{"id":119287,"date":"2021-02-05T19:28:02","date_gmt":"2021-02-06T00:28:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=119287"},"modified":"2021-02-05T19:42:41","modified_gmt":"2021-02-06T00:42:41","slug":"fox-news-suddenly-cancels-lou-dobbs-tonight-fox-business-highest-rated-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fox-news-suddenly-cancels-lou-dobbs-tonight-fox-business-highest-rated-show\/","title":{"rendered":"Fox News Suddenly Cancels \u2018Lou Dobbs Tonight,\u2019 Fox Business\u2019 Highest Rated Show"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffox-news-suddenly-cancels-lou-dobbs-tonight-fox-business-highest-rated-show%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=119287&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/GettyImages-1072888910-1200x800-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span>Fox News has canceled \u201cLou Dobbs Tonight,\u201d with Friday night being host Lou Dobbs\u2019 final broadcast, according to the Los Angeles Times.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Lou Dobbs, who was the highest-rated host on the Fox Business Network, \u201c<\/span><span>remains under contract at Fox News but he will in all likelihood not appear on the company\u2019s networks again.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>His show, \u201cLou Dobbs Tonight\u201d aired daily at 5 p.m. ET, and re-aired at 7 p.m. on Fox Business, which became the top-rated \u201cnews program on business television,\u201d featuring a \u201cbreakdown of the day\u2019s top stories and how they impact the economy,\u201d according to the Fox Business website.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201c<\/span><span>Prior to joining FBN, Dobbs served as a chief economic correspondent, managing editor and executive vice president for CNN, hosting various programs, including \u2018Moneyline,\u2019 which premiered in 1980 and was later renamed Lou Dobbs Tonight,\u201d his profile shows.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Dobbs, 75, joined Fox Business Network in November of 2010. According to the Los Angeles Times, \u201cLou Dobbs Tonight\u201d will \u201c<\/span><span>be called \u2018Fox Business Tonight,\u2019 with rotating substitute hosts Jackie DeAngelis and David Asman,\u201d starting next week.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>This announcement comes one day after Smartmatic \u2014 a voting software company \u2014 filed a<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/entertainment-arts\/business\/story\/2021-02-04\/voting-software-smartmatic-sues-fox-news-anchors-27-billion-election\"><span>$2.7 billion defamation suit<\/span><\/a> <span>against Fox News and three of its hosts, one of whom was Lou Dobbs. According to the Los Angeles Times report, however, \u201cpeople familiar with discussions say the decision to end Dobbs\u2019 program was under consideration before the legal issues with Smartmatic arose.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cAs we said in October, Fox News Media regularly considers programming changes and plans have been in place to launch new formats as appropriate post-election, including on Fox Business,\u201d a Fox News representative said. \u201cThis is part of those planned changes. A new 5 p.m. program will be announced in the near future.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>This news comes after a series of other announcements regarding Fox News and Fox Business Network programming, including a number of program and host changes, as well as a shake-up of the Fox News daytime lineup. This also comes during a turbulent time for the conservative network, as Fox News\u2019 ratings fell below that of CNN and MSNBC for the<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/fox-news-ratings-crash-trailing-cnn-and-msnbc-for-the-first-time-since-2000\"><span>first time since 2000<\/span><\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Lou Dobbs \u201c<\/span><span>graduated from Harvard University with a degree in economics,\u201d and \u201cworked in government and banking prior to working in journalism.\u201d He was named \u201cTV\u2019s Premier Business News Anchorman\u201d by The Wall Street Journal, and was also awarded a Lifetime Achievement Emmy Award.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a<\/span><\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em><span>member<\/span><\/em><\/a><em><span>.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fox News has canceled \u201cLou Dobbs Tonight,\u201d with Friday night being host Lou Dobbs\u2019 final broadcast, according to the Los Angeles Times. 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