Ailes praises Fox Business for debate
Roger Ailes, chairman and CEO of Fox News Channel and Fox Business Network, sent out the following message Wednesday to its staff: First, my congratulations to the employees of the Fox Business Network. The debate last night was excellent and showcased FBN as a world class financial network. Every one of our team leaders accomplished […]
How Fox Business hopes the debate will help its business
Brian Stelter of CNNMoney.com writes about how Fox Business Network hopes that hosting the Republican presidential debate will help grow its audience. Stelter writes, “Fox Business isn’t as well-known as CNBC, which is why it is promoting a channel finder tool on its web site. But its bigger brother network is helping to get the […]
Bartiromo: I read Twitter to make sure we’re covering what people are talking about
Suzanne McGee of Gotham magazine interviewed Fox Business Network anchor Maria Bartiromo about her job. Here is an excerpt: How have you adjusted your life to getting up at 3 am for your new Fox Business show? I can confirm the city never sleeps! I’ve done those early hours at CNN Business, but I had […]
Fox Business nearly doubles viewers in past year
Fox Business Network has nearly doubled its audience in the past year. According to Nielsen numbers, Fox Business Network’s business day has pulled in an average of 102,000 total viewers this month, a 92 percent gain compared to October 2014. In addition, the 25- to 54-year-old demographic saw a 60 percent increase year to year with an average […]
“Varney & Co.” sweeps CNBC on Tuesday
Stuart Varney’s “Varney & Co.,” which appears on Fox Business Network in the morning, scored its first sweep over CNBC in both total viewers and the 25 to 54-year-old demographic on Tuesday. During the 11 a.m. hour, Varney averaged 192,000 total viewers, a 9 percent advantage over “Squawk Alley” on CNBC, which pulled in 176,000 […]
Regan’s show on Fox Business posts best ratings ever
“The Intelligence Report with Trish Regan” on Fox Business Network posted its best-ever ratings on Thursday. The show, which began earlier this year when Fox hired Trish Regan from Bloomberg Television, pulled in 152,000 total viewers for the 2 p.m. program. In addition, the show also beat CNBC in the key 25- to 54-year-old demographic, scoring 41,000 […]
“Varney & Co.” on Fox Business has highest ratings ever
“Varney & Co.,” which appears on Fox Business Network, recorded its highest-ever ratings on Monday. The show, which runs from 9 a.m. to noon, posted its highest-rated time block ever in the 25- to 54-year-old demographic with 59,000 viewers. In addition, Varney’s 9 a.m. hour topped CNBC in the demographic with 62,000 viewers. CNBC’s “Squawk on the […]
Lou Dobbs posts Fox’s first monthly win against CNBC
Fox Business Network’s “Lou Dobbs Tonight” recorded the network’s first-ever monthly ratings win over CNBC in total viewers, according to Nielsen Media Research. The program had previously topped CNBC in the advertising demo of persons aged 25-54, but this is the first monthly win for both the network and the program in total viewers. Hosted […]
Litigation on Fox Biz cancellation of reality series gets nasty
Eriq Gardner of The Hollywood Reporter digs into legal filings surrounding claims that Fox Business Network canceled a reality series after discovering one of the stars was gay and found out that management changes played a part. Gardner writes, “Leftfield begins its story on a specific date, Aug. 14, 2014, when Fox News executive vp programming Bill Shine got […]
How one Fed reporter parses “Fedspeak”
Peter Barnes joined Fox Business Network in September 2007, shortly before its launch, and serves as its senior Washington correspondent. Until 2004, Barnes served as the Washington bureau chief and correspondent for television station group Hearst-Argyle. He has also worked at numerous business programming outlets, including TechTV from 2001 to 2003, where he was the Washington bureau […]
