Fox News Extends Deal With Anchor Bret Baier

Daniel D'Addario Chief TV CriticBefore the verdict in the killing of George Floyd came in, Jake Tapper of CNN suggested that a guilty finding would potentially unite the nation.After cop Derek Chauvin was indeed found guilty on all three charges he faced, Fox News suggested that there had been no division in the first place.“This didn’t divide a nation at all!” said Greg Gutfeld, who hosts a late-night show on the network.

Smartmatic said that Fox News cannot get a “Get Out Of Jail Free Card” to escape a $2.7 billion defamation lawsuit, in which the company says that the network ruined its reputation when on-air personalities spread conspiracy theories and falsehoods about its role in the 2020 presidential election.

Fox Corp. CEO Lachlan Murdoch responded to the Anti Defamation League’s call for the ouster of Tucker Carlson, concluding that the Fox News host was not advocating for “white replacement theory” in a segment last week.

The Anti-Defamation League’s CEO Jonathan Greenblatt condemned Tucker Carlson for defending “replacement theory” on his show on Thursday and said that it was time for the Fox News host to be taken off the network.

Daniel D'Addario Chief TV CriticMost late night talk shows nowadays aim to serve an audience that is, late at night, not watching their TV set.

Fox News has hired former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to a contributor role. Pompeo, who will make his first appearance in his new role on the channel on Friday's Fox & Friends, will appear across Fox News and Fox Business programming.

Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has joined Fox News as a contributor, the latest former Trump administration official to join the network.

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On April 5, Fox News Channel will once again dip its toes into thelate nightTV water, and it is turning to an old hand to help it do so: Greg Gutfeld, the co-host of the channel’s popular afternoon panel show TheFive, and The Greg Gutfeld Show on Saturday nights. “If [The Five] is like sitting around a dinner table with your friends, this is like sitting around at a bar,” Gutfeld tells The Hollywood Reporter of his new 11 p.m.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorEach weeknight, Fox News Channel’s primetime opinion hosts seek to own the libs. Greg Gutfeld says he wants to own some laughs.In an unorthodox maneuver, executives at the Fox Corp.-owned cable-news outlet will explore whether jokes and satire can capture a crowd after 11 p.m.

Fox News recently purchased a billboard on Hollywood Boulevard and local spots during Jimmy Kimmel, Jimmy Fallon, Stephen Colbert and other late-night shows to promote its new nightly entrant, Greg Gutfeld, with the line, “Cancel culture just got canceled.”

Fox News anchor Bret Baier will be staying with the channel for years to come. The 6 p.m.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorAnchor Bret Baier has renewed his contract with Fox News Channel, extending a pact that was last negotiated in 2019.The deal will keep Baier at the network for the next few years, and will maintain his roles as anchor and executive editor of the Fox Corp. network’s “Special Report” and as the outlet’s chief political anchor.

Fox News said that there are no serious discussions with Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) about joining the network, after he indicated to The Daily Beast that he was talking to them.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorFox Nation seems eager to expand its chief export.The streaming service, originally conceived as a place for “super fans” of Fox News Channel, has in recent months been filling its digital shelves with a show led by Nancy Grace; faith-based shows tied to Easter; and vintage movies and TV series.

Kayleigh McEnany, former White House press secretary under Donald Trump, is joining Fox News’ Outnumbered as co-host.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorKayleigh McEnany, the former White House Press Secretary during the Trump administration, will take on a regular anchoring job at Fox News Channel, co-hosting the daytime program, “Outnumbered,” a move that helps cement the Fox Corporation-backed outlet’s Trump ties in the aftermath of the 2020 election.Starting April 6, McEnany will appear regularly on the program along with Harris Faulkner, who has been a regular presence on the show since its launch in 2014,

Fox News is bringing a member of the Trump family onto its payroll. The cable news channel has hired Lara Trump, the daughter-in-law of former President Donald Trump, as a contributor.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorLara Trump, the Trump family member whose representation of her famous father-in-law helped her gain traction in conservative circles, has joined Fox News Channel as a contributor.“I sort of feel like I’ve been an unofficial member of the team for so long,” Trump said on “Fox & Friends” Monday morning.

Former President Donald Trump’s daughter in law Lara Trump has joined Fox News as a contributor, an announcement made as she appeared on Fox & Friends on Monday, as she also said that she is still considering running for Senate in North Carolina.