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Move over, Rockefeller Center — there’s a new Christmas tree taking over the town.

This week, Fox News Media will host its own Christmas tree lightning ceremony for the fifth straight year, one that includes prominent Fox News personalities and a performance from singer-songwriter Gavin DeGraw.

The Christmas tree at Fox Square includes 18,000 ornaments and 340,000 true white, warm white and red lights. The “All-American Christmas Tree” stands 50 feet tall and includes a six-foot topper with 4,800 embedded lights. The tree was produced by lightning and display company American Christmas, based in Mout Vernon, New York.

During the special, co-hosts from the hit Fox News show “The Five” will discuss their favorite holiday memories and traditions in front of a live audience. Later in the program, chief religion correspondent Lauren Green will introduce Cardinal Timothy Dolan and Reverend Jacques DeGraff, who will discuss the importance of the holiday season. Rabbi...

Greg Gutfeld is an American TV personality, comedian, and political commentator. He is most famous for hosting Gutfeld!, a late-night talk show on Fox News, where he covers current events, politics, and pop culture with humor and sarcasm.

Gutfeld is also a co-host on The Five, another popular Fox News show. It was on The Five where his latest joke didn’t quite hit the mark.

On Wednesday, Greg Gutfeld made a strange comment about actor John Krasinski after learning he was named People magazine’s “Sexiest Man Alive” for 2024.

During a segment on The Five, Gutfeld unexpectedly referred to Krasinski as “trans,” even though Krasinski is not transgender. Gutfeld said, “Krasinski never talks about it, but he’s, you know, he’s trans,” which left his co-host, Jesse Watters, visibly confused.

I think it’s great that People has dominated—or announced—that a trans, uh, male can be...

Greg Gutfeld is an American television personality, “comedian,” and political commentator. He is best known for hosting ‘Gutfeld!,’ a late-night talk show on Fox News, where he discusses current events, politics, and pop culture with a humorous and often sarcastic approach.

Gutfeld has also been a co-host on ‘The Five,’ another popular Fox News program. It’s exactly on ‘The Five’ that his latest joke failed to land correctly.

On Wednesday, Gutfeld made an odd joke about actor John Krasinski after learning he had been named ‘People’ magazine’s “Sexiest Man Alive” for 2024.

During a segment of ‘The Five,’ Gutfeld strangely mentioned Krasinski being “trans,” even though Krasinski is not a trans man (woman???). Gutfeld said, “Krasinski never talks about it, but he’s, you know, he’s trans,” which confused his co-host, Jesse Watters.

I think it’s great that People has dominated—or announced—that a trans, uh,...

A Fox News host alleged that John Krasinski was transgender after he was dubbed People’s Sexiest Man Alive for 2024.

The 45-year-old actor received the official title earlier this week. During an episode of the Fox talk show The Five, host Greg Gutfeld reacted to the news by launching a conspiracy theory about him.

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“I think it’s great that People has dominated – or announced – that a trans, uh, male can be the sexiest one alive,” he said unprompted while his cohosts were reacting to the the news, via the Daily Beast. “Krasinski never talks about it, but, you know, he’s trans.”

He proceeded to double down on the claim when his cohost Jesse Watters said that he was unaware.

It is unclear why he made the allegation as John is not trans and is in fact cisgender.

John does not appear to have reacted to the news.

The ratings are in, and Fox News is officially the winner of the 2024 election, TheWrap has exclusively learned. From Nov. 4 to 10, the network was the No. 1 network on all of television with weekday primetime viewers, beating both its cable and broadcast competitors.

During weekday primetime ratings for the week, which monitor 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. Et, Fox News Channel averaged 5.4 million viewers, according to Nielsen ratings. Fox News was followed by ABC, which led the broadcast networks with an average of 4.9 million viewers. As for CBS and NBC, both averaged 4.1 million viewers.

In total day from Monday to Sunday, Fox News reported an average of 2.6 million viewers and 472,000 in the 25-54 demo. This marked Fox News’ best week across both primetime and total day since November 2020. Overall, the network commanded 60% of the cable news audience share in both total day and primetime compared to CNN’s 16% and MSNBC’s 21%.

Looking at the total week,...

As results from Tuesday’s general election pour in, Fox News’ Jeanine Pirro admitted she’s “getting nervous” that Kamala Harris will beat Donald Trump.

“I woke up this morning and I think, like most people in this country, the first thing you thought of was the election,” Pirro said on “The Five.” “I don’t think we’ve ever had an election where so many people were so invested in it. There’s been important elections, but something about this election … it’s baked into us.”

As the day went on, Pirro said she “started getting nervous,” adding, “I don’t know why — I mean, I ran for office five times.”

“I got nervous, but at the same time, you just figure ‘well, it should go my way,’ but I’m nervous because everyone’s texting me, everyone’s calling me.” She added that people started calling her or...

Joy Reid got the call while she was waiting in a restaurant at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport to get on a plane to Paris. Nicolle Wallace received a summons, she remembers, when “I was in the middle of nowhere with my son and had no makeup.” To respond to similar requests, says Rachel Maddow, “I have made illegal U-turns on the state highway.”

When “The Avengers” are needed, no one can ignore the alert.

Reid, Wallace and Maddow look nothing like Iron Man, Captain America, Thor or any of the other super-powered characters who populate the well-watched Marvel films from Disney. And yet, on MSNBC, where each anchors her own program, they are part of an assemblage that is being convened with greater frequency.

“When there’s a moment,” says Rashida Jones, MSNBC’s president, the network likes to “bring the team together and elevate the seriousness of the news.

Fox News Chief Political Anchor Bret Baier interviews Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday, October 16, 2024. (Courtesy image)

Exclusive interviews and town hall conversations with the two leading candidates for the White House helped Fox News score the highest ratings of any cable news network in the United States, according to Nielsen figures.

The channel marked the 44th-straight month of being the leader in cable news with prime-time and total-day viewership, and with viewership in the key demographic of adults between the ages of 25 and 54 years old (A25-54), the group most-attractive to cable news advertisers.

In prime-time, Fox News saw an average audience of 2.8 million people tune in, including 359,000 in the A25-54 group, according to Nielsen. The average total day viewership in October was logged at 1.6 million viewers and 212,000 in the A25-54 group, Nielsen showed.

“The Five” continued its position as the most-watched cable news program during the weekday schedule,...

Former President Donald Trump’s least favorite movie can’t seem to catch a break when it comes to advertising during a seminal interview on his favorite network. Fox News turned away an ad for The Apprentice that Briarcliff Entertainment chief Tom Ortenberg tried to place during Wednesday night’s interview with Kamala Harris. It’s the first formal sit-down at the network by the standing Vice President and Democratic candidate for president, and Bret Baier will conduct it as part of his nightly show Special Report.

Now, sources at Fox said that Ortenberg’s charge is misleading at best, and a pure PR stunt at worst, because the network offered space during the moments leading up to Baier’s telecast on The Five, which is the network’s top-rated show. They never heard back, but felt it was bad form to air a commercial with the depiction of a...

Updated: Kamala Harris sat down with radio host Charlamagne tha God for a wide-ranging town hall aimed in particular at reaching Black male voters, amid some polls that suggest Donald Trump has made inroads with what traditionally has been a solid part of the Democratic coalition.

The last three weeks of the campaign look to be a search for votes via non-traditional outlets, which is what made Harris’ appearance a bit unique. Charlamagne has been a critic of President Joe Biden on his show The Breakfast Club but has been praiseworthy of Harris since she started her campaign, though he urged her to do more interviews.

“Folks say you come off as very scripted,” he said to Harris at the outset. “They say you like to stick to your talking points. Some media says you have –“

“That would be called discipline,” Harris interrupted.

He noted that Saturday Night Live has parodied her for it.

Scripps is backing out of a ambitious effort to offer national news across its many TV stations, and its reasons for doing so may give rivals the shudders.

The Cincinnati owner of TV stations and national networks like Ion told staffers Friday that it plans to shutter the national news programming produced by its Scripps News unit, resulting in what are expected to be 200 job cuts. Scripps in early 2023 combined its live-streaming Newsy outlet with its local-news operations and its Washington bureau to create Scripps News, which distributed national news programming across the company’s local stations and via streaming outlets.

The layoffs are to be completed by November 15.

The company found less-than-robust support for the venture from Madison Avenue, according to Adam Symons, Scripps’ CEO. “Amidst an already difficult linear television advertising marketplace, many brands and agencies have decided that advertising around national news is just too risky for...

Vice President Kamala Harris addresses supporters of her presidential campaign in Glendale, Arizona on August 9, 2024. (Photo by Gage Skidmore)

An exclusive interview with Vice President Kamala Harris on MSNBC wasn’t enough to topple the Fox News Channel from its ratings perch, according to preliminary Nielsen data reviewed by The Desk.

The interview on Wednesday drew 1.738 million overall viewers to MSNBC during the 7 p.m. hour, when the network airs “All In with Chris Hayes.” During the show, MSNBC aired its sit-down interview between Harris and MSNBC host Stephanie Ruhle, who hosts her own program called “The 11th Hour” for the network.

While the show saw an increase in overall viewers compared to a normal edition of All In, the interview with Harris drew fewer overall viewers than “The Ingraham Angle” on Fox News, which saw an audience of 2.2 million tune in during the same hour.

Fox News also had...

On the set of CNN’s “NewsNight,” guests may not be certain whether they should shake hands or ball them up into fists.

When the cameras are off on the set of anchor Abby Phillip’s program, the atmosphere matches that of a nice dinner party.

Before the 10 p.m. show even got on the air one night last week, producers offer panelist Ana Navarro a pillow to sit on so the diminutive commentator seems like she’s matched — at least optics-wise — with her neighboring guests Olivia Nuzzi and Bryan Lanza. And in the middle of one commercial break, conservative analyst Scott Jennings is heard to remark that he’s found a new friend — the progressive figure Nina Turner — in a declaration that surprises the producers who work on the program.

When the cameras start transmitting to viewers at home, however, it’s time to get real.

Navarro doesn’t...

Spoiler Alert !!!Spoilers ahead for One Piece episode 1118!

One Piece has now put a voice to its biggest threat yet. Imu, the supreme ruler of the World Government, has finally said their first line. However, just like their existence, the Japanese voice actor for Imu remains a complete secret as the voice actor was credited as “???” in the ending credits. This keeps their gender a complete mystery.

Toei Animation is complying with the One Piece author’s wishes to keep Imu as secretive as possible. Imu is a truly terrifying villain amongst all the villains we’ve seen so far, beating the likes of Kaidou and Big Mom. The magnitude of control and power they have over the One Piece world is what makes them the biggest threat yet. Very few characters canonically know about their existence.

What We Know About Imu in One Piece So Far Imu in One Piece ep 885 holding bounty posters.

When it comes to One Piece, Eiichiro Oda is very precise in his way of work and goes the extra mile to ensure that the fans can have their best experience. From vast world-building to detailed character development, Oda is very committed to offering his best. However, sometimes this extreme dedication results in humorous conflicts within the production team.

Luffy from One Piece Film: Strong World | Credit: Toei Animation

A prominent example of this is when Oda playfully confessed that he might have made the staff angry at him due to his overwhelming demands. But still, he stayed true to his vision, which led to the success of one of the highly-regarded creations of the One Piece saga, the One Piece Film: Strong World.

Eiichiro Oda’s Clash with the One Piece‘s Staff

In 2009, Eiichiro Oda designed an elaborate set of armor for Usopp filled with fine details and...

Fox News host Jesse Watters was in damage control mode on Tuesday night (August 27) as he addressed the backlash to what many deemed to be “inappropriate” comments about Vice President Kamala Harris. Watters claimed his words had been “misconstrued” and that he never intended it to be sexual in nature. “There’s been some attention to comments I made on the show yesterday about VP Harris,” he said. “People are misconstruing my comments to mean something inappropriate.” He continued, “I wasn’t suggesting anything of a sexual nature. I was expressing my opinion that vice president Harris’ current leadership style could be an issue if elected.” Watters: There has been some attention to comments made on the show yesterday about vp Harris. People are misconstruing my comments to mean something inappropriate. I wasn’t suggesting anything of a sexual nature. pic.twitter.com/fq831nuktD — Acyn (@Acyn) August 27, 2024 Watters made...

Greg Gutfeld hosts the prime-time comedy talk show “Gutfeld!” on the Fox News Channel. (Photo courtesy Fox News Media)

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Fox News Channel (Fnc) finished the month of August as the most watched network in all of cable, dominating total day and prime-time viewers and coming only behind Olympics-focused USA Network in the 25-54 demo. According to Nielsen, Fnc occupied nearly half of the total day (47 percent) and prime-time (45 percent) audience share. As the Democratic National Convention (DNC) commenced in Chicago, Il (August 19th through August 22nd) Fnc secured its spot as most watched for combined overall convention coverage, averaging 4.5 million viewers and 731,000 in the 25-54 demo during prime-time for the DNC and RNC. In contrast, CNN had 2.3 million viewer and 614,000 in 25-54 demo and MSNBC drew 3.2 million and 516,000 in 25-54 demo. Fnc finished the week...

Cable news networks continued to see a campaign 2024 ratings bounce in August, which saw the Democratic National Convention and a tightened presidential race between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris.

Fox News topped primetime, averaging 2.27 million viewers, up 12% from the same period in 2023. MSNBC was up 18% to 1.83 million, and CNN grew by 49% to 1.08 million. In the 25-54 demo, Fox News averaged 288,000, up 15%, compared to 246,000 for MSNBC, up 46%, and 240,000 for CNN, up 63%.

In total day, Fox News averaged 1.43 million, up 22%, followed by MSNBC with 1.02 million, up 8% and CNN with 615,000, up 13%. In the 25-54 demo, Fox News averaged 190,000, up 32%, followed by CNN with 123,000, up 17%, and 121,000 for MSNBC, up 12%.

Fox News’ The Five was the top regularly scheduled program in cable news, averaging 3.29 million viewers, followed by Jesse Watters Primetime with 2.97 million, Hannity with 2.61 million, Gutfeld! with 2.55 million and The Ingraham Angle with 2.44 million.

In adults 25-54, Gutfeld! topped with an average of 365,000 viewers,...

Fox News’ Gutfeld! hit the highest numbers across the late-night-show board last week following the Democratic National Convention on Aug. 19. Gutfeld! is hosted by Greg Gutfeld, who also co-hosts The Five. According to Nielsen ratings, Gutfeld! brought in 1.65 million total average viewers and 293,000 viewers in the demo between Aug. 19 through Aug. 22. The Late Show With Stephen Colbert followed closely with 1.62 million total viewers and 287,000 demo viewers within the same time frame. Jimmy Kimmel Live! had 799,000 viewers and 170,000 demo viewers. Earlier this year in April, Fox News announced that it had signed Gutfeld to a new, multi-year contract following the end of the first quarter after Gutfeld’s late night show ended with high viewership among viewers age 25-54, trailing behind Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Fallon‘s shows, respectively. Gutfeld! blends humor and conservative political satire with a news-focused panel discussion and has being airing since 2021. “Since joining the network in...

It’s all over but the deconsecratin’ in this week’s Evil. Oh no, wait, that’s done, too.

So all that’s really left, as the church starts its accursed evolution into a CongoRun distribution center or whatever, is for us to find out where our beloveds will end up. And to stop The 60 from unleashing unholy hell on the planet. And to see a Smash star staple part of his face back on, apparently.

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Fox News Media (Fnm) will present special programming surrounding the 2024 Democratic National Convention (DNC) beginning Sunday, August 18th through Friday, August 23rd. Originating from Chicago, Illinois, the network’s convention coverage will be available across all of Fox News Media’s signature platforms, including Fox News Channel (Fnc), Fox Business Network (Fbn), Fox News Audio, Fox News Digital and Fox Nation.

Fnc will commence its special coverage from Chicago on Sunday with Fox News Sunday anchored by Shannon Bream (check your local listings). From 10 Am-12 Pm/Et on Fnc, Bill Hemmer and Dana Perino will anchor America’s Newsroom, followed by Outnumbered at 12 Pm/Et, America Reports from 1-3 Pm/Et, The Story with Martha MacCallum at 3 Pm/Et and...

[This story contains spoilers for Rebel Moon.]

After nearly three decades of development, Zack Snyder’s unadulterated vision for his Rebel Moon space opera is finally at your fingertips.

Snyder had to take an awfully circuitous path to today’s two-part director’s cut release of Rebel Moon on Netflix. Inspired by Seven Samurai, Star Wars, Heavy Metal magazine and a bevy of other properties, the project that was originally known as The Five began to formulate in 1997 alongside co-writer Kurt Johnstad. Eventually, in 2012, Snyder retrofitted his idea for Star Wars and pitched it to Lucasfilm shortly after Disney acquired the beloved IP from franchise mastermind George Lucas. When that didn’t take, he then tried to sell it as a video game and movie to his DC collaborators at the time, Warners Bros. There was even a period of time where he considered making a TV series with Narcos producer Eric Newman.

Snyder’s exit from...

Hot off the heels of widespread mockery after demanding video evidence of rumors that Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) got intimate with a sofa, Fox News host Jesse Watters would like his viewers to know that if they vote for a woman, they have “mommy issues.”

During Tuesday’s episode of The Five, Watters wondered why “any man would vote Democrat,” while discussing a record-breaking “White Dudes for Harris” fundraising call that took place earlier this week.

“It’s not the party of virtue, security — it’s not the party of...

Fox News continues to lose its collective mind following President Joe Biden‘s withdrawal from the 2024 election race and endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris as his replacement. On Tuesday’s (July 30) edition of Fox News’ The Five, host Jesse Watters and contributor Tyrus were left baffled by Harris’ recent “White Dudes for Harris” Zoom fundraiser. The call, which raised over $4 million, included actors such as Jeff Bridges, Mark Hamill, and Bradley Whitford, as well as Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz. “The polite racism cracks me up,” Tyrus said. “Jesse is supposed to be the embodiment of conservative racist face, but it’s never a Republican who ever brings up race. It’s always the same thing. ‘White dudes for Kamala.’ Awesome. So now I’ll start setting up ‘White Dudes for Tyrus.’ It just makes no sense.” Tyrus also claimed the Zoom meeting included “all guys...

The assassination attempt on Donald Trump, the Republican National Convention and President Joe Biden’s exit from the presidential race gave major news networks a breaking news bounce in July.

Fox News’ average primetime audience was 3.45 million viewers, up a whopping 120% from the same period in 2023. MSNBC grew by 5% to 1.18 million, and CNN got a 60% bump to 856,000.

In the adults 25-54 category, Fox News averaged 498,000 in primetime, up 236%; while CNN posted 206,000, up 98%; and MSNBC averaged 136,000, up 26%.

In total day, Fox News averaged 1.9 million, up 78%, while MSNBC posted 721,000, about the same as 2023, and CNN averaged 523,000, up 23%.

In the 25-54 demo, Fox News averaged 268,000, up 78%; CNN was at 111,000, up 42%; and MSNBC averaged 82,000, up 9%.

Fox News said that its viewership during the month set a record for July and topped even the broadcast networks, while being the only channel to grow its audience versus 2020 and 2016.

MSNBC said that it saw an uptick following...

Greg Gutfeld hosts the prime-time comedy talk show “Gutfeld!” on the Fox News Channel. (Photo courtesy Fox News Media)

The Fox News Channel marked 90 consecutive quarters as the top cable news channel in prime-time at the end of June, with programs like “Jesse Watters Primetime” and “Gutfeld!” continuing to resonate with late-night TV audiences.

Fox News was the only network to log viewership growth in terms of overall and key demographic viewers from April 1 to June 30, compared to the same time period in 2023, according to a review of Nielsen ratings. Meanwhile, CNN and MSNBC showed a double-digit drop in ratings over the same period of time, with CNN hitting a 33-year low in total day and key demographic viewership.

Fox News had 89 of the top 100 shows in terms of overall viewers during Q2, while MSNBC had eight shows and CNN had just three. The panel discussion show “The Five,” which airs just before prime-time,...

The media tried to keep the current President and the former one on a short leash Thursday evening, but failed in many ways to keep them in check.

In a unorthodox presidential debate that focused more on optics than substance, a visibly shaky President Joe Biden clashed with a manipulative Donald Trump, who kept his temper but used the time allotted him by CNN to largely avoid moderators’ questions and instead spew a host of inaccuracies. leaving his opponent ill-matched to combat him on screen.

CNN’s moderators, Jake Tapper and Dana Bash, did keep both candidates on better behavior than others have in the past. CNN’s ability to cut the microphones of Trump and Biden assisted the duo in maintaining order. But it didn’t help them prod candidate Trump to answer important questions that were put directly to him, including his stance on climate change or whether...

The 2024 U.S. presidential election promises to be one of the most consequential in the history of the country. Incumbent President Joe Biden will take on former President Donald Trump, and the pair have scheduled a single debate to lay their positions before the country. Jake Tapper and Dana Bash will moderate the debate on CNN on Thursday, June 27 at 9 p.m. Et, and will be simulcast on a number of different networks. Viewers can stream the entire debate live with a subscription to Sling TV.

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There are some rumors swirling around about Dana Perino and her future on Fox’s news talk show The Five. Those who have watched Fox News over the years know that there have been plenty of shakeups at the network over the last few years. With Dana missing from The Five’s recent episodes, many people are wondering if she is coming back or not. Here is everything you need to know.

Is Dana Perino Leaving The Five?

Rumors about Dana Perino’s future on The Five started to circulate last month. Ads on social media shared the news that Dana planned to leave the Fox show due to tension with Sean Hannity. The pair have been seen arguing on The Five previously.

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However, there is some good news for fans. Dana Perino is not leaving The Five, not at this time anyway. Any rumors about her leaving the show are false.

TV news coverage of former president Donald Trump’s guilty verdict in a New York trial drew a big crowd Thursday.

Nearly 19 million viewers (18.81 million, to be precise) watched coverage of the verdict — cameras aren’t allowed in New York state courtrooms — on the three big cable news channels (CNN, Fox News and MSNBC) and broadcast networks ABC, CBS and NBC, based on final Nielsen ratings.

Trump was found guilty on all 34 counts of falsifying business records as part of a hush-money scheme to prevent news of his sexual encounter with adult film actress Stormy Daniels from leaking before the 2016 election. The charges are class E felonies, the lowest level of felony crime in New York; sentencing is scheduled for July 11.

Fox News drew the biggest audience in the hour-plus surrounding the verdict, averaging 4.38 million viewers from 4:45-6 p.m. Et. MSNBC came in second with 3.54 million viewers, followed...

Fox News saw double digit ratings growth during the month of May, as all cable networks some some year-over-year total viewership uptick with Donald Trump’s hush money trial dominating the coverage.

In primetime, Fox News averaged 2 million viewers, up 41% from the same month a year earlier. MSNBC averaged 1.16 million, about the same as last year, and CNN averaged 518,000, up 5%.

It was a mixed picture in the 25-54 demo. Fox News averaged 199,000, up 47% from a year earlier, compared to 110,000 for MSNBC, down 8% and CNN with 96,000, down 15%.

Another potential factor in Fox News’ ratings gains: In May 2023, Fox News saw a primetime ratings dip after the network parted ways with its top personality, Tucker Carlson, and initially filled the slot with guest hosts. The network has seen some audience recovery since Jesse Watters filled the slot permanently. In his last full month on the air, Carlson averaged 3.25 million viewers in March,...

The 2024 Fox upfront presentation featured an appearance by Jamie Foxx in one of his first public appearances since his health crisis last year.

Foxx took to the stage and did his best to crack up the crowd of advertisers, a tall order considering the bar had yet to open. He gave it his all though, showcasing his trademark wit and charisma, reminding the attendees “You got free alcohol after this. Let’s get f—ed up!”

The host of the Fox competition series “Beat Shazam,” Foxx not only took the chance to plug his own series but also Fox shows like “The Masked Singer,” “Animal Control,” and the MLB’s upcoming Negro Leagues tribute game at Rickwood Field in Birmingham, Alabama, for Fox Sports. Failing to get a satisfactory reaction from the crowd for that last programming note, Foxx asked the crowd, “Y’all won’t clap for the Negroes?...

Update: The House of Representatives overwhelmingly rejected Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s effort to oust Speaker Mike Johnson, a move that would have sent the chamber into another round of chaos.

Greene’s motion to oust Johnson was tabled 359-43, with seven members voting present. Eleven Republicans and 32 Democrats voted against sidelining the motion.

The vote was a resounding defeat for Greene, who had insisted that she had substantial support for her effort.

CNN and MSNBC did extensive coverage of the vote, but Fox News largely stuck with The Five, doing a more complete update on Special Report at 6 p.m. Et.

That’s quite a contrast to October, when the House rejected efforts to table a resolution to oust Speaker Kevin McCarthy. He then was removed as speaker, with 208 Democrats joining with eight Republicans.

That led to a protracted effort to find a successor who could amass a majority to become the next speaker.

Fox News continued its dominance in the April ratings, while network coverage of Donald Trump’s hush money trial has failed to produce blockbuster viewership.

In fact, all the major cable news networks saw a drop off in the key 25-54 demo versus a year ago.

Working against the networks is the fact that the television coverage of the Trump trial is prohibited in the courtroom, leaving it to correspondents to check in with regular reports along with an assortment of legal analysts. CNN and MSNBC have added scrolls on the side of their screens with real time text updates from the courthouse.

In primetime, Fox News topped with an average of 1.98 million viewers, down 5% versus 2023, compared to MSNBC with 1.25 million, down 5%, and CNN with 624,000, up 6%. In the 25-54 demo, Fox News averaged 219,000, down 9%, compared to MSNBC with 114,000, down 3%, and CNN with 113,000, down 16%.

In total day, Fox News averaged 1.27 million,...

It’s been Donald Trump’s terrible, horrible, no good, very bad week.

The past and potentially future leader of the free world spent most of it in a dingy Manhattan courtroom, no longer the master of his domain. It’s a place where he dutifully sits down when the judge tells him to sit, where he’s unable to say whatever he wants, where he’s not allowed to use his phone. And worst of all, where there’s no red button for him to push when he wants a Diet Coke. And according to him, it was bitterly cold — “freezing,” in fact, sounding like your elderly uncle at Thanksgiving. Forget a legal defense; someone needs to give him a sweater.

The criminal hearing in which he’s facing 34 felony counts is not the trial we deserve. That would be either the Georgia election interference case, the federal classified...

Greg Gutfeld hosts the prime-time comedy talk show “Gutfeld!” on the Fox News Channel. (Photo courtesy Fox News Media)

Talk show host Greg Gutfeld has signed a new multi-year agreement with Fox News Media that will keep his comedy-driven late night show “Gutfeld!” on the Fox News Channel for a while longer.

As part of the deal, Gutfeld will continue his duties as a panelist on “The Five,” Fox News Media’s late afternoon political roundtable discussion program, and will produce the occasional show for Fox News Media’s streaming service, Fox Nation.

“Greg is a true original whose trademark political and cultural commentary, humor and gifted writing has deeply connected and grown with our audience for more than 17 years,” Fox News Media CEO Suzanne Scott said in a statement on Thursday. “Upon launching Gutfeld! three years ago, he rapidly disrupted the status quo to become the most-watched host in the genre,...

One of the most popular personalities in TV news and increasingly in late night will remain at Fox News Media going forward.

Greg Gutfeld has signed a multi-year contract extension with Fox News, where he will remain as host of Fox News Channel’s 10 p.m. late-night style show, Gutfeld! He’ll also continue to serve as co-host of the news talk ensemble show The Five, cable news’ most-watched program. As part of his new deal, Gutfeld will also host and produce Fox Nation programming from time to time.

“Greg is a true original whose trademark political and cultural commentary, humor and gifted writing has deeply connected and grown with our audience for more than 17 years,” Fox News CEO Suzanne Scott said in a statement.

“Since joining the network in 2007, Fox News has given me the freedom to be unabashedly myself and, in turn, deliver a distinct experience for our audience,...

Greg Gutfeld is staying put at Fox News.

The cable network announced Thursday that it has inked a multi-year contract extension with Gutfeld that will expand his presence beyond Fox News and onto Fox Nation, where he will host and produce original content for the streaming platform.

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The terms of Gutfeld’s deal were not disclosed. Fox News would only...

Greg Gutfeld and Fox News Media have agreed to a multi-year contract extension, in which he will continue as host of the opinion/comedy show Gutfeld! and co-host on The Five. He also will occasionally host and produce programming for subscription streaming service Fox Nation.

The terms of the deal were not disclosed.

The network added Gutfeld’s show to its weeknight lineup three years ago, and it’s been one of the Fox News success stories. In the most recent quarter, the show topped in the 25-54 demo, averaging 304,000 viewers. It also was in the top five in total viewers in March, averaging 2.19 million. The Five, in which Gutfeld is among the panelists, was the top cable news show last quarter, averaging 3.04 million viewers.

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Greg Gutfeld isn’t your typical Fox News personality. But he is turning in to something that is more traditional at the Fox Corp.-backed cable outlet.

Fox News is expected to announce that it recently closed a deal with Gutfeld to extend his contract, a move that spotlights the host’s importance to the network’s operations even if he isn’t in the mold of a Sean Hannity or Laura Ingraham. Under the pact, Gutfeld will continue his co-hosting duties at the roundtable show “The Five” as well as his 10 p.m. program, “Gutfeld!,” a looser take on the issues of the day that marks a bid by Fox News to woo the younger TV viewers who might watch late-night programs such as “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” on CBS or “The Daily Show” on Comedy Central. The third anniversary of the 10 p.m. program arrives Friday.

Fox News topped its rivals in the March and first-quarter 2024 ratings by a wide margin, but MSNBC and CNN showed the biggest growth versus the same period a year ago.

The past month saw major events like Super Tuesday and President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address. Although the numbers aren’t giving the networks the blockbuster audiences of the 2020 cycle, the networks have for now staved off the large double-digit declines of recent years.

In primetime in March, Fox News averaged 2.14 million viewers, up 2% from the same period a year ago. MSNBC posted 1.31 million, up 15%, and CNN averaged 601,000, up 27%. In the 25-54 demo, Fox News averaged 246,000, up less than 1% over 2023, while MSNBC averaged 133,000, up 24%, and CNN was at 124,000, up 24%.

In total day in March, Fox News topped with 1.31 million, down less than 1%, while MSNBC posted 830,000, up 18%, and CNN averaged 461,000, up 8%. In the 25-54 demo, Fox News led...

Fox News again topped the February ratings, while MSNBC saw double digit growth in total day and primetime.

The networks have had a mixed ratings picture so far during the election year, a time that has typically seen a large viewer uptick. But the dominance of Donald Trump and Joe Biden in the race for their parties’ nominations has likely had an impact, more than anything, on viewer interest, with much less suspense on the outcome.

That said, MSNBC did show gains. In primetime, the network averaged 1.35 million viewers, up 15% from the same period a year earlier. Fox News was still well ahead of its rivals with an average of 2.07 million, but that was down 9%. CNN posted 573,000, down 2%.

In the 25-54 demo, Fox News averaged 231,000, down 23%, while MSNBC posted 122,000, up 3%, and CNN was at 116,000, down 5%.

In total day, Fox News averaged 1.34 million, down 7%, while MSNBC was at 852,000, up 20%, and CNN...

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.

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,...

Geraldo Rivera. (Courtesy photo)

Former Fox News correspondent and host Geraldo Rivera has joined Nexstar Media Group’s cable news channel NewsNation as a correspondent-at-large, the company announced on Wednesday.

The hiring comes after several weeks of guest appearances by Rivera on NewsNation shows like “Cuomo” and “Dan Abrams Live,” where he was asked to comment on some of the biggest news stories of the day.

“Geraldo is a legendary journalist whose talent and experience is unrivaled in the industry,” Michael Corn, the President of NewsNation, said in a statement. “We look forward to him joining the network and providing our viewers with his one-of-a-kind analysis.”

Rivera has spent more than five decades in the television industry, to include hosting his own syndicated daytime talk show in the late 1980s and 1990s.

In 2001, Rivera joined Fox News, where he served as a special correspondent for the cable news network. He...

Geraldo Rivera has a new TV home.

The veteran TV anchor and reporter, who left Fox News in June 2023, is joining NewsNation, where he’ll be a correspondent-at-large. He’ll appear on a host of the Nexstar-owned cable channel’s programs, starting with Cuomo on Wednesday night.

“Geraldo is a legendary journalist whose talent and experience is unrivaled in the industry,” said Michael Corn, president of news at NewsNation. “We look forward to him joining the network and providing our viewers with his one-of-a-kind analysis.”

Rivera spent more than two decades at Fox News, most recently as a co-host of the late afternoon panel show The Five. He left the network last summer, first saying that he quit the show after experiencing “growing tension” with someone else on The Five, then later said he was fired.

“I got a call from two of the female executives and they said,...

Veteran news broadcaster Geraldo Rivera, who worked at the Fox News Channel from 2001 to 2023, is the latest network star to join NewsNation, where he will appear as correspondent at large. According to Deadline, Rivera will make his first appearance on the Nexstar network tonight, Wednesday, February 14, on Cuomo, the primetime show hosted by former CNN host Chris Cuomo. From there, he will make regular appearances on the network’s daytime and nighttime programming. “Geraldo is a legendary journalist whose talent and experience is unrivaled in the industry,” said Michael Corn, president of news at NewsNation, in a statement, per Variety. “We look forward to him joining the network and providing our viewers with his one-of-a-kind analysis.” Rivera, who is 80 years old, was a regular cast member on Fox News’ The Five, was fired from the afternoon panel show in June 2023 after 22 years at the network. Following his departure, Rivera took...

Geraldo Rivera, a longtime news correspondent and talk-show host with a knack for the theatrical, is taking up roots at a new outlet.

The one-time Fox News Channel personality, also known for his time as a syndicated daytime presence, has joined Nexstar Media’s NewsNation as a correspondent at large, effective immediately. He is expected to appear across daytime and primetime programming and will make his first appearance Wednesday evening on “Cuomo,” which airs at 8 p.m.

“Geraldo is a legendary journalist whose talent and experience is unrivaled in the industry,” said Michael Corn, president of news at NewsNation, in a statement. “We look forward to him joining the network and providing our viewers with his one-of-a-kind analysis.”

Rivera left Fox News last year after he and “Five” co-anchor Greg Gutfeld seemed to be clashing on camera more frequently and as executives at the network felt Rivera’s time at the Fox Corp.

Geraldo Rivera is the latest network news veteran to join NewsNation, as the Nexstar network has hired him as correspondent at large.

Rivera’s first appearance in that role will be on Cuomo this evening, the primetime show hosted by Chris Cuomo, the former CNN host. Rivera will appear on the network’s daytime and nighttime programming.

Rivera left Fox News last year, after 22 years at the network. He said that the network fired him as a regular on its top rated The Five. He said he had a “toxic relationship” with one of the co-hosts, presumed to be Greg Gutfeld, and criticized Tucker Carlson when he was still at the network for his claim that the attack on the Capitol was an “inside job.”

In an appearance on Cuomo last year, Rivera said, “Fox left me. They fired me from the number one rated show The Five. After they fired me,...

Amazon Prime Video has ordered a psychological mystery thriller limited series from Harlan Coben and Danny Brocklehurst, Variety has learned exclusively.

The series is based on an original story idea by Coben and Brocklehurst, with Sam Claflin, Bill Nighy, and Alexandra Roach attached to star.

Currently titled “Lazarus,” the series is said to follow “a man who returns home after his father’s suicide and begins to have disturbing experiences that can’t be explained. He quickly becomes entangled in a series of cold-case murders as he grapples with the mystery of his father’s death and his sister’s murder 25 years ago.”

Coben and Brocklehurst will serve as writers and executive producers. Nicola Shindler and Richard Fee will executive produce via Quay Street Productions, part of ITV Studios. Claflin will executive produce in addition to starring. Wayne Che Yip will executive produce and direct the first two episodes. Matt Strevens will produce.