Outnumbered (American TV program)
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Genre | Talk show News program |
Presented by | Harris Faulkner Emily Compagno Kayleigh McEnany Rotating Panelists |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
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Production location | New York City |
Camera setup | Multi-camera |
Running time | 60 minutes |
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Original network | Fox News |
Picture format | HDTV 720p |
Original release | April 28, 2014 present | –
Outnumbered (sometimes stylized as Out#) is an American daytime news and talk show that airs on Fox News at 12 p.m. ET. Hosts Harris Faulkner, Emily Compagno, Kayleigh McEnany and a rotating female panelist with one guest male panelist (hence the show's gimmick, called "one lucky guy") discuss the news and issues of the day.[1]
Hosts[edit]
- Harris Faulkner (2014–present), an Emmy Award-winning journalist and author has been a full-time co-host since the show's inception. She also hosts The Faulkner Focus which leads into Outnumbered. Before Outnumbered, Faulkner covered breaking news in the 11 a.m.-1 p.m. time-slot.
- Emily Compagno (2021–present), Fox News contributor, Gutfeld! frequent panelist. Attorney and former NFL cheerleader.[2]
- Kayleigh McEnany (2021–present), former White House Press Secretary for Donald Trump, Fox News analyst.[3]
Semi-Regular Panelists[edit]
The following Fox News/Fox Business personalities appear on a rotating basis in the fifth spot on the shows couch, and occasionally fill in for the main hosts:
Conservative/Libertarian
- Lisa Kennedy Montgomery (aka Kennedy) – Host of Kennedy on Fox Business
- Rachel Campos-Duffy – former reality TV personality, Fox & Friends Weekend co-host
- Dagen McDowell – Fox Business anchor
- Tomi Lahren – Fox Nation personality, host of "Tomi Lahren Is Fearless" Podcast on OutKick
- Gillian Turner – Fox News correspondent
- Carley Shimkus – Fox & Friends First co-host
- Morgan Ortagus — Former State Department Spokesperson
- Julie Banderas – Fox News Anchor
- Shannon Bream – host of Fox News @ Night
- Martha MacCallum – host of The Story with Martha MacCallum
- Cheryl Casone – Fox Business anchor
- Lauren Simonetti – Fox Business anchor
- Tammy Bruce— Fox News Contributor
- Jackie DeAngelis — Fox Business Correspondent
- Nicole Saphier — Board certified Radiologist, Fox News Medical Contributor
Liberal
- Leslie Marshall – radio talk show host, Fox News contributor
- Jessica Tarlov — co-host of The Five
- Jenna Arnold— Author, Democratic Strategist
Former co-hosts[edit]
- Andrea Tantaros – a full-time co-host from early 2015 through April 2016. She says that she was forced off the show because of repeated complaints about sexual harassment by former Fox News head Roger Ailes, while Fox News lawyers say that she was suspended because they weren't given a chance to vet her book that was published on April 26, 2016.[4] Was replaced by Meghan McCain.
- Stacey Dash – a semi-regular host early in the program's history, but was seen less frequently as time progressed, and eventually left Fox News after her contract lapsed.
- Jedediah Bila — a prominent semi-regular co-host from the shows inception, left Fox News in 2016 to join The View. She returned to Fox two years later as a contributor and was named Fox & Friends Weekend co-host in 2019, but parted ways with the network again in May 2021.[5]
- Julie Roginsky – former semi-regular host and Fox News contributor, Roginsky filed a lawsuit against the network in 2017. Like Tantaros, she alleged sexual harassment by Roger Ailes.[6]
- Meghan McCain – a former full-time co-host from November 2016[citation needed][unreliable fringe source?] to September 2017. McCain took the seat vacated by Tantaros seven months earlier. She was a semi-regular host since she was hired by Fox News in July 2015.[7] The daughter of the late U.S. Senator John McCain, she took a break from the show following her father's cancer diagnosis before leaving the network. In October 2017, McCain joined ABC's The View. She was replaced by Melissa Francis. McCain now writes for The Daily Mail.
- Sandra Smith – an original co-host of the program, she left the show in 2018 when she became a co-anchor of America's Newsroom and that show's subsequent expansion to three hours in June 2018. She is now the Co anchor of "America Reports" with John Roberts
- Melissa Francis – Former Little House on the Prairie star (as Cassandra Cooper Ingalls), former co-host of CNBC's The Call, and co-anchor of After The Bell on Fox Business. She became a full-time co-host for the program in July 2018, following being a semi-regular panelist since the show's inception.[8] Melissa Francis left Fox News in October 2020 following a pay dispute.[9] She was later replaced by Emily Compagno.
- Marie Harf – a semi-regular liberal co-host and a Fox News contributor, stopped making appearances on the show after December 10, 2020 following an on air argument with host Harris Faulkner over COVID-19 deaths. She makes rare appearances on other shows throughout the Network.[10]
Programming changes[edit]
On October 2, 2017, it was announced that the program would be moved to Studio F, and the show would have an extended hour, titled Outnumbered, Overtime with Harris Faulkner, airing weekdays at 1:00 p.m.
On January 18, 2021, Outnumbered Overtime ended and was replaced by America Reports. Harris Faulkner now hosts another show, The Faulkner Focus, which airs at 11am E.T. before Outnumbered.
Location[edit]
Outnumbered broadcasts from Studio M at 1211 Avenue of the Americas (also known as the News Corp. Building), New York City. In 2017, Outnumbered from Studio D on October 2, 2017.
References[edit]
- ^ Steinberg, Brian (April 16, 2014). "Fox News to Launch 'Outnumbered', a Noontime Panel Show, April 28". Variety. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
- ^ "Fox News Channel Names Emily Compagno Co-Host of Outnumbered". Fox News. January 25, 2021.
- ^ "Kayleigh McEnany Named Co-Host of Outnumbered". Fox News. March 30, 2021.
- ^ Tesfaye, Sophia (August 8, 2016). "Former Fox News host Andrea Tantaros: I was booted off air after complaining of Roger Ailes' sexual harassment". Salon. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
- ^ "'Fox and Friends Weekend' co-host Jedediah Bila leaves Fox News, says she's 'excited for what's to come'". USA Today.
- ^ Siemaszko, Corky (April 3, 2017). "Roger Ailes Scandal: Julie Roginsky Hits Fox News With Sex Harassment Suit". NBC News. Retrieved June 30, 2019.
- ^ Griswold, Alex (July 16, 2015). "Fox News Hires Meghan McCain for Some Reason". Mediaite. Archived from the original on April 23, 2017. Retrieved June 30, 2019.
- ^ Katz, A.J. (July 2, 2018). "Melissa Francis Named Co-Host of Fox News' Outnumbered". Adweek. Retrieved June 30, 2019.
- ^ Johnson, Ted (October 23, 2020). "Melissa Francis Off Fox News Amid Reports Of Pay Disparity Dispute". Deadline. Retrieved October 31, 2020.
- ^ Baragona, Justin (10 December 2020). "Fox News Anchor Blows up when Liberal Pundit Calls Out Lack of COVID Death Coverage". The Daily Beast.
External links[edit]
- Outnumbered at IMDb
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