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Line 3: {{Use mdy dates\|date=August 2015}} {{Infobox television \| caption = ''Fox & Friends logo (2024–present)'' \| image = ~~FoxandFriendsLogo~~FOX AND FRIENDS 2024.jpg \| genre = {{Plainlist\| * [[Talk show]] * [[News program]] }} \| camera = [[Multiple-camera setup]] \| runtime = Weekday 180 minutes Weekend 240 minutes \| presenter = '''Weekdays:'''<br>[[Steve Doocy]]<br>[[Ainsley Earhardt]]<br>[[Brian Kilmeade]]<br>[[Lawrence B. Jones\|Lawrence Jones]]<br>[[Janice Dean]]<br>Carley Shimkus <br>'''Weekends:'''<br>[[Will Cain]]<br>[[Rachel Campos-Duffy]]<br>[[Pete Hegseth]]<br>[[Rick Reichmuth]] \| country = United States \| location = [[New York City]], New York \| language = English \| network = [[Fox News]] \| num_seasons = 2526 <!-- Updated as of ~~2023~~2024. --> \| first_aired = {{start date\|1998\|2\|1}} \| last_aired = present }} Line 34: ''Fox & Friends'' has been described as being more akin to the [[Big Three television networks]] than its cable competitors (particularly ''[[CNN This Morning]]'' and [[MSNBC]]'s ''[[Morning Joe]]''), with a mix of news, entertainment and lifestyle-oriented segments, and a generally casual presentation. However, as with the morning shows on competing cable news channels, its news content largely concentrates on politics. Currently, [[Steve Doocy]], [[Ainsley Earhardt]], [[Brian Kilmeade]] and [[Lawrence B. Jones\|Lawrence Jones]] co-host the program Monday-Friday. [[Will Cain]], [[Rachel Campos-Duffy]] and [[Pete Hegseth]] co-host on the weekends.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://deadline.com/2016/02/ainsley-earhardt-replaces-elisabeth-hasselbeck-fox-friends-february-29-1201703377/\|title=Ainsley Earhardt Replaces Elisabeth Hasselbeck On 'Fox & Friends' On February 29\|last=de Moraes\|first=Lisa\|date=2016-02-16\|website=Deadline\|language=en-US\|access-date=2016-09-29}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2015/05/fox-news-stop-dehumanizing-fox-news-as-blonde.html\|title=Noticing That Fox News Has Lots of Blonde News Personalities Is Dehumanizing, Says Fox News Personality\|website=New York Magazine\|date=May 19, 2015 \|access-date=2016-09-29}}</ref> Some regular fill in hosts include ~~celebrities (actors and actresses),~~ Todd Piro, [[Katie Pavlich]], Joey Jones, [[Kayleigh McEnany]], [[Griff Jenkins]], Lisa Boothe, ~~and~~[[Nicole Saphier]] Carley Shimkus. and [[Guy Benson]]. === Recurring segments === Line 41: == Ratings == ''[[The New York Times]]'' has reported the show is one of the most successful on the network.<ref name="nyt">{{cite news \|last=Peters \|first=Jeremy \|date=June 20, 2012 \|title=Enemies and Allies for 'Friends' \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/21/arts/television/fox-friends-finds-ratings-and-controversy.html \|access-date=June 22, 2012 \|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> After the arrival of [[Elisabeth Hasselbeck]] in September 2013, the show climbed 23 percent in total viewers compared to its average for the third quarter of 2013, and 22 percent in the key 25–54 news demo. For Hasselbeck's first four weeks on the show, ''Fox & Friends'' averaged 1.226 million total viewers, up from the 1.058 that the show averaged for the third quarter of the year.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.thewrap.com/fox-friends-gets-double-digit-ratings-boost-elisabeth-hasselbeck/ \|title=Fox and Friends' Gets Double-Digit Ratings Boost with Elizabeth Hasselbeck \|publisher=THE WRAP Covering Hollywood \|date=October 15, 2013 \|access-date=February 18, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.deadline.com/2013/10/fncs-fox-friends-jumps-22-with-elisabeth-hasselbeck/ \|title=Fox and Friends jump 22% with Elizabeth Hasselbeck \|publisher=Deadline Hollywood \|date=October 15, 2014 \|access-date=February 17, 2014}}</ref> In February 2017, the program's average ratings increased to around 1.7 million viewers, fueled by the recent inauguration of Republican candidate [[Donald Trump]] as president.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.latimes.com/business/hollywood/la-fi-ct-fox-friends-trump-20170314-story.html\|title=Cable's top morning show 'Fox & Friends' gets a ratings bump from its biggest fan, President Trump\|last=Battaglio\|first=Stephen\|website=Los Angeles Times\|date=March 14, 2017\|access-date=2018-04-27}}</ref> ~~== Political stance ==~~ ~~{{See also\|Donald Trump on social media}}~~ In 2012, ''[[The New York Times]]'' wrote that ''Fox & Friends'' "has become a powerful platform for some of the most strident attacks on President Obama."<ref name="nyt">{{cite news \|newspaper=[[The New York Times]] \|title=Enemies and Allies for 'Friends' \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/21/arts/television/fox-friends-finds-ratings-and-controversy.html \|first= Jeremy \|last=Peters \|access-date=June 22, 2012 \|date=June 20, 2012}}</ref> The program has provided a platform for [[Barack Obama religion conspiracy theories]] and, in May 2012, aired a 4-minute video attacking Obama's record as president.<ref name="nyt"/> The video was widely criticized as a political attack ad masquerading as journalism;<ref name="nyt-video">{{cite news \|work=[[The New York Times]] \|url=http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/30/obama-video-on-fox-news-criticized-as-attack-ad/ \|date=May 30, 2012 \|first=Brian \|last=Stelter \|title=Obama Video on Fox News Criticized as Attack Ad \|access-date=June 22, 2012}}</ref><ref name="sun">{{cite news \|newspaper= [[Baltimore Sun]]\|url= http://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/tv/z-on-tv-blog/bal-romney-fox-news-obama-attack-ad-20120530,0,2738139.story \|title=With Romney now official, Fox News gets shamelessly political \|first=David \|last=Zurawik \|date=May 30, 2012 \|access-date=June 22, 2012}}</ref> ''[[Time (magazine)\|Time]]'' magazine television critic [[James Poniewozik]] wrote: "It's hard to imagine a more over-the-top parody of Fox News raw-meat-hurling, fear-stoking, base-pleasing agitprop."<ref name="time">{{Cite magazine \|magazine=[[Time (magazine)\|Time]] \|first=James \|last=Poniewozik \|access-date=June 22, 2012 \|date=May 31, 2012 \|title=Fox News Produces Greatest Fox News Parody Video Ever \|url=http://entertainment.time.com/2012/05/31/fox-news-produces-greatest-fox-news-parody-video-ever/ \|author-link=James Poniewozik}}</ref> In response, a Fox News executive vice-president 'disavowed' the video, blaming an associate producer and that the video 'slipped by' senior managers at the network.<ref name="bw">{{cite news \|agency=Associated Press \|newspaper=[[BusinessWeek]] \|title=Controversial Fox News video: personnel hardball? \|first=David \|last=Bauder \|url=http://www.businessweek.com/ap/2012-06/D9V6D2900.htm \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923223954/http://www.businessweek.com/ap/2012-06/D9V6D2900.htm \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=September 23, 2015 \|date=June 4, 2012 \|access-date=June 22, 2012}}</ref> Fox News stated that the show was entertainment and "does not pretend to be straight news."<ref name="nyt"/> Former U.S. president [[Donald Trump]] is a regular viewer of ''Fox & Friends'', and praised the program for its favorable coverage of his presidency. Critics noted that Trump often tweeted about stories on ''Fox & Friends'' as they aired, creating a "feedback loop" when the stories were subsequently discussed as national issues because they were mentioned by Trump on social media.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/09/us/politics/donald-trump-president.html\|title=Inside Trump's Hour-by-Hour Battle for Self-Preservation\|last1=Haberman\|first1=Maggie\|date=December 9, 2017\|work=The New York Times\|access-date=April 15, 2018\|last2=Thrush\|first2=Glenn\|language=en-US\|issn=0362-4331\|last3=Baker\|first3=Peter}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|title=I've Studied the Trump-Fox Feedback Loop for Months. It's Crazier Than You Think.\|url=https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2018/01/05/trump-media-feedback-loop-216248\|access-date=January 24, 2018\|work=Politico\|date=January 5, 2018}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite magazine\|url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/01/15/how-fox-and-friends-rewrites-trumps-reality\|title=How "Fox & Friends" Rewrites Trump's Reality\|last=Marantz\|first=Andrew\|date=January 8, 2018\|magazine=The New Yorker\|access-date=April 27, 2018\|language=en\|issn=0028-792X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/politics/wp/2018/01/19/this-is-what-trump-heard-when-he-tuned-into-fox-and-friends-during-his-first-year-as-president/\|title=Analysis {{!}} This is what Trump heard when he watched 'Fox and Friends' as president\|last=Bump\|first=Philip\|date=January 19, 2018\|newspaper=Washington Post\|access-date=April 27, 2018\|language=en-US\|issn=0190-8286}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://money.cnn.com/2017/04/28/media/fox-and-friends-president-trump-100-days/index.html\|title=A big winner in Trump's first 100 days? 'Fox & Friends'\|last=Kludt\|first=Tom\|work=CNNMoney\|access-date=April 27, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2019-08-28/fox-news-advertisers-president-trump\|title=Fox News advertisers get a direct line to the viewer in chief\|date=August 28, 2019\|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]\|language=en-US\|access-date=August 28, 2019}}</ref> Trump was a frequent guest on ''Fox & Friends'' before his presidency. In 2018, Fox News announced that he would appear on the show to offer commentary every Monday.<ref>{{Cite news\|last=Grynbaum\|first=Michael M.\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/01/business/media/fox-news-trump-bill-shine.html\|title=Fox News Once Gave Trump a Perch. Now It's His Bullhorn.\|work=The New York Times\|date=July 1, 2018\|access-date=July 1, 2018\|language=en}}</ref> On April 26, 2018, Trump was interviewed by phone on ''Fox & Friends'' in a segment that stretched to nearly half an hour, and discussed several recent topics and controversies surrounding himself and his government.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-43913798\|title=Key takeaways from Trump's Fox News interview\|last=Zurcher\|first=Anthony\|date=April 26, 2018\|work=BBC News\|access-date=April 27, 2018\|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/04/trump-fox-and-friends/558992/\|title=Donald From D.C. Calls in to 'Fox and Friends'\|last=Graham\|first=David A.\|work=The Atlantic\|access-date=April 27, 2018\|language=en-US}}</ref> Trump said that he might interfere with the [[Mueller special counsel investigation\|Special Counsel investigation]],<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2018/04/26/us/politics/ap-us-trump-russia-probe.html\|title=Trump Pledges Hands Off Russia Probe, May 'Change My Mind'\|agency=The Associated Press\|date=April 26, 2018\|work=The New York Times\|access-date=April 30, 2018\|language=en-US}}</ref> acknowledged that lawyer [[Michael Cohen (lawyer)\|Michael Cohen]] had represented Trump in the [[Stormy Daniels–Donald Trump scandal]],<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Baker \|first1=Peter \|last2=Sullivan \|first2=Eileen \|date=April 26, 2018 \|title=Trump Distances Himself From Cohen's Legal Troubles \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/26/us/politics/trump-cohen-fox-friends.html \|language=en-US \|work=The New York Times \|access-date=April 30, 2018}}</ref> and said that he had gotten a card and flowers for [[Melania Trump]], his wife, whose birthday was the same day.<ref>{{cite news \|agency=The Associated Press \|date=April 26, 2018 \|title='Busy' Trump Admits He Didn't Get Wife Much for Her Birthday \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2018/04/26/us/politics/ap-us-melania-trump-birthday.html \|work=The New York Times \|access-date=April 30, 2018}}</ref> == Hosts == Line 101 ⟶ 90: {{S-start}} {{s-bef \| before = ''[[Fox ~~and~~& Friends First]]'' }} {{s-ttl Line 134 ⟶ 123: [[Category:2010s American television news shows]] [[Category:2020s American television news shows]] [[Category:American English-language television shows]] [[Category:Television morning shows in the United States]] [[Category:Fox News original programming]]