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Fox & Friends
Logo of the show
Genre
Presented byWeekdays:
Steve Doocy
Ainsley Earhardt
Brian Kilmeade
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons15
Production
Production locationNew York City
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time180 minutes
Original release
NetworkFox News Channel
ReleaseFebruary 1, 1998 –
present

Fox & Friends is a daily morning news/talk program that airs on Fox News Channel.

It begins at 6:00 a.m. Eastern Time 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.[1][2]

The program is considered to have conservative political leanings in its presentation.[3][4][5][6]

History

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

After the September 11, 2001 terrorist 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[7] 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.[8]

Characteristics of the show

Since inception, the show is a talkshow format, featuring two male cohosts and a female cohost. Currently, Steve Doocey, Ainsley Earhardt, and Brian Kilmeade cohost the show.[9][10]

At the top and bottom of the hour, the show highlights current 'Breaking News' after which a meteorologist in 'The Weather Center' reviews the national weather forecasts. If there are extraordinary conditions to be discussed, they refer to it as 'The Extreme Weather Center'. The show features a casual format with the hosts and guests typically sitting on the set's 'curvy couch.'[11]

After the show has ended for the day, a short online-only web show named After The Show Show which features behind-the-scenes footage not shown on air, is streamed on the Fox News website. It lasts from less than 3 minutes to 10 minutes.[12]

Recurring segments

  • The 'Summer Concert Series' features a live music concert in the Fox News Channel Plaza each Friday from Memorial Day weekend though Labor Day weekend.[13][14]
  • 'Normal or Nuts' is a segment in which psychiatrist Dr. Keith Ablow answers viewer questions posed via Facebook or Twitter.[11][15]
  • On 'Rebuildiing Dreams', real estate attorney Bob Massey offers non-legal advice on buying, selling, listing and pitfalls related to real estate transactions.[11]
  • '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.[11]

Ratings

The New York Times has reported the show is one of the most successful on the network.[16] After the arrival of Elizabeth 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.[17][18] In comparison, morning shows from both CNN and MSNBC combined to average 792,000 viewers.[citation needed]

Political stance

The New York Times wrote that Fox & Friends "has become a powerful platform for some of the most strident attacks on President Obama."[16] The program has provided a platform for conspiracy theories about Obama's religion and, in May 2012, aired a 4-minute video attacking Obama's record as President.[16] The video was widely criticized as a political attack ad masquerading as journalism,[19][20] TIME television critic James Poniewozik wrote: "It’s hard to imagine a more over-the-top parody of Fox raw-meat-hurling, fear-stoking, base-pleasing agitprop."[21]

In response, a Fox News exec vice-president 'disavowed' the video, blaming an associate producer and that the video 'slipped by' senior managers at the network.[22] Fox stated that the show was entertainment and "does not pretend to be straight news."[16] Citing anonymous sources, the New York Times reported that some reporters, producers and executives at Fox were 'embarrassed' by the show, which remains by far the highest-rated cable show in its time slot as of June 2012.[16]

On October 5, 2013, while covering the government shutdown which had led to the closing of a veteran's museum, presenter Kooiman claimed that President Obama had offered "to pay out of his own pocket for the museum of Muslim culture". The story seemed to have been sourced from a spoof news website National Report, and the following week an on-air apology was made for "reporting a story based on poor research that was not true".[23]

Personalities

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Weekdays

Contributing hosts

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Weekends

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Regular contributors

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Guest or substitute hosts

  • Scott Brown, former United States Senator, Fox News Contributor.
  • Peter Doocy, Fox News correspondent (but never assigned with his father)

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Former personalities

References

  1. ^ "TV Shows - Fox and Friends". TV Guide.com. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
  2. ^ Wemple, Eric (March 27, 2013). "Fox News all day: Hard, and conservative". Washington Post. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
  3. ^ Thompson, Ethan, and Jason Mittell. "Fox & Friends: Political Talk." How to Watch Television. 168-76. Print.
  4. ^ Nisbet, Matthew C. "Communicating Climate Change: Why Frames Matter for Public Engagement." Environment: Science and Policy for Sustainable Development 51.2 (2009): 12-23. (subscription required)
  5. ^ Meagher, Richard. "The “Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy”: Media and Conservative Networks." New Political Science 34.4 (2012): 469-84. (subscription required)
  6. ^ Stelter, Brian (July 9, 2013). "Conservative Voice Goes From 'View' to Fox News". New York Times. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
  7. ^ "Changes at Fox & Friends". TVNewser. Retrieved July 14, 2008.
  8. ^ "Fox & Friends First Goes on the Air". TVNewser. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
  9. ^ Moraes, Lisa de (February 16, 2016). "Ainsley Earhardt Replaces Elisabeth Hasselbeck On 'Fox & Friends' On February 29". Retrieved September 29, 2016.
  10. ^ "Noticing That Fox News Has Lots of Blonde News Personalities Is Dehumanizing, Says Fox News Personality". Retrieved September 29, 2016.
  11. ^ a b c d "Fox and Friends - Index". Fox and Friends. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
  12. ^ "Fox and Friends After the Show Show". Video Fox News. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
  13. ^ Vinson, Christina (May 23, 2014). "Fox News' All American Summer Concert Series Features Exciting Country Artists". Taste of Country. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
  14. ^ "All American Summer Concert Series". Fox News Channel. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
  15. ^ "Celebrity Profiles - Keith Ablow". TV Guide. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
  16. ^ a b c d e Peters, Jeremy (June 20, 2012). "Enemies and Allies for 'Friends'". New York Times. Retrieved June 22, 2012.
  17. ^ "Fox and Friends' Gets Double-Digit Ratings Boost with Elizabeth Hasselbeck". THE WRAP Covering Hollywood. October 15, 2013. Retrieved February 18, 2014.
  18. ^ "Fox and Friends jump 22% with Elizabeth Hasselbeck". Deadline Hollywood. October 15, 2014. Retrieved February 17, 2014.
  19. ^ Stelter, Brian (May 30, 2012). "Obama Video on Fox News Criticized as Attack Ad". New York Times. Retrieved June 22, 2012.
  20. ^ Zurawik, David (May 30, 2012). "With Romney now official, Fox News gets shamelessly political". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved June 22, 2012.
  21. ^ Poniewozik, James (May 31, 2012). "Fox News Produces Greatest Fox News Parody Video Ever". TIME. Retrieved June 22, 2012.
  22. ^ Bauder, David (June 4, 2012). "Controversial Fox News video: personnel hardball?". BusinessWeek. Associated Press. Retrieved June 22, 2012.
  23. ^ "Fox & Friends Host Anna Kooiman Apologizes for Airing Phony Muslim Museum Story". mediaite.com. October 14, 2013. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
  24. ^ "Dave Briggs Leaves 'Fox and Friends' With Emotional On-Air Farewell [Video]". Inqusitir. December 30, 2012. Retrieved January 28, 2012.
  25. ^ "Elisabeth Hasselbeck leaving "The View" to join Fox". cbsnews. Retrieved July 10, 2013.
  26. ^ Weprin, Alex. "'The Real Story with Gretchen Carlson' To Debut At 2 PM On Fox News September 30". mediabistro.com. Retrieved September 28, 2013.
Preceded by Fox & Friends
6:00 AM ET – 9:00 AM ET 		Succeeded by
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