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Fox Report
Also known asFox News Report (1997–1999)
GenreNews program
Presented byJon Scott(2018–present)
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No.of seasons24
Production
Production locationsFox News Headquarters,New York City,New York,U.S.
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time60 minutes
Production companyFox News
Original release
NetworkFox News Channel
ReleaseSeptember 13, 1999(1999-09-13)–
present
Related
  • The Schneider Report(1996–1997)

TheFox Reportis an American eveningtelevision newsprogram onFox News,which debuted on September 13, 1999 as a seven-night-a-week broadcast withShepard Smithas main anchor of the program until it was relegated to weekends only after the October 4, 2013 broadcast. Since June 16, 2018, theFox Reporthas been anchored byJon Scott.[1]

Fox Reportis broadcast live on Saturday and Sunday evenings at 6:00 P.M.

Guest hosts for the program includeMolly Line,Bill Melugin, Bryan Llenas and Christine Coleman.

Overview[edit]

The program is described as Fox News Channel's "newscast of record" and utilizes a similar story length and pacing as competing evening news programs aired by theBig Three broadcast television networks(ABC World News Tonight,CBS Evening News,andNBC Nightly News). It is the highest-rated newscast among theUnited States cable newschannels, averaging about 1.5 million viewers per broadcast – far less than even the lowest-rated broadcast network newscast (CBS at 6.5 million).

The program features Fox News correspondents and guests analyzing issues in shorter-form segments, which typically run no more than three or four minutes per story. Up to 70 stories are covered within each broadcast. The program eschews the use of "talking heads", and focuses on field reporting and comments from individuals directly involved in the story. One common feature is "Around the World in 80 Seconds" (a play on theJules VernenovelAround the World in Eighty Days), a segment taking a quick look at interesting stories from around the world. "Across America" is a similarly formatted segment – albeit not subject to time restrictions – which featureshuman interest storiesculled from local newscasts seen on affiliates of theFoxbroadcast network.

TheFox Reportwas rebroadcast at 2:00 a.m. Eastern Time weeknights from the program's debut until the late-night airing was replaced by the comedy/news commentary showRed Eyeon February 6, 2007.[2][3]In lieu of a national news program (other than the political talk showFox News Sunday) on the Fox network or local news programming on the service itself at the time of its launch, the program was also simulcast onFoxnet(a national cable feed of the Fox network distributed to markets without access to a local Fox station) from 1996 (at the program's inception asThe Schneider Report) until Foxnet ceased operations on September 12, 2006.

History[edit]

Early history[edit]

When Fox News Channel launched on October 7, 1996, the network debuted its first "regular" evening newscast,The Schneider Report.Anchored by formerNBC NewsandABC NewscorrespondentMike Schneider,the program included interviews with guests and was kept as close to center in terms of its political coverage as possible.

Format change as theFox Report[edit]

Fox Reportlogo from 2005 to 2007.

After Schneider left FNC in 1997, the program was reformatted as theFox News Report,withJon ScottandCatherine Criertaking over as co-anchors. At its start, theFox Reportaired on Monday through Friday evenings. After Crier left FNC to become a host/correspondent for Court TV (nowtruTV) and Scott was subsequently removed as an anchor,Paula Zahnbecame the solo anchor of the program, then retitled as theFox Report with Paula Zahn.Zahn anchored the newscast until she became host ofThe Edgelater that year, at which point Shepard Smith was named the program's main anchor and its title amended as simply theFox Report.This marked the first incarnation of what would become the flashy, fast-paced newscast it evolved into under Smith's tenure. In particular, Smith started the trend of peppering news scripts withparticiplesinstead of using complete sentences.

Shortly after theSeptember 11th attacksin 2001, Fox News Channel added editions of the program on Saturday and Sunday evenings, expanding theFox Reportto seven nights a week.Rick Folbaumserved as the original anchor of the Saturday broadcasts, he later added the Sunday editions to his duties and became substitute for Smith on the weeknight editions until Folbaum left FNC in early 2006, when he was replaced byTrace Gallagher,who himself anchored the weekend editions until he was reassigned by FNC in 2007 to become the program's chief correspondent.Laurie Dhue,who was the original anchor of the program's Sunday edition from 2001 to 2005, returned to the program as anchor of both the Saturday and Sunday broadcasts until she departed FNC in 2008, Dhue was then succeeded on the weekend broadcasts byJulie Banderas.[4][5]

Fox Reportlogo from 2007 to 2009.

Throughout 2007, the program shifted toward a more serious tone, removing pre-break story teasers, jokes, and a number of other elements, including the "G-Block", a segment featuring mostly entertainment and celebrity news (which became notable for an incident in November 2002 that eventually wentviralin which Shepard Smith made a slip of the tongue during a story onJennifer Lopez,mistakenly stating that residents from theBronxneighborhood where the actress/singer grew up would rather give her a "curb job than ablow job,er... abl-block party"if she returned there).[6][7]

On September 24, 2007, the program relocated to Studio E, an elaborate, state-of-the-art set (which is also used by fellow FNC showsFox & FriendsandYour World with Neil Cavuto) which incorporatesLEDandplasmaprojection screens, the program introduced a new music and graphics package. However, the weekend editions of the program continued to be produced from Fox News' main studio. On December 10, 2008, the program moved again to Studio 12H, a set designed forhigh-definitionbroadcasts that was first used for the Fox News-produced 2008 Election Night coverage on the Fox broadcast network, with "The Cube" – a large video display object featuring display of imagery on three facets of the cube – as a major element, both the weekday and weekend broadcasts were produced out of the new studio.[8]TheFox Reportdebuted a new on-air look on September 28, 2009, which included new graphics and a remix of the previous theme music. In early 2011,Harris Faulknertook over as the program's weekend anchor, a move made long-term on April 25, 2011.[9]

Fox Reportlogo from 2009 to October 9, 2011.

On October 10, 2011, theFox Report(and its sister program,Studio B) introduced a new graphics package incorporating a lower-third graphics set mirroring that previously rolled out on two other Fox News shows,The FiveandHappening Now.Shepard Smith presented the show from a modified Studio 12H that featured additional monitors as well as "The Cube," although the overhead platform and accompanying staircase (which had been part of the set since 2008) were removed.

During the week of September 26, 2011 to October 2, 2011, theFox Reportmoved back into its former Studio E (withStudio Bbeing moved into the newsroom), while renovations on Studio 8H were ongoing; both theFox ReportandStudio Bwere moved into a new set at the studio on October 10, 2011.

Relegation to weekends[edit]

On September 12, 2013, Fox News announced that it would cut the weeknight editions of theFox Reportand in order to make room forOn the Record w/ Greta Van Susteren,which would be displaced from its longtime 10:00 p.m. Eastern time slot to make room forThe Kelly Filewhen that program debuted on October 7, 2013. In addition, as part of a new multi-year contract with Fox News Channel the day of the announcement of the evening schedule realignment, FNC also announced that Shepard Smith would be reassigned to serve asmanaging editorof its new breaking news division (under which capacity, Smith would serve as primary anchor of the network's breaking news coverage), while remaining as its chief news anchor and anchor of his mid-afternoon news program (which was retitled fromStudio BtoShepard Smith Reporting). Smith anchored his last edition of theFox Reporton the day of the announcement, with the weeknight editions being anchored by substitutes until the program was relegated exclusively to weekends after the October 4, 2013 edition.[10]

On May 12, 2014, FNC announced that it would return to a separate anchor format for theFox Report's weekend broadcasts, with Julie Banderas returning to the program as anchor of the Saturday edition; Harris Faulkner would retain her role as anchor of the Sunday editions (her removal from the Saturday broadcasts was the result of her being named co-host of FNC's weekday panel talk showOutnumbered.Banderas initially served as one of three rotating anchors of the Saturday broadcast, along withJohn RobertsandShannon Bream,before becoming sole anchor later in the year.[11]

Former anchors[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^Steinberg, Brian (2018-05-31)."Fox News Expands 'America's Newsroom' to Three Hours in Daytime".Variety.Retrieved2018-06-30.
  2. ^"Red Eye: Replacing Fox Report Repeat".TVNewser.Mediabistro Holdings.February 4, 2007.RetrievedJune 26,2015.
  3. ^Michael Learmonth (February 4, 2007)."Fox News launching 'Red Eye'".Variety.Reed Business Information.RetrievedJune 26,2015.
  4. ^"Gallagher Becomes Chief Fox Report Correspondent, Dhue Gets Weekend".TVNewser.Mediabistro Holdings. June 14, 2007.RetrievedJune 26,2015.
  5. ^Chris Ariens (March 15, 2008)."Laurie Dhue Leaves FNC".TVNewser.Mediabistro Holdings.RetrievedJune 26,2015.
  6. ^Chris Ariens (August 9, 2007)."Shep On New Fox Report:" We're Not Going To Do More Crap "".TVNewser.Mediabistro Holdings.RetrievedJune 26,2015.
  7. ^VideoonYouTube
  8. ^"FOX Report Moves to New HD Studio".TVNewser.Mediabistro Holdings. December 11, 2008.RetrievedJune 26,2015.
  9. ^Chris Ariens (April 25, 2011)."Harris Faulkner to anchor weekend 'FOX Report'".TVNewser.Mediabistro Holdings.RetrievedJune 26,2015.
  10. ^Chris Ariens (September 12, 2013)."New Fox News Deal for Shepard Smith as Network Begins Program Changes".TVNewser.Mediabistro Holdings.
  11. ^Jordan Chariton (May 12, 2014)."Weekend Changes at Fox News; Gregg Jarrett Taking Time Off for 'Personal Reasons'".TVNewser.Mediabistro Holdings.RetrievedJune 26,2015.

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Preceded by
The Five(repeat) Saturday
Fox News Saturday Night(repeat) Sunday
 Fox Report w/ Jon Scott
6:00 PM ET – 7:00 PM ET 		Succeeded by
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