KayleighMcEnany to Helm New Two-Hour Show 'Saturday in America'
Senior White House Correspondents Peter Doocyand Jacqui Heinrichto Anchor 'TheSundayBriefing'
Griff Jenkins is Named Co-Host of 'FOX & FriendsWeekend'
'The BigWeekendShow' NamesJohnny Joey Jones and Tomi LahrenasHosts; Panel Program Expands to Three Hoursfrom 5-8 PM/ET
FOX NewsChannel(FNC) will unveil anewweekendprogramming lineupbeginning Saturday September 20th, announced FOX News Media president and executive editor Jay Wallace. Outnumbered'sKayleigh McEnany will begin hosting her own programSaturday in Americafrom 10 AM/ET-12 PM/ET on Saturdays,whileGriff Jenkins will joinFOX & FriendsWeekend(Saturdays & Sundays,6-10 AM/ET) as the third co-host.Beginning Sunday, September 21st, FNC will debutTheSundayBriefing,anchored by senior White House correspondents Peter Doocy and Jacqui Heinrich who will rotate weekly as solo hostsfrom 11 AM-12 PM/ET, while Howie Kurtz will step down as host ofMediaBuzzand transition to apolitical media analyst roleon the network. Additionally,Johnny Joey Jones and Tomi Lahrenhave been namedtwo of the fourco-hostsofThe BigWeekendShowas the ensembleprogram expands to three hours (Saturdays & Sundays,5-8 PM/ET).
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Inmaking the announcement, Wallace said, “As we expand and innovate ourweekendprograming, we are proud to bring our audience unrivaled depth and expertise. This new dynamicroster underscores our continued commitment to delivering incomparable coverage, reinforcing FOX News Media as the leader in both news and opinion content. For more than a decade, Howie Kurtz has served as the lead authority for media coverage in cable news andwe look forward to continuing his smart analysis across our programming.”
On Saturday,September 20th, nationalcorrespondent Griff Jenkins will join the curvy couchasaco-host of FOX& Friends Weekend,filling the seat alongsideRachel Campos-Duffy and Charlie Hurt. Jenkins joined the network in 2003 and has covered a multitude of major news stories, including the southern border,numerouselection cycles, protests across the country andthe wars in the Middle East,where he was embeddedseveraltimes earlier in his tenure as an enterprise reporter. TheFOX & Friends franchise continues to crush the competition with the weekend edition averaging 1.2 million viewers.
Featuring conversations withnewsmakers across the political landscape,Saturday in Americawith Kayleigh McEnanywill provide a comprehensive look at the headlinesdominatingthe news cycle. She will remain a co-host on the weekday hit ensembleprogramOutnumberedat 12 PM/ET, whichaveragesnearly 2 million viewers and occasionallyoutpacesThe Viewon ABC.McEnany joined FNC as acommentator in March 2021 and previously served as the White House press secretaryduringPresident Donald Trump's first administration.She is a graduate of Harvard Law School and earned an undergraduate degree in international relations from Georgetown University and studied at Oxford University, St Edmund Hall
The Sunday Briefingwill debuton Sunday, September 21stat 11 AM/ET with senior White House correspondents Jacqui Heinrich and Peter Doocy anchoring the one-hour show alternating weeks livefrom Washington. Each anchor will tackle all facets ofthe White House beat, including the President of the United States' national and international moves as well as the key issues impacting the administration. Heinrich and Doocy have covered the White House since 2021, reporting extensively on both the Biden and Trump administrations and consistently asking questions that drive the news cycle.
Since joining the network in 2009, Doocy has covered every major election, including serving as an embedded political reporter during the 2020 Biden presidential campaign. He became a White House correspondent in 2021 and was elevated to senior White House correspondent in 2024. Heinrich joined the network in 2018 and reported from the 2020 campaign trail, covering the presidential race. In 2021, she was named a Congressional correspondent before being elevated to White House correspondent later that year and named senior White House correspondent in 2024. She is on the board of the White House Correspondents Association and was elected to an at-large seat in which she will serve as president for the 2027-2028 term.
MediaBuzzwith Howie Kurtz will air its final showon Sunday, September 14thafter 12 years in the11 AM-12 PM/ET timeslot where it easily led the cable news competition. Kurtz will serve as apolitical media analystand continue to provide his signature media commentary and reporting across all FOX News Media platforms which includes hosting theMedia BuzzMeterpodcast and writing for FOX News Digital.
In commenting on the move, Kurtz said,”I'm extraordinarily proud of the program, which was number one for over 12 years and built a loyal audience that liked our down-the-middle approach of contrasting viewpoints and tackling sensitive subjects, with great independence, buttime marches on.”
BothJones and Lahrenwill take on new roles as two of the four co-hostsof theweekendpanel programThe BigWeekendShowas the show expands to three hours (5-8 PM/ET)on Saturdays & Sundays. Joined by two rotating panelists each week, Jones and Lahren will delve intoa variety ofhot topics, from politics to pop culture. Currently,the program leadsall competition throughout theweekend with over 1.2 million viewers dominating the early evening timeslot.Jones isa FOX News contributorwhose FOX News Books titles, “The Unbroken Bonds of Battle” and,more recently, “Behind the Badge” were instantNew York Timesbestsellers. A combat veteran, he recently celebrated the 15thanniversary of his Alive Day with a FOX Nation special, commemorating the day he was injured by anIEDin Afghanistan, which resulted in the loss of his legs and part of his arm.Lahren is the host of Outkick'sTomi Lahren is Fearlessand has hosted live event programming and specials for FOX Nation. She has been an FNC contributor since 2017 and regularly appears on the network's top-rated programs fromHannitytoOutnumbered.
FOX News Media operates the FOX News Channel (FNC), FOX Business Network (FBN), FOX News Digital, FOX News Audio, FOX News Books, the direct-to-consumer streaming services FOX Nation and FOX News International and the free ad-supported television service FOX Weather. Currently the number one network in all of cable, FNC has also been the most watched television news channel for more than 23 consecutive years, while FBN is the top business channel on cable. Owned by Fox Corporation, FOX News Media reaches nearly 200 million people each month.
FOX News Media Contacts:Caley Cronin: 212.301.3972 or Caley.Cronin@FOX.comJessica Ketner: 212.301.3976 orJessica.Ketner@FOX.com
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