiriusXM show.
“Fox News is in a downward spiral that they’re going to have to claw to get themselves out of. This is an existential crisis for the channel and its primetime, which is how they make money… They live off of their primetime and the food has dried up,” she said.
“You don’t need Fox anymore,” continued Kelly, who left Fox News in 2017. “They’re not the monopoly in conservative media that they used to be – they’re just not. And so you take away the unique voice,...
- 4/29/2023
- by Sharon Knolle
- The Wrap
Brian Kilmeade took over Fox News’ 8 p.m. hour on Monday night following news of Tucker Carlson’s exit from the network.
The “Fox & Friends” anchor briefly addressed Carlson’s departure at the top of the program, which was renamed “Fox News Tonight” instead of “Tucker Carlson Tonight.”
“As you probably have heard, Fox News and Tucker Carlson have agreed to part ways,” Kilmeade said. “I wish Tucker the best. I’m great friends with Tucker and always will be. But right now, it’s time for ‘Fox News Tonight,’ so let’s get started.”
In a surprise move, Fox News announced on Monday morning that its most-watched primetime host would leave the network. “Fox News Media and Tucker Carlson have agreed to part ways,” the company said in a statement. “We thank him for his service to the network as a host and prior to that as a contributor.
The “Fox & Friends” anchor briefly addressed Carlson’s departure at the top of the program, which was renamed “Fox News Tonight” instead of “Tucker Carlson Tonight.”
“As you probably have heard, Fox News and Tucker Carlson have agreed to part ways,” Kilmeade said. “I wish Tucker the best. I’m great friends with Tucker and always will be. But right now, it’s time for ‘Fox News Tonight,’ so let’s get started.”
In a surprise move, Fox News announced on Monday morning that its most-watched primetime host would leave the network. “Fox News Media and Tucker Carlson have agreed to part ways,” the company said in a statement. “We thank him for his service to the network as a host and prior to that as a contributor.
- 4/25/2023
- by Ellise Shafer
- Variety Film + TV
With all due respect to the debate over theatrical windowing, CinemaCon 2023 in Las Vegas kicked off with conversation not about movie theaters, but about much smaller screens. At Caesar’s Palace, everyone’s talking about cable news.
The dominoes dropped early and fast on Monday: First Tucker Carlson was fired by Fox News, and then Don Lemon was let go at CNN.
Carlson, who “agreed to part ways” with Fox News on Monday, and Lemon, who said in a Twitter post that he was informed by his agent that he was “terminated” by CNN, sucked up a lot of the oxygen early going amid all the Day 1 CinemaCon festivities.
If we were betting men, we’d be spending more time at the craps table — or, we would have guessed that the hot Monday topic in Vegas would be the sudden departure of NBCUniversal chief Jeff Shell, who was fired Sunday...
The dominoes dropped early and fast on Monday: First Tucker Carlson was fired by Fox News, and then Don Lemon was let go at CNN.
Carlson, who “agreed to part ways” with Fox News on Monday, and Lemon, who said in a Twitter post that he was informed by his agent that he was “terminated” by CNN, sucked up a lot of the oxygen early going amid all the Day 1 CinemaCon festivities.
If we were betting men, we’d be spending more time at the craps table — or, we would have guessed that the hot Monday topic in Vegas would be the sudden departure of NBCUniversal chief Jeff Shell, who was fired Sunday...
- 4/24/2023
- by Brian Welk and Tony Maglio
- Indiewire
Republican National Committee chairwoman Ronna McDaniel announced today that Fox News will host the first official Republican debate of the party’s 2024 presidential primary race in August in Milwaukee.
The date hasn’t been set yet, she said in an interview on Fox News Channel’s Fox & Friends this morning.
She said that participants would be asked to pledge going into the event that they will support the eventual Republican nominee, whomever that may be. Donald Trump is the current front-runner, according to polls. “It’s about beating Joe Biden,” she said.
“Let me ask you this, as R.N.C. chair… if I said I wouldn’t support the nominee of our party I’d be kicked out. So why would we host a debate stage without every candidate saying I’m going to support whoever the voters choose, and the voters want that.”
While the number of candidates isn’t yet known,...
The date hasn’t been set yet, she said in an interview on Fox News Channel’s Fox & Friends this morning.
She said that participants would be asked to pledge going into the event that they will support the eventual Republican nominee, whomever that may be. Donald Trump is the current front-runner, according to polls. “It’s about beating Joe Biden,” she said.
“Let me ask you this, as R.N.C. chair… if I said I wouldn’t support the nominee of our party I’d be kicked out. So why would we host a debate stage without every candidate saying I’m going to support whoever the voters choose, and the voters want that.”
While the number of candidates isn’t yet known,...
- 4/12/2023
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
Day 3 of “Indictment Watch,” as Jimmy Fallon has dubbed it, has come and gone, and twice-impeached former president Donald Trump has not been officially charged with anything as of yet. But Fallon is pretty sure it’s coming, considering he “obtained” Trump’s pre-indictment to-do list.
During his monologue on Thursday night, Fallon first poked fun at the fact that Trump’s presidential campaign has actually raised money since he claimed he’d be arrested on Tuesday. According to the New York Post, Trump’s campaign has raised roughly $1.5 million, or, as Fallon put it, “like 10 hush money payments.”
The “Tonight Show” host then joked that it’s a lot of money because, after taxes, it’s still $1.5 million for Trump since, well, he doesn’t properly pay his taxes. Eventually though, Fallon guessed Trump knows what’s coming for him.
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During his monologue on Thursday night, Fallon first poked fun at the fact that Trump’s presidential campaign has actually raised money since he claimed he’d be arrested on Tuesday. According to the New York Post, Trump’s campaign has raised roughly $1.5 million, or, as Fallon put it, “like 10 hush money payments.”
The “Tonight Show” host then joked that it’s a lot of money because, after taxes, it’s still $1.5 million for Trump since, well, he doesn’t properly pay his taxes. Eventually though, Fallon guessed Trump knows what’s coming for him.
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- 3/24/2023
- by Andi Ortiz
- The Wrap
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...
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...
- 3/21/2023
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
Trump is expecting to be charged in relation to his 2016 hush-money payment to porn star Stormy Daniels sometime this week. While the specifics of the indictment have not yet been revealed, Fox News is already working overtime to brand the investigation a witch hunt, an abuse of prosecutorial power, and a political ploy to prevent Trump from securing the 2024 nomination. But aside from playing its Trump-defense greatest hits, Fox has also resorted to airing every absurd argument their writer’s room can think of to defend the former president’s actions.
- 3/21/2023
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
What caused the sudden collapse of Silicon Valley Bank? You may think the disastrous bank run that led to the implosion of Sbv was spurred by the effects of deregulation, rising interest rates, and panic among customers—and actual economists would agree. But over at Fox News the demise of the country’s 16th largest bank was actually the fault of their favorite boogeyman: Diversity.
On Monday night, Fox host Tucker Carlson blamed the death of Svb, a California bank that catered to tech startups, on “diversity, equity, and inclusion...
On Monday night, Fox host Tucker Carlson blamed the death of Svb, a California bank that catered to tech startups, on “diversity, equity, and inclusion...
- 3/14/2023
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
Saturday Night Live this weekend began with a parody of the morning news show Fox & Friends as a cold open. The sketch featured Heidi Gardner as Ainsley Earhardt, Mikey Day as Steve Doocy and Bowen Yang as Brian Kilmeade.
The hosts had a laugh about the $1.6 billion lawsuit against Fox News by Dominion Voting Systems over the television network’s unsubstantiated claims of election fraud.
Dominion has submitted numerous texts and emails between Fox News hosts that criticize their own reporting as evidence. The channel has claimed that these conversations were taken out of context.
They also addressed media mogul and Fox News owner Rupert Murdoch, who admitted that the channel promoted election fraud conspiracies that they were aware were false for higher ratings.
They then talked with MyPillow guy Mike Lindell (James Austin Johnson), who is one of the network’s major sponsors and a known conspiracy theorist about the 2020 election.
The hosts had a laugh about the $1.6 billion lawsuit against Fox News by Dominion Voting Systems over the television network’s unsubstantiated claims of election fraud.
Dominion has submitted numerous texts and emails between Fox News hosts that criticize their own reporting as evidence. The channel has claimed that these conversations were taken out of context.
They also addressed media mogul and Fox News owner Rupert Murdoch, who admitted that the channel promoted election fraud conspiracies that they were aware were false for higher ratings.
They then talked with MyPillow guy Mike Lindell (James Austin Johnson), who is one of the network’s major sponsors and a known conspiracy theorist about the 2020 election.
- 3/6/2023
- by Alex Nguyen
- Uinterview
The Saturday Night Live cold open featured a Fox & Friends segment where the hosts of the Fox News morning show get Rupert Murdoch, chairman of Fox Corp. who’s currently in a legal battle, and Alex Murdaugh, a man convicted of murdering his wife and son, mixed up.
“You may have heard that Fox News is currently facing a $1.6 billion dollar lawsuit from Dominion Voting System,” Mikey Day’s Steve Doocy said, opening the March 4 episode. A complaint was filed against Fox Corp. and Murdoch on Friday over allegations that the network chief gave confidential information to former president Donald Trump’s campaign in 2020.
“I’m surprised because I’m such a fan of dominions. The little yellow guys with the overalls,” Bowen Yang’s Brian Kilmeade responded. Day’s Doocy clarified that he’s not talking about minions, the babbling species from Despicable Me, but the Dominion voting machines lawsuit: “Our boss,...
“You may have heard that Fox News is currently facing a $1.6 billion dollar lawsuit from Dominion Voting System,” Mikey Day’s Steve Doocy said, opening the March 4 episode. A complaint was filed against Fox Corp. and Murdoch on Friday over allegations that the network chief gave confidential information to former president Donald Trump’s campaign in 2020.
“I’m surprised because I’m such a fan of dominions. The little yellow guys with the overalls,” Bowen Yang’s Brian Kilmeade responded. Day’s Doocy clarified that he’s not talking about minions, the babbling species from Despicable Me, but the Dominion voting machines lawsuit: “Our boss,...
- 3/5/2023
- by Carly Thomas
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
On the heels of a close victory at Super Bowl Lvii, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce is once again taking over global television screens as this week’s host of “Saturday Night Live.”
The episode opened with a mock “Fox & Friends” segment, featuring Mikey Day as Steve Doocy, Heidi Gardner as Ainsley Earhardt and Bowen Yang as Brian Kilmeade. The sketch comes amid a cascade of embarrassing revelations around Fox News and its major stars in recent days as the litigation grinds on in the $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit filed against Fox News by Dominion Voting Systems after the 2020 election.
As Earhardt, Gardner says of the network’s founder Rupert Murdoch: “Rupert Murdoch would never murder anyone. They sent him away for life. Look how sad he looks.” An image of convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh then appears on the screen as Earhardt realizes her mistake.
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The episode opened with a mock “Fox & Friends” segment, featuring Mikey Day as Steve Doocy, Heidi Gardner as Ainsley Earhardt and Bowen Yang as Brian Kilmeade. The sketch comes amid a cascade of embarrassing revelations around Fox News and its major stars in recent days as the litigation grinds on in the $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit filed against Fox News by Dominion Voting Systems after the 2020 election.
As Earhardt, Gardner says of the network’s founder Rupert Murdoch: “Rupert Murdoch would never murder anyone. They sent him away for life. Look how sad he looks.” An image of convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh then appears on the screen as Earhardt realizes her mistake.
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- 3/5/2023
- by Katie Reul
- Variety Film + TV
“Saturday Night Live” focused on Dominion Voting Systems’ ongoing defamation lawsuit against Fox News for the cold open this week, and unfortunately, the fake “Fox & Friends” hosts couldn’t keep their lawsuit details straight. As a result, Heidi Gardner’s Ainsley Earhardt mistook Fox CEO Rupert Murdoch for convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh.
To kick off the episode, Mikey Day, Gardner and Bowen Yang returned as Fox News hosts Steve Doocy, Ainsley Earhardt and Brian Kilmeade, respectively, first complaining about being in New York, a Democrat-run city. But things quickly turned to the ongoing suit against the network, with the hosts acknowledging recent testimony from Fox CEO Rupert Murdoch, admitting that some Fox News hosts knowingly touted election lies on-air.
Yang’s Kilmeade admitted he was surprised by the conflict, noting that he loves “da minions,” referring to the yellow babbling creatures from “Despicable Me.” Day’s Doocy quickly corrected him,...
To kick off the episode, Mikey Day, Gardner and Bowen Yang returned as Fox News hosts Steve Doocy, Ainsley Earhardt and Brian Kilmeade, respectively, first complaining about being in New York, a Democrat-run city. But things quickly turned to the ongoing suit against the network, with the hosts acknowledging recent testimony from Fox CEO Rupert Murdoch, admitting that some Fox News hosts knowingly touted election lies on-air.
Yang’s Kilmeade admitted he was surprised by the conflict, noting that he loves “da minions,” referring to the yellow babbling creatures from “Despicable Me.” Day’s Doocy quickly corrected him,...
- 3/5/2023
- by Andi Ortiz
- The Wrap
Mere minutes after Chris Rock’s live Netflix stand-up special Selective Outrage ended, Saturday Night Live kicked off with its cold open — a parody of Fox & Friends featuring Mikey Day as Steve Doocy, Heidi Gardner as Ainsley Earhardt, and Bowen Yang as Brian Kilmeade.
After ripping into New York City (a Democrat-run “cesspool”), they mocked the current $1.6 billion lawsuit Fox News is facing from Dominion Voting Systems over the network’s unsupported election-fraud-claims.
“Rupert Murdoch would never murder anyone. They’d send him away for life. Look how sad he looks!
After ripping into New York City (a Democrat-run “cesspool”), they mocked the current $1.6 billion lawsuit Fox News is facing from Dominion Voting Systems over the network’s unsupported election-fraud-claims.
“Rupert Murdoch would never murder anyone. They’d send him away for life. Look how sad he looks!
- 3/5/2023
- by Marlow Stern
- Rollingstone.com
Seth Meyers actually felt some sympathy for “Fox and Friends” host Brian Kilmeade on Wednesday night, after watching a segment in which Kilmeade ended up running frantically around a Florida diner, looking for anyone to say they weren’t supporting twice-impeached former president Donald Trump in the 2024 election.
The segment came from Tuesday morning’s show, when Kilmeade was sent to a restaurant called Metro Diner in Ponte Vedra Beach. In the clip, Kilmeade first asks the crowd “who’s pumped up” for the 2024 election. When they all enthusiastically agree, Kilmeade begins rapid fire asking everyone there “Who’s your man” or “who’s your woman.”
By Meyers’ guess, Kilmeade and Fox News were hoping to get a lot of Ron DeSantis as an answer, because “they’re hyping Ron DeSantis” in an effort to “put the genie back in the bottle.”
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The segment came from Tuesday morning’s show, when Kilmeade was sent to a restaurant called Metro Diner in Ponte Vedra Beach. In the clip, Kilmeade first asks the crowd “who’s pumped up” for the 2024 election. When they all enthusiastically agree, Kilmeade begins rapid fire asking everyone there “Who’s your man” or “who’s your woman.”
By Meyers’ guess, Kilmeade and Fox News were hoping to get a lot of Ron DeSantis as an answer, because “they’re hyping Ron DeSantis” in an effort to “put the genie back in the bottle.”
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- 3/2/2023
- by Andi Ortiz
- The Wrap
John Schneider’s wife Alicia Allain has died.
The “Dukes of Hazzard” star announced the news on Thursday with a Facebook post mourning the loss of his wife.
“My beautiful Smile is pain free, living in her new body alongside Jesus,” he wrote.
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A photo of his wife as well as two hands, wearing matching rings, accompanied the post.
“Please respect our privacy during this time of grief. Please do not ask any questions. If you have any pictures of us and our obvious love and adoration for each other, please post them below,” he continued. “Lastly… hug those you love tight and let them know how you feel. We always did.”
The two were married in 2019 at the barn at John Schneider Studios in Holden, Louisiana..
He was previously married to Tawny Little from 1983 to 1986 and Elvira “Elly...
The “Dukes of Hazzard” star announced the news on Thursday with a Facebook post mourning the loss of his wife.
“My beautiful Smile is pain free, living in her new body alongside Jesus,” he wrote.
Read More: Hayden Panettiere’s Brother Jansen Panettiere Dies At Age 28
A photo of his wife as well as two hands, wearing matching rings, accompanied the post.
“Please respect our privacy during this time of grief. Please do not ask any questions. If you have any pictures of us and our obvious love and adoration for each other, please post them below,” he continued. “Lastly… hug those you love tight and let them know how you feel. We always did.”
The two were married in 2019 at the barn at John Schneider Studios in Holden, Louisiana..
He was previously married to Tawny Little from 1983 to 1986 and Elvira “Elly...
- 2/23/2023
- by Anita Tai
- ET Canada
The premise of a good morning-news show is that it helps viewers wake up with their morning coffee. CNN’s new A.M. entry is quickly turning into a place where the coffee is being thrown.
Don Lemon, one of the three anchors of ‘CNN This Morning,” apologized Thursday afternoon for remarks made on the morning’s broadcast about when women are in their prime, during a segment about comments from new Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley regarding the age of some of her political rivals.
“She says people, you know, politicians or something are not in their prime,” Lemon said on the program “Nikki Haley isn’t in her prime, sorry. A woman is considered to be in their prime in 20s and 30s and maybe 40s.” The comment spurred co-anchor Poppy Harlow to try to get Lemon to modify his stance. “What are you talking about, wait — prime for what?...
Don Lemon, one of the three anchors of ‘CNN This Morning,” apologized Thursday afternoon for remarks made on the morning’s broadcast about when women are in their prime, during a segment about comments from new Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley regarding the age of some of her political rivals.
“She says people, you know, politicians or something are not in their prime,” Lemon said on the program “Nikki Haley isn’t in her prime, sorry. A woman is considered to be in their prime in 20s and 30s and maybe 40s.” The comment spurred co-anchor Poppy Harlow to try to get Lemon to modify his stance. “What are you talking about, wait — prime for what?...
- 2/16/2023
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
Boy, the hits keep on coming for CNN’s semi-new CEO Chris Licht — and we don’t mean the network’s lineup.
CNN just notched its lowest ratings in nine years across all its day parts for the week of Jan. 16 through Jan. 22, 2023, according to Nielsen averaging just 444,000 viewers in primetime, 93,000 in the all-important age 25-54 news demographic and 417,000 in viewers and 80,000 in the demo for total day. It’s the first time since May 2014 that the network failed to reach 450,000 viewers.
By comparison, during the same period Fox News drew 1.4 million viewers and 176,000 in the demo while MSNBC notched 629,000 total viewers and 69,000 in the demo. In primetime, Fox News had 2 million viewers, 256,000 in the demo and MSNBC had 943,000 viewers and 91,000 in the demo.
Some especially troublesome news out of this week’s Nielsen numbers is that Licht’s primary programming move, “CNN This Morning,” also suffered the lowest week...
CNN just notched its lowest ratings in nine years across all its day parts for the week of Jan. 16 through Jan. 22, 2023, according to Nielsen averaging just 444,000 viewers in primetime, 93,000 in the all-important age 25-54 news demographic and 417,000 in viewers and 80,000 in the demo for total day. It’s the first time since May 2014 that the network failed to reach 450,000 viewers.
By comparison, during the same period Fox News drew 1.4 million viewers and 176,000 in the demo while MSNBC notched 629,000 total viewers and 69,000 in the demo. In primetime, Fox News had 2 million viewers, 256,000 in the demo and MSNBC had 943,000 viewers and 91,000 in the demo.
Some especially troublesome news out of this week’s Nielsen numbers is that Licht’s primary programming move, “CNN This Morning,” also suffered the lowest week...
- 1/28/2023
- by Joseph Kapsch
- The Wrap
CNN’s new chief hopes primetime anchor Don Lemon can help the network gain ground in some of TV news’ toughest terrain.
Chris Licht, who has vowed to tone down some of the more aggressive commentary at the network since taking its reins earlier this year, has enjoyed an eyebrow-raising streak in morning news. He launched the durable MSNBC franchise “Morning Joe” in 2007 and then helped CBS gain new momentum in the a.m. in 2012 by starting “CBS This Morning.” Neither program was the most-watched of its brethren, but Licht gained new viewership for the networks that backed him by providing more substantial conversation among anchors and ignoring some of the frillier elements of the time period, like cooking demonstrations or street interviews with passersby.
Now he’s betting he can do the same for CNN, even as TV networks are seeing new challenges to their sunrise efforts.
“People are...
Chris Licht, who has vowed to tone down some of the more aggressive commentary at the network since taking its reins earlier this year, has enjoyed an eyebrow-raising streak in morning news. He launched the durable MSNBC franchise “Morning Joe” in 2007 and then helped CBS gain new momentum in the a.m. in 2012 by starting “CBS This Morning.” Neither program was the most-watched of its brethren, but Licht gained new viewership for the networks that backed him by providing more substantial conversation among anchors and ignoring some of the frillier elements of the time period, like cooking demonstrations or street interviews with passersby.
Now he’s betting he can do the same for CNN, even as TV networks are seeing new challenges to their sunrise efforts.
“People are...
- 9/20/2022
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
New CNN boss Chris Licht’s latest — and biggest — shakeup of the news network’s lineup signals an attempt to hit two (or three) birds with one stone.
By shifting Don Lemon from his 10 p.m. Et perch after a seven-year run, Licht is eliminating the lowest-rated show in primetime cable news, according to August ratings from Nielsen Media Research — while also quieting critics who have targeted Lemon’s opinionated hosting style. And by tapping Lemon to lead the network’s as-yet-untitled new morning show alongside Poppy Harlow and Kaitlan Collins, Licht also aims to give new life to another key part of the schedule that has long lagged behind MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” and Fox News’ “Fox and Friends” in viewership.
Lemon, who had become a lightning rod for CNN’s conservative critics for comments like calling Donald Trump a “blatant white supremacist,” will now have a less politics-heavy...
By shifting Don Lemon from his 10 p.m. Et perch after a seven-year run, Licht is eliminating the lowest-rated show in primetime cable news, according to August ratings from Nielsen Media Research — while also quieting critics who have targeted Lemon’s opinionated hosting style. And by tapping Lemon to lead the network’s as-yet-untitled new morning show alongside Poppy Harlow and Kaitlan Collins, Licht also aims to give new life to another key part of the schedule that has long lagged behind MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” and Fox News’ “Fox and Friends” in viewership.
Lemon, who had become a lightning rod for CNN’s conservative critics for comments like calling Donald Trump a “blatant white supremacist,” will now have a less politics-heavy...
- 9/17/2022
- by Loree Seitz
- The Wrap
Chris Licht made his first big programming move at CNN with the announcement that Don Lemon will leave primetime (and his post-primetime hour) to anchor a new morning show with Poppy Harlow (who is leaving 9 a.m.) and Kaitlan Collins. For those who mourn the loss of “Don Lemon Tonight,” here’s the thing: It was failing.
“Chris is redeploying our talent in ways he thinks make sense and will resonate,” a CNN spokesperson told IndieWire on Thursday. “This won’t be the last.”
“Don Lemon Tonight” is in last place in viewers across CNN, Fox News Channel, and MSNBC, in both hours. The primetime hour at 10 is down 42 percent year-to-year in total viewers and 48 percent in the key news demographic of adults 25-54, according to Nielsen. The 11 p.m. hour is down 35 percent and 45 percent, respectively.
CNN is targeting late November or early December for the swap, the spokesperson said,...
“Chris is redeploying our talent in ways he thinks make sense and will resonate,” a CNN spokesperson told IndieWire on Thursday. “This won’t be the last.”
“Don Lemon Tonight” is in last place in viewers across CNN, Fox News Channel, and MSNBC, in both hours. The primetime hour at 10 is down 42 percent year-to-year in total viewers and 48 percent in the key news demographic of adults 25-54, according to Nielsen. The 11 p.m. hour is down 35 percent and 45 percent, respectively.
CNN is targeting late November or early December for the swap, the spokesperson said,...
- 9/15/2022
- by Tony Maglio
- Indiewire
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