Fox News Signs Bret Baier to Long-Term Contract Extension

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.

Wigan Warriors have confirmed the long-term retention of young halfback Harry Smith.

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 BAFTA Awards 2021 are all set to be held on April 11, 2021. The awards will have in-person as well as virtual attendance and it sure seems like a while since we saw celebrities on the red carpet.

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.

EXCLUSIVE: BAFTA winner Simon Russell Beale (The Hollow Crown) and BAFTA-nominee Nikki Amuka-Bird (NW) have joined the cast of The Imitation Game scribe Graham Moore’s directorial debut The Outfit.

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.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorFox News Media named former U.S.

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.”

Not on the same page! Twins Nikki Bella and Brie Bella don’t always agree on how to raise their kids, and are sharing their dos and don’ts.

Bret Baier will continue to serve as anchor and executive editor of Fox News’ Special Report, after the network extended his current multi-year deal.

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.

Fox News is the latest legal target of Dominion Voting Systems. The company has sued the Fox Corp. TV network for $1.6 billion for spreading false information about the 2020 election.