Fox & Friends

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Fox & Friends
Genre
Presented byWeekdays:
Steve Doocy
Ainsley Earhardt
Brian Kilmeade
Lawrence Jones
Janice Dean
Carley Shimkus
Weekends:
Will Cain
Rachel Campos-Duffy
Pete Hegseth
Rick Reichmuth
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons26
Production
Production locationsNew York City, New York
Camera setupMultiple-camera setup
Running timeWeekday 180 minutes Weekend 240 minutes
Original release
NetworkFox News
ReleaseFebruary 1, 1998 (1998-02-01) –
present

Fox & Friends is an American daily morning news and talk program that airs on Fox News.[1][2][3][4][5] It premiered on February 1, 1998, and is currently hosted by Steve Doocy, Ainsley Earhardt, Brian Kilmeade and Lawrence Jones on weekdays. Will Cain, Rachel Campos-Duffy and Pete Hegseth host on weekends.

It begins at 6:00 a.m. Eastern Time Zone with the latest Fox News Live headlines and news of the morning and continues with a variety of segments including current events, interviews, updates of news stories with correspondents, political analysis from the hosts, and entertainment segments.[6][7]

History[edit]

Fox & Friends evolved from Fox X-press, Fox News Channel's original morning news program.

After the September 11 attacks, an additional hour was added to the beginning of the weekday show, but branded as a separate show called Fox & Friends First. It was the first Fox News show to air live for the day, starting at 6:00 a.m. It was discontinued on July 13, 2008, and replaced with an additional hour of Fox & Friends.[8] The Fox & Friends First title was reintroduced on March 5, 2012, also as a separate show airing one hour before the main three-hour program, but using a separate slate of rotating anchors.[9]

Format[edit]

Current weekday Fox & Friends hosts (l to r) Steve Doocy, Ainsley Earhardt, and Brian Kilmeade

Fox & Friends has been described as being more akin to the Big Three television networks than its cable competitors (particularly CNN This Morning and MSNBC's Morning Joe), with a mix of news, entertainment and lifestyle-oriented segments, and a generally casual presentation. However, as with the morning shows on competing cable news channels, its news content largely concentrates on politics. Currently, Steve Doocy, Ainsley Earhardt, Brian Kilmeade and Lawrence Jones co-host the program Monday-Friday. Will Cain, Rachel Campos-Duffy and Pete Hegseth co-host on the weekends.[10][11]

Some regular fill in hosts include Todd Piro, Katie Pavlich, Joey Jones, Kayleigh McEnany, Griff Jenkins, Lisa Boothe, Nicole Saphier Carley Shimkus and Guy Benson.

Recurring segments[edit]

  • The 'Summer Concert Series' features a live music concert in the Fox News Plaza each Friday from Memorial Day weekend though Labor Day weekend.[12][13]
  • 'So Sue Me' is a segment in which Peter Johnson, Jr. (an appellate and trial lawyer) offers his perspective on current events with legal implications.[14]

Ratings[edit]

The New York Times has reported the show is one of the most successful on the network.[15] After the arrival of Elisabeth Hasselbeck in September 2013, the show climbed 23 percent in total viewers compared to its average for the third quarter of 2013, and 22 percent in the key 25–54 news demo. For Hasselbeck's first four weeks on the show, Fox & Friends averaged 1.226 million total viewers, up from the 1.058 that the show averaged for the third quarter of the year.[16][17]

In February 2017, the program's average ratings increased to around 1.7 million viewers, fueled by the recent inauguration of Republican candidate Donald Trump as president.[18]

Hosts[edit]

Weekdays[edit]

Weekends[edit]

Former[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Thompson, Ethan, and Jason Mittell. "Fox & Friends: Political Talk." How to Watch Television. 168-76. Print.
  2. ^ Nisbet, Matthew C. (2009). "Communicating Climate Change: Why Frames Matter for Public Engagement". Environment: Science and Policy for Sustainable Development. 51 (2): 12–23. Bibcode:2009ESPSD..51b..12N. doi:10.3200/ENVT.51.2.12-23. S2CID 153777919.
  3. ^ Meagher, Richard (2012). "The "Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy": Media and Conservative Networks". New Political Science. 34 (4): 469–484. doi:10.1080/07393148.2012.729738. S2CID 144393059.
  4. ^ Stelter, Brian (July 9, 2013). "Conservative Voice Goes From 'View' to Fox News". The New York Times. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
  5. ^ Guthrie, Marisa (July 12, 2017). "Behind the Scenes at 'Fox & Friends,' America's Most Influential Morning Show (Seriously)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
  6. ^ "TV Shows – Fox and Friends". TV Guide.com. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
  7. ^ Wemple, Eric (March 27, 2013). "Fox News all day: Hard, and conservative". Washington Post. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
  8. ^ "Changes at Fox & Friends". TVNewser. Archived from the original on October 21, 2014. Retrieved July 14, 2008.
  9. ^ "Fox & Friends First Goes on the Air". TVNewser. Archived from the original on July 13, 2014. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
  10. ^ de Moraes, Lisa (February 16, 2016). "Ainsley Earhardt Replaces Elisabeth Hasselbeck On 'Fox & Friends' On February 29". Deadline. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
  11. ^ "Noticing That Fox News Has Lots of Blonde News Personalities Is Dehumanizing, Says Fox News Personality". New York Magazine. May 19, 2015. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
  12. ^ Vinson, Christina (May 23, 2014). "Fox News' All American Summer Concert Series Features Exciting Country Artists". Taste of Country. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
  13. ^ "All American Summer Concert Series". Fox News Channel. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
  14. ^ "Fox and Friends – Index". Fox and Friends. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
  15. ^ Peters, Jeremy (June 20, 2012). "Enemies and Allies for 'Friends'". The New York Times. Retrieved June 22, 2012.
  16. ^ "Fox and Friends' Gets Double-Digit Ratings Boost with Elizabeth Hasselbeck". THE WRAP Covering Hollywood. October 15, 2013. Retrieved February 18, 2014.
  17. ^ "Fox and Friends jump 22% with Elizabeth Hasselbeck". Deadline Hollywood. October 15, 2014. Retrieved February 17, 2014.
  18. ^ Battaglio, Stephen (March 14, 2017). "Cable's top morning show 'Fox & Friends' gets a ratings bump from its biggest fan, President Trump". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
  19. ^ "Fox News to Announce Lawrence Jones as New 'Fox & Friends' Co-Host". Peoplemag. Retrieved September 14, 2023.
  20. ^ "Fox News Channel Names Rachel Campos-Duffy as Fox & Friends Co-Host". www.msn.com.
  21. ^ "Fox and Friends Weekend Co-Host Jedediah Bila Leaves Fox News, Teases 'Next Adventure'". May 21, 2021.
  22. ^ "Dave Briggs Leaves 'Fox and Friends' With Emotional On-Air Farewell [Video]". Inqusitir. December 30, 2012. Retrieved January 28, 2012.
  23. ^ "Elisabeth Hasselbeck leaving "The View" to join Fox". cbsnews. Retrieved July 10, 2013.

External links[edit]

Preceded by Fox & Friends
6:00 AM – 9:00 AM 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
The Five repeat (Saturdays)
One Nation with Brian Kilmeade repeat (Sundays)
 Fox & Friends Weekend
6:00 AM – 10:00 AM 		Succeeded by
Cavuto Live (Saturdays)
Sunday Morning Futures w/ Maria Bartiromo (Sundays)
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