FOX News Media Announces Weekday and Weekend Programming Changes
January 13 2025 - 10:53AM
FOX News Media (FNM) will unveil a series of programming changes
across FOX News Channel (FNC) and FOX Business Network (FBN),
announced FNM CEO Suzanne Scott. Beginning on January 21, FOX &
Friends Weekend co-host Will Cain will take over the 4 PM/ET
weekday timeslot on FNC with The Will Cain Show. FOX News
contributor Charlie Hurt will replace Cain as co-host of FOX &
Friends Weekend beginning January 18. The Fox Report and The Big
Weekend Show will both expand to two hours on Saturdays &
Sundays also starting on January 18. Additionally, FBN’s Dagen
McDowell will join The Big Money Show which will expand from 12-2
PM/ET on weekdays beginning on January 27 while she also continues
to co-host The Bottom Line (6-7 PM/ET).
In making the announcement, Scott said, “As the
media landscape continues to evolve, we are always looking to
innovate our programming lineup to meet the needs of our viewers,
and we are confident the new lineup will best position FOX News
Media for the future. Will Cain brings years of experience to the 4
PM hour as an accomplished broadcaster and a lawyer and we look
forward to adding his insights to what will no doubt be another
historic news cycle ahead this year.”
Cain added, “It has been an honor to wake up
with America these past four years and I am thrilled to apply my
background in news, law, entertainment and business to help our
viewers better understand the headlines through thought-provoking
content and analysis every weekday afternoon.”
Featuring conversations with newsmakers from
across politics, business, culture and sports, The Will Cain Show
will offer a comprehensive look at the news of the day in a
signature podcast style. His last appearance on FOX & Friends
Weekend will be on January 18th, following which Hurt will take
over the role as co-host, joining Rachel Campos-Duffy on the curvy
couch each weekend. In addition to his role as a FOX News
contributor, Hurt currently serves as the opinion editor of The
Washington Times. He will relinquish that position upon the start
of his new role.
Beginning on January 18, The FOX Report anchored
by Jon Scott will move to 3PM/ET expanding to two hours until
5PM/ET on Saturdays and Sundays while The Big Weekend Show which
also airs on Saturdays and Sundays will expand to two hours from
6-8 PM/ET beginning on the same day. Meanwhile, FOX News Live will
continue airing from 10 AM-12 PM/ET on Saturdays featuring a
rotating substitute anchor until a permanent replacement is named
and the one-hour Journal Editorial Report will move to 2 PM/ET on
Saturdays.
On FBN, McDowell will join The Big Money Show
which will expand to two hours from 12-2 PM/ET starting on January
27 where she will break down market news alongside co-hosts Taylor
Riggs, Jackie DeAngelis and Brian Brenberg.
Since joining the network in August 2020, Cain
has served as the co-host of FOX & Friends Weekend, where he
interviewed a broad range of guests each weekend, including
President Trump, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, and Barstool founder
Dave Portnoy, among numerous other political and cultural
newsmakers. The program has consistently dominated among cable news
morning shows in both total viewers and the younger 25-54 demo. In
addition, he is the host of The Will Cain Show podcast, which
merges the worlds of news and sports with a spotlight on listener
interaction. Airing Monday through Thursday, the podcast will
continue to post new episodes as well as simulcast on FOX News
Digital.
Prior to joining FNC, Cain served as an on-air
personality at ESPN where he hosted his own daily radio show
entitled, The Will Cain Show and appeared as a frequent panelist on
the network's morning debate program, First Take. He joined the
sports network in 2015 as a contributor where he hosted Fantasy
Football Now, an award winning, four-hour fantasy football program
and frequently reported investigative pieces for Outside the Lines.
Previously, Cain was a political analyst for CNN and was a host on
The Blaze, where he helmed several programs including Real News,
Cain and Cupp, and The Cain Conversation. Prior to his career in
television, Cain financed, bought and sold two media companies,
Quince Media, a Hispanic media company, and Cain Communications, a
community newspaper group in Texas. In 2007, his work with Quince
Media earned him recognition as one of the "40 Most Influential
People in the Magazine Industry" by Folio, while his acquisition
and expansion of Cain Communications placed him among the Texas
Press Association's "20 Under 40." A licensed attorney in Texas,
Cain attended law school at the University of Texas and received
his undergraduate degree from Pepperdine University.
FOX News Media operates the FOX News Channel
(FNC), FOX Business Network (FBN), FOX News Digital, FOX News
Audio, FOX News Books, the direct-to-consumer streaming services
FOX Nation and FOX News International and the free ad-supported
television service FOX Weather. Currently the number one network in
all of cable, FNC has also been the most watched television news
channel for more than 22 consecutive years, while FBN is the top
business channel on cable. Owned by Fox Corporation, FOX News Media
reaches nearly 200 million people each month.
FOX News Media Contacts:Alexandra Coscia:
212.301.3272 or Alexandra.Coscia@FOX.comConnor Smith: 212.301.3879
or Connor.Smith@FOX.com
A photo accompanying this announcement is available at
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