| The Big Weekend Show | |
|---|---|
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| Also known as | The Big Saturday Show and The Big Sunday Show (2021–2023) |
| Genre | |
| Presented by | Rotating panelists |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| Production | |
| Production location | 1211 Avenue of the Americas (News Corp. Building) in New York City |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company | Fox News |
| Original release | |
| Network | Fox News Channel |
| Release | June 3, 2023 – present |
The Big Weekend Show (also The Big Saturday Show and The Big Sunday Show from 2021 to 2023) is an American panel talk show on Fox News in which four rotating Fox News personalities discuss current stories, political issues, and pop culture. The program airs live every Saturday and Sunday at 7 p.m. ET.[1]
Format
The show is made up of six blocks. Each of the first five blocks is introduced, closed and loosely moderated by a different co-host. The co-host's block may have a single topic or multiple topics. On Saturdays, the show ends with a segment called "The Big Weekend Flops", highlighting the biggest fails of the week. On Sundays, the show ends with a segment called "The Big Four", in which the hosts share what they believe are the biggest stories of the week.[2]
The show is similar to Fox News' other successful talk shows such as The Five, Outnumbered, and Gutfeld!.
The program averages between 900,000 to 1 million viewers per episode.
Hosts
Since the show's inception in 2021, the program has featured a rotation of various Fox News/Fox Business personalties. Some of the regular hosts featured include the following: [3][4]
- Johnny "Joey" Jones, Fox News contributor
- Alicia Acuna, Fox News correspondent
- Nicole Saphier, Fox News medical contributor
- Griff Jenkins, Fox News national correspondent
- Lisa Boothe, Fox News contributor and host of The Truth with Lisa Boothe on IHeartRadio
- Molly Line, Fox News correspondent
- Guy Benson, host of The Guy Benson Show on Fox News Radio
- Tomi Lahren, Fox News contributor and host of Tomi Lahren is Fearless on the OutKick sports news website
- Charles Hurt, Washington Times opinion writer and Fox News contributor
- Katie Pavlich, Fox News contributor and Townhall editor
- Julie Banderas, Fox News anchor
- Tom Shillue, Fox Nation host
- Kellyanne Conway, Fox News contributor and former Senior Counselor to President Donald Trump
- Kat Timpf, co-host of the Gutfeld! news and political satire talk show
- Joe Concha, Fox News contributor
- Kennedy, host of the Kennedy Saves The World podcast on Fox News Radio
- Tammy Bruce, Fox News contributor and Fox Nation host
- Jimmy Failla, host of Fox Across America on Fox News Radio and Fox News Saturday Night
- Raymond Arroyo, Fox News contributor
- Anita Vogel, Fox News correspondent
- Gianno Caldwell, Fox News political analyst
- Lauren Simonetti, Fox Business Correspondent and Anchor
History
The show originally debuted on February 27, 2021, with hosts Lawrence B. Jones, Gillian Turner, Lisa Boothe and Sean Duffy. The program was featured regularly on weekends and was officially named part of Fox News' lineup in May 2021.[5]
In May 2023, Fox News announced that The Big Saturday/Sunday show would be renamed The Big Weekend Show and would be moving from the 5 p.m. ET time slot to the 7 p.m. ET slot on June 3, 2023.[6][7]
In February 2024 the show drew significant criticism for a discussion about a new line of sneakers launched by Donald Trump. Co-host Raymond Arroyo said "(these shoes are) connecting with Black America because they love sneakers. This is a big deal, certainly in the inner city. So when you have Trump roll out his sneaker line, they're like, 'wait a minute, this is cool.' He's reaching them on a level that defies and is above politics." These comments were called "outright racist" by some and traded in "harmful stereotypes" about African Americans and their intelligence. [8]
References
- ^ "The Big Weekend Show". Fox News. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
- ^ Fetterman's flag flop, retrieved July 14, 2023
- ^ The Big Saturday Show (TV Series 2021– ) - IMDb, retrieved July 14, 2023
- ^ "https://twitter.com/LisaMarieBoothe/status/1677800392946589696?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet". Twitter. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
{{cite web}}: External link in|title= - ^ Johnson, Ted (May 12, 2021). "Fox News Adds Trey Gowdy, Dan Bongino Shows To Weekend Lineup". Deadline. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
- ^ "Media Relations | Fox News". Retrieved July 14, 2023.
- ^ Steinberg, Brian (June 1, 2023). "Fox News Channel Shuffles Weekend Primetime Lineup". Variety. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
- ^ "TRUMP SNEAKERS WILL SWAY BLACK VOTERS". TMZ. February 22, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
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