Brian Kilmeade and Lawrence Jones Get Saturday Primetime Shows on Fox News
thewrap.comFox News Channel is shaking up Saturday nights.Starting Jan. 29, Brian Kilmeade is getting his own show at 8 p.m., taking Jesse Watters’ old time slot.
Dan Bongino is moving up from 10 p.m. to 9 p.m., replacing Jeanine Pirro, who is now a co-host of “The Five.”Kilmeade will remain co-host of “Fox & Friends.” Weeknight show “Jesse Watters Primetime” debuts on Monday.Lawrence Jones will backfill Bongino’s old 10 p.m.
hour with a new show of his own. The promotion makes Jones, 29, the youngest Black solo host of a program in cable news, Fox said on Thursday.Jones will continue as the enterprise reporter for “Fox & Friends.”“Lawrence has been an impact player since joining the network in 2018 and we are thrilled to add his critical insights to our weekend lineup,” Suzanne Scott, CEO of Fox News Media, said in a statement on Thursday. “Whether reporting from the border or diners across America to hosting primetime specials, his perspective has added depth to our programming while resonating with the audience.
As one of our homegrown stars, Brian has been a wildly popular mainstay for millions of Americans across multiple platforms — from our number one rated morning franchise ‘Fox & Friends’ to his hit shows on Fox News Audio and Fox Nation.
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