Fox News Channel Shuffles Weekend Primetime Lineup
variety.comBrian Steinberg Senior TV Editor Fox News Channel is getting ready to shake up weekends. In the aftermath of the departure of weekend opinion host Dan Bongino, Fox News intends to add a new panel show to its Saturday-night grid, while ending Steve Hilton’s Sunday-night program, “The Next Revolution.” Hilton will take a contributor role.
Bongino and Fox News parted ways in April after failing to come to terms on a new contract. “We are excited to launch a new dynamic weekend line-up that will further solidify our position as the number one cable news network for more than two decades,” said Megan Albano, the Fox News senior vice president who oversees weekend programming and the weekday panel show “The Five,” in a statement. “We thank Steve Hilton for his show’s contributions and look forward to continuing to feature his valuable insights across our daytime and primetime programming.” Under the new schedule, Fox News Channel will launch a new program, “Fox News Saturday Night, “at 10 p.m.
on Saturdays. The single-host program is billed as “offering a lighter take on the news of the week,” and will feature a rotating array of personalities.
Fox News will air “The Big Weekend Show” at 7 p.m. on both Saturday and Sunday, rather than a bespoke panel show for each separate evening.
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