America's Newsroom

America's Newsroom is an American television news program on Fox News Channel currently hosted by Sandra Smith and Ed Henry. Episodes air live from 9 a.m. - 12 p.m on Monday through Friday. The show focuses on the development of the day's events with interviews, current event updates, and political analysis. The show has been a part of the Fox News program lineup since February 12, 2007, and is the number one cable news broadcast in its time slot.[1][2]

America's Newsroom
GenreNews/Talk program
Presented bySandra Smith
Ed Henry
Country of originUnited States
Original language(s)English
Production
Production location(s)New York City
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time180 minutes
Release
Original networkFox News Channel
Picture format480i (16:9 letterbox SDTV)
720p (16:9 HDTV)
Original releaseFebruary 12, 2007 (2007-02-12) –
present
External links
Website

The program is one of FNC's eight current straight news programs, with the others being America's News Headquarters, Special Report with Bret Baier, Fox News Reporting, Outnumbered Overtime, Fox Report, Fox & Friends First, The Story with Martha MacCallum and Fox News @ Night.

Synopsis

Derived from one of the network's slogans, the show features general news coverage, which is divided between two general categories, either originating from the National Desk or World Desk. The program also features a number of discussions on issues currently in the news, commonly forming a panel of two to three to come onto the program to give separate viewpoints, pulled together by questions asked by the hosts to help inform the viewers on the points of views on the issue at hand.

Recurring segments/elements
  • The A-Team - Three Fox News contributors offer political analysis the day's events and topics.
  • The Headliner - A high profile official (usually in government) is interviewed by both hosts about the day's current events.
  • 24/7 Crew - Featuring host from Fox News Headlines 24/7 to discuss the day's current events.

Programming announcements/changes

On March 23, 2009, America's Newsroom launched in high definition and moved to Studio J, the Election Night 2008 set used by the Fox News Channel.

March 20, 2018, the show debuted Studio N, overlooking the Newsroom. It was stated that the move was temporary while Studio J was under construction.[3]

On June 1, 2018, it was announced that the program would be extended to the 11 AM hour, replacing the long-time show Happening Now, and that the show was moving back to Studio J with a graphics makeover.[4]

On December 19, 2019, it was announced that Ed Henry would replace Bill Hemmer starting January 20, 2020

Location

America's Newsroom is broadcast from Studio J at 1211 Avenue of the Americas (also known as the News Corp. Building), New York City.

Former co-hosts
  • Megyn Kelly - Moved to America Live, which debuted on the same day in the 1 PM ET time-slot that was previously occupied by The Live Desk, which has been cancelled three days earlier. Martha MacCallum filled in for Kelly.
  • Martha MacCallum - Left America's Newsroom on January 16, 2017, to host a new show on Fox News Channel, The First 100 Days, which became The Story with Martha MacCallum on Monday, May 1. Shannon Bream filled in for MacCallum on America's Newsroom during the 100 day period.[5]'
  • Shannon Bream - Went on to host a new prime-time show named Fox News @ Night, which started on October 30, 2017.[6] Sandra Smith replaced Bream on October 2, 2017.[7]
  • Bill Hemmer - Starting to host "Bill Hemmer Reports" on January 20, 2020

References
  1. Morning Changes To Fox News Live, TVNewser
  2. FNC anchor changes Archived 2007-02-04 at the Wayback Machine, ICN
  3. "Fox News' 'America's Newsroom' moves to temporary home". Newscast Studio.
  4. "America's Newsroom' to move into Studio J Monday".
  5. "Premiering Tonight at 7pm ET: Martha MacCallum Hosts 'The First 100 Days'". Fox News Insider. 2017-01-13. Retrieved 2017-09-27.
  6. "Shannon Bream to Host New Live 11pm Show, 'Fox News @ Night'". Fox News Insider. 2017-09-21. Retrieved 2017-09-28.
  7. "MONDAY: Fox News Channel to Launch New Daytime Lineup". Fox News Insider. 2017-09-26. Retrieved 2017-09-28.
Preceded by
Fox & Friends		 America's Newsroom
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM		 Succeeded by
Outnumbered
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