FOX News Channel to Debut New Weekend Primetime Lineup on January 29th
21 January 2022 - 6:03AM
Business Wire
Lawrence Jones and Brian Kilmeade to Host
Programs
“Unfiltered with Dan Bongino” Moves to 9
PM/ET
FOX News Channel (FNC) will debut a new Saturday primetime
line-up beginning January 29th with programs hosted by Lawrence
Jones and Brian Kilmeade, announced Suzanne Scott, CEO of FOX News
Media. Jones will host a new one-hour show entitled Lawrence Jones
Cross Country airing at 10 PM/ET, while Brian Kilmeade will helm
his own program from 8-9 PM/ET and Unfiltered with Dan Bongino will
move to 9 PM/ET. The 8 PM/ET hour was formerly hosted by Jesse
Watters who was named solo host of the weeknight Jesse Watters
Primetime (debuting on Monday January 24th), while the 9 PM/ET
Saturday evening timeslot was previously hosted by Jeanine Pirro
who was named co-host of The Five.
The promotion renders Jones, 29, the youngest Black solo host of
a program in cable news. In addition to this new role, he will
continue as the enterprise reporter for the FOX & Friends
franchise. Lawrence Jones Cross Country will focus on newsmakers
from across the political and cultural spectrum, spotlighting the
leading concerns facing Americans nationwide. Jones will frequently
travel across the country to showcase a multitude of key topical
stories from the issues at the border and crime in cities to the
impact of Covid policies, providing an in-depth look at underserved
communities.
Kilmeade will remain a co-host of FNC’s unrivaled morning
franchise FOX & Friends while also hosting the three-hour daily
Brian Kilmeade Show on FOX News Audio and What Made America Great
on FOX News Media’s streaming service FOX Nation, which is now in
its eighth season with the latest installment of the program
dropping on January 26th. His new FNC weekend show will provide
perspective and context to the week’s major stories with power
players throughout the news landscape and an overall theme of
placing country before party.
In making the announcement, Ms. Scott said, “Lawrence has been
an impact player since joining the network in 2018 and we are
thrilled to add his critical insights to our weekend lineup.
Whether reporting from the border or diners across America to
hosting primetime specials, his perspective has added depth to our
programming while resonating with the audience. As one of our
homegrown stars, Brian has been a wildly popular mainstay for
millions of Americans across multiple platforms — from our number
one rated morning franchise FOX & Friends to his hit shows on
FOX News Audio and FOX Nation. We’re thrilled to add him to
weekends to further expand his unique connection with our
viewers.”
Jones added, “I am incredibly grateful for the opportunities
that Suzanne has provided me over the last four years, encouraging
me to travel the country and seek out the stories of everyday
Americans, many of whom have been overlooked by the rest of the
media. I look forward to delivering insightful, thought-provoking
coverage on the key issues that really matter to the heartland of
the nation.”
Kilmeade commented, “I am truly honored that Suzanne has given
me another incredible opportunity at FOX News Media. My ultimate
goal is to create a program that will always seek solutions rather
than sow division.”
Since joining the network in 2018, Jones has become known for
his signature storytelling and “man-on-the-street” segments
focusing on the impact of various issues on local communities, most
often in primetime on Sean Hannity’s eponymous top-rated program.
He was later named enterprise reporter for the FOX & Friends
franchise in May 2021 and has filled in as guest-host for the
top-rated cable news morning show on both the weekday and weekend
editions. Throughout 2021, Jones also served as a regular host for
the nightly FOX News Primetime at 7 PM/ET.
In the summer of 2020, Jones hosted a one-hour primetime weekend
special entitled One Nation which examined the state of race
relations from the perspectives of civil rights activists, law
enforcement officials and religious leaders. Notably, he conducted
an emotional interview with the family of Davell Gardner, Jr., the
one-year-old child who was shot and killed by a stray bullet while
asleep in his stroller at a cookout in Brooklyn, New York. He also
reported extensively from Chicago on the city’s spike in gun
violence, interviewing the family of Natalia Wallace, a
seven-year-old girl who was killed in a drive-by shooting on the
Fourth of July. Later that year he also conducted a wide-ranging
interview for FOX Nation with NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace from his
home in North Carolina which spanned the start of his career in
racing to his activism in the Black Lives Matter movement. A native
of Garland, Texas, Jones attended the University of North Texas
where he studied Criminal Justice.
Kilmeade joined FNC as a sports reporter in 1997. He was soon
named to the FOX & Friends (6-9 AM/ET) role in 1998 which he
has been co-hosting alongside Steve Doocy and Ainsley Earhardt. The
show quickly climbed to the number one morning program in cable
news within three years of his tenure and has remained there for 20
consecutive years. His nationally syndicated 9AM – 12 PM/ET radio
program, The Brian Kilmeade Show, is among the most popular
offerings on FOX News Audio with over 250 terrestrial radio
affiliates nationwide, along with his daily show podcast which just
notched its best year ever in unique downloads with 180%
year-to-year growth and nearly 2 million unique listeners in 2021.
He also guest hosted the weeknight FOX News Primetime throughout
2021.
During his television and radio tenure, Kilmeade has conducted
long-form interviews with hundreds of newsmakers in politics, as
well as celebrities and athletes, including: former President
Trump, former President George W. Bush, former Republican
presidential candidate Senator Mitt Romney, Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC),
Paul McCartney, Sylvester Stallone, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Dana
White, Mark Cuban, Drew Brees, Mike Tyson, Sammy Hagar, Lee Brice,
Tilman Fertitta, Miranda Kerr and Simon Cowell, among many others.
Kilmeade has also covered 20 Super Bowls throughout his career with
FOX News Media.
He is the author of multiple New York Times bestselling books,
including “The President and the Freedom Fighter,” "Sam Houston and
the Alamo Avengers," "Andrew Jackson and the Miracle of New
Orleans: The Battle That Shaped America's Destiny," "George
Washington's Secret Six," "The Games Do Count: America's Best and
Brightest on the Power of Sports," and "It's How You Play the Game:
The Powerful Sports Moments that Taught Lasting Values to Americas
Finest."
FOX News Channel (FNC) is a 24-hour all-encompassing news
service delivering breaking news as well as political and business
news. The number one network in basic cable, FNC has been the most
watched television news channel for nearly 20 consecutive years.
According to Nielsen Media Research, FNC currently attracts more
than 50% of the cable news viewing audience. Notably, a 2021
Nielsen/MRI Fusion report showed the network garners the largest
independent audience in cable news, while FNC’s primetime hours
deliver the second largest liberal audience in cable news.
Additionally, a 2021 Brand Keys Customer Loyalty Engagement Index
report stated FOX News leads the news industry in both brand
loyalty, engagement, and expectations. Owned by FOX Corp, FNC is
available in 80 million homes and dominates the cable news
landscape, routinely notching the top 10 programs in the genre.
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