American Fox News breakfast television program (since 2012)
Fox & Friends First
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Genre
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Presented by
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- Carley Shimkus
- Todd Piro
- Janice Dean
- Ashley Strohmier
- Brooke Singman
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Country of origin
| United States
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Original language
| English
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No.
of seasons
| 12
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Production location
| New York City
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Camera setup
| Multi-camera
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Running time
| - 120 minutes (2012-2023)
- 60 minutes (2023-present)
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Network
| Fox News
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Release
| March 5, 2012
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2012-03-05
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present
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Fox & Friends First
is a
breakfast television
show on
Fox News
. It airs every weekday from 5-6 a.m. EST. The hour-long program hosted by Carley Shimkus and Todd Piro serves as a pre-show to the network's flagship morning show
Fox & Friends
.
The current incarnation of the show debuted on March 5, 2012, with
Heather Childers
and
Ainsley Earhardt
as the original hosts of the show.
Hosts
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Current
- Carley Shimkus, co-host (2021?present)
[1]
- Todd Piro, co-host (2020?present)
- Janice Dean
, meteorologist (2012?present)
- Ashley Strohmier, news anchor (2020?present)
- Brooke Singman, politics reporter (2021?present)
Former
- Ainsley Earhardt
: co-host (2012?2016), left to co-host
Fox & Friends
(replaced by Rob Schmitt)
[2]
- Heather Childers
: co-host (2012?2020), was pulled from the air in March 2020 (after being sick on air during the
COVID-19
pandemic)
[3]
- Rob Schmitt
: co-host (2016?2020), was absent from the show before announcing he no longer worked for the network (replaced by Todd Piro)
[4]
- Jillian Mele
: co-host (2017?2021), left to pursue a degree in October 2021 (replaced by Carley Shimkus)
[5]
Synopsis
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The show devotes to new developments of the latest overnight headlines and/or continuous coverage of breaking news. Due to the nature and time of the show, guests rarely appear, so it focuses more on updates of news stories with correspondents, analysis from the hosts, and politics.
When
Fox and Friends First
launched in March 2012, the show's executive producer, Lauren Petterson, described the show to
Fox News Insider
this way: "Think of
Fox and Friends First
like
Fox and Friends
on steroids. It will include all of the things you love about
Fox and Friends
? at warp speed. A cheat sheet, if you will, to all the day's big stories…"
Recurring segments/elements
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- "Fox and Trends" ? Ashley Strohmier shows the top three trending stories of the day
- "Weather" ?
Janice Dean
presents the weather across the United States
- "Fox Business Headlines" ?
Cheryl Casone
presents top stories that affect the markets
- "The Good, The Bad & The Ugly" ? hosts report three headlines in the morning and rate them into a category
Programming announcements and changes
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In 2001,
Fox & Friends
, which aired from 7:00 am to 9:00 am
Eastern Time Zone
, was expanded by an hour to start at 6:00 am.
[6]
The new hour was branded
Fox & Friends First
and was co-anchored by
Alisyn Camerota
.
[7]
In July 2008, the 6:00 am hour was replaced by a third hour of
Fox & Friends
, and Camerota was named permanent anchor of the weekend edition of
Fox & Friends
.
[7]
In June 2011, rival cable news channel
CNN
began programming in the 5:00 am hour, with a one-hour extension of
American Morning
titled
Wake Up Call
,
[8]
which was replaced in January 2012 following
American Morning
'
s cancellation by the two-hour
Early Start
.
[9]
MSNBC
already had started its news programming at that hour with two half-hour shows:
Morning Joe First Look
,
a general news program which had aired since the mid-2000s, and
Way Too Early
(which leads into
Morning Joe
), which debuted in July 2009.
[10]
In March 2012, Fox News confirmed that it was expanding its morning programming to begin at 5:00 am.
[6]
The new one-hour show was named
Fox & Friends First
and serves as a lead-in to
Fox & Friends
.
[11]
It debuted on March 5, 2012.
[12]
[13]
In its first week on the air,
Fox & Friends First
averaged more total viewers than other programs at CNN and MSNBC in the same time slot combined.
[14]
In October 2017, Fox News announced that the show will be expanded to two hours from 4:00 am to 6:00 am. The 4:00 am hour would be anchored solely by
Heather Childers
, and
Jillian Mele
and
Rob Schmitt
would present the 5:00 am hour.
[15]
In July 2020, Childers had parted ways with Fox News after executives had expressed concern and anger about her coming to work and appearing visibly ill on air several months earlier during the wake of the
COVID-19 pandemic
.
[16]
In 2021, Jillian Mele was replaced by Carley Shimkus as a co-anchor.
[17]
In June 2023, Fox News announced that the show would be ending its 4am EST hour and only broadcasting from 5?6am EST with Shimkus and Piro remaining as co-hosts.
[18]
Location
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Fox & Friends First
is broadcast from Studio J at 1211 Avenue of the Americas (also known as the News Corp. Building), New York City. On March 19, 2018, Fox & Friends First has relocated to Studio D from its original location in Studio J for construction. The team moved back to Studio J on June 19, 2018.
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References
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"Media Relations | Fox News"
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"Media Relations | Fox News"
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"Heather Childers Leaves Fox News; Had Been off Early Morning Slot Since Showing up Visibly Sick in March"
. July 23, 2020.
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"Did Rob Schmitt Abruptly Leave 'Fox & Friends First'?"
. April 26, 2021 [December 1, 2020].
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Tornoe, Rob (October 29, 2021).
"Fox News host Jillian Mele leaving the network to return to La Salle"
.
www.inquirer.com
.
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a
b
O'Connell, Michael (March 1, 2012).
"
'Fox & Friends' Expanding by an Hour"
.
The Hollywood Reporter
. Retrieved
March 5,
2012
.
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a
b
K, Steve (July 14, 2008).
"Changes at Fox & Friends"
.
TV Newser
. Archived from
the original
on October 21, 2014
. Retrieved
March 5,
2012
.
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Weprin, Alex (June 20, 2011).
"
'Wake Up Call' With Ali Velshi To Launch Next Week"
.
TV Newser
. Retrieved
March 13,
2012
.
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Weprin, Alex (March 1, 2012).
"The New Battleground of Cable News: 5 AM"
.
TV Newser
. Retrieved
March 5,
2012
.
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Ariens, Chris (July 15, 2009).
"
"Way Too Early" to Launch July 27"
.
TV Newser
. Retrieved
March 9,
2012
.
- ^
Shapiro, Rebecca (March 1, 2012).
"Fox News Expands Morning Show 'Fox & Friends' To Four Hours"
.
The Huffington Post
. Retrieved
March 5,
2012
.
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Ariens, Chris (May 3, 2012).
"
'Fox & Friends First' Goes on the Air"
.
TV Newser
. Archived from
the original
on July 13, 2014
. Retrieved
March 5,
2012
.
- ^
'Fox & Friends First' Debuts
.
Fox News Channel
. Archived from
the original
on June 7, 2022
. Retrieved
March 5,
2012
.
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Ariens, Chris (March 14, 2012).
"In 5am Ratings Race, Fox News Takes Early Lead"
.
TV Newser
. Retrieved
March 14,
2012
.
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Steinberg, Brian (October 2, 2017).
"Fox News Expands 'Fox & Friends,' Starting 'First' Broadcast at 4 AM"
.
Variety
. Retrieved
January 25,
2018
.
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Stelter, Brian (July 22, 2020).
"Fox News parts ways with a morning host who caused a Covid-19 scare"
.
CNN
. Retrieved
July 27,
2020
.
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Baragona, Justin (April 23, 2020).
"
'Fox & Friends First' Host Heather Childers Complains About Fox News Benching Her During Coronavirus"
.
The Daily Beast
.
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"DETAILS: Fox News Cancels Steve Hilton's Sunday Show as Network Shakes Up Weekend Lineup"
.
Mediaite
. June 1, 2023
. Retrieved
June 2,
2023
.
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Hill, Michael P. (June 19, 2018).
"
'Fox & Friends First' becomes latest show to move to Studio J"
.
NewscastStudio
. Retrieved
June 20,
2018
.
External links
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Preceded by
Sunday Night in America w/Trey Gowdy
(replay) Monday
Gutfeld!
(replay) Tuesday?Friday
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Fox & Friends First
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Weekend
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