Fox Business suddenly cancels 'Lou Dobbs Tonight,' its highest-rated show

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Lindell says to Dominion to bring on lawsuit

https://www.radio.com/wccoradio/news/local/lindell...
Lindell, who was President Trump’s campaign chair in Minnesota and has been an ardent supporter of the out-going chief executive, says Dominion Voting Systems should bring it on…









Fox should do like Lindell.....tell Dominion to bring it on. Make sure they bring some sort of proof for discovery. But alas, Fox News has no spine.

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Well, I guess it's over for Lou. Fox really knows how to stick it to their loyal news hosts. I'm sure there are more to come. Jeannine Pirro and Maria Bartiromo as well. Fox lost their prized possession and now they are starting to can people. Go figure.

Lou Dobbs, the longtime host of the signature right-wing talk show on the Fox Business Network, was canned by the network on Friday night. "Lou Dobbs Tonight" is off the air, effective immediately, a Fox spokesperson confirmed. An interim show will take Dobbs' place at 5 and 7 p.m. Eastern starting Monday. It was a head-scratching change by Fox Business, since Dobbs was its highest-rated host, albeit on a relatively low-rated network. He often doubled his lead-in's ratings, which is a rare feat in television.

Dobbs, a veteran financial news anchor, became known at Fox Business for his sycophantic pro-Trump programs. He was one of the former president's biggest boosters on television, and Trump regularly thanked him in return. In one of Trump's first statements since leaving the White House, he effusively praised his friend, saying Dobbs "is and was great. Nobody loves America more than Lou. He had a large and loyal following that will be watching closely for his next move, and that following includes me."The pro-Trump propaganda bent juiced Dobbs' ratings. But his far-right programming choices repeatedly caused consternation within the company, a source close to the matter said, and his program was a loss leader for Fox because many advertisers didn't want to be associated with his content.

Sources at Fox indicated that the Smartmatic lawsuit was just one factor in the decision to cancel Dobbs. His weak performance with advertisers was also a significant factor, one of the sources said.
But Fox is clearly under enormous legal pressure from Smartmatic and another voter systems firm, Dominion, which has threatened to sue the network, but has not done so to date.



Fox Business suddenly cancels 'Lou Dobbs Tonight,' its highest-rated show - CNN

Couldn't have happened to a nicer guy. Glad to see that Fox is getting in on the purge.

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BREAKING: Fox News faces backlash from Trump supporters after cancelling Lou Dobbs.....

Fox News has abruptly cancelled the show of Lou Dobbs, an ardent Trump supporter. According to Yashar Ali “Dobbs will remain under contract with Fox News Media but it’s highly unlikely he will ever appear on the networks again.”


The move comes after election tech company Smartmatic filed a $2.7 billion defamation and disparagement lawsuit against Fox News. The suit named Lou Dobbs, Maria Bartiromo and Jeanine Pirro, as well as Rudy Giuliani and Sidney Powell.



Sebastian Gorka tweeted:
He’s a Patriot.
He speaks the Truth.
He doesn’t back down.
That’s why @FoxNews had to cance l@LouDobbs. #FOXisFinished .....snip~


BREAKING: Fox News faces backlash from Trump supporters after cancelling Lou Dobbs | News Thud


If he doesnt remain in Television. Radio wont have any trouble picking him.

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If Fox can't make money off a show because the advertisers won't touch it and on top of it all, it is potentially attracting expensive lawsuits, it fails the cost benefit analysis. They are in business to make money.

[Beevee]

You can never NOT mention Trump.

Yeah, ALL Trump supporters LOVE Fox news!

Yet you mentioned him twice inside of 13 words.

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In January 2021 Fox News Ratings Fell Behind CNN And MSNBC

https://www.forbes.com/sites/bradadgate/2021/02/03/...
2 days ago · In primetime, Fox News first became the top-rated cable news network in January 2002, just months following the 9/11 terrorist attacks. For nearly two decades, regardless of the news cycle, Fox ...



Looks like Fox News will lose more viewership.

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UPDATE: Fox News Media provided the following statement regarding the cancelation of Lou Dobbs Tonight on Friday:

“As 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 – this is part of those planned changes. A new 5PM program will be announced in the near future.”
According to FOX News Media, an interim show, FOX Business Tonight, will begin airing at 5 p.m./e.s.t. The show will be hosted by Jackie DeAngelis on Monday and Tuesday night, and by David Asmand on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. The show will reair at 7 p.m./e.s.t.
On Thursday, FOX News Media issued the following statement regarding its coverage of the 2020 presidential election in the wake of a lawsuit brought against the network by election technology firm Smartmatic:
“FOX News Media is committed to providing the full context of every story with in-depth reporting and clear opinion. We are proud of our 2020 election coverage and will vigorously defend against this meritless lawsuit in court.”.....snip~


UPDATE: Fox News Addresses Cancelation of Lou Dobbs Tonight by Bronson Stocking (townhall.com)

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Punish those who believe differently! Cancel them
Is that what you personally support @Leanne778 I mean after the things the media said about Trump the uninvestigated voting machine producers sue? Either media can shape opinion and sell opinions as fact or even news or they can't.. Even Bidin fans must be upset at some level by this double standard?

Dobbs is nothing but a ultra sycophantic Trump supporter. Fox forced Dobbs to run a fact and check on air debunking the lies he was spewing regarding the voting machines and he still kept saying they can't find proof of voter fraud citing fraud was committed mentioning Nevada and Pennyslvania specifically.

After Bill Barr announced there was no proof of voter fraud Dobbs called him a liar, a fool or both. He may be compromised, unprincipled or he may be personally distraught or ill. This coming from one of the highly regarding news hosts for many years. Dobbs lost his mind with Trump. Denouncing the AG for simply stating the truth. For me, I can't stand Barr for being Trump's gopher and ass kisser. Doing anything he could for Trump even if it was wrong, however, for once he stood on his own claiming there was no proof of voter fraud. Finally he did something right.

Dobbs calling the FBI, the justice department and Barr not enforcing the law is pathetic. He was always a conservative, I most of the time disagreed with him, but this is something else. In Dobb's eyes all that mattered was Trump.

Even when Fox News corroborated the news story of Trump calling the military suckers and losers Dobbs went against his own company refuting his own colleagues story or at least parts of it.

But I'm sure Dobbs will get to host another show at some point, spewing Trump rhetoric claiming he's the best president there ever was.

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Dobbs is nothing but a ultra sycophantic Trump supporter. Fox forced Dobbs to run a fact and check on air debunking the lies he was spewing regarding the voting machines and he still kept saying they can't find proof of voter fraud citing fraud was committed mentioning Nevada and Pennyslvania specifically.

After Bill Barr announced there was no proof of voter fraud Dobbs called him a liar, a fool or both. He may be compromised, unprincipled or he may be personally distraught or ill. This coming from one of the highly regarding news hosts for many years. Dobbs lost his mind with Trump. Denouncing the AG for simply stating the truth. For me, I can't stand Barr for being Trump's gopher and ass kisser. Doing anything he could for Trump even if it was wrong, however, for once he stood on his own claiming there was no proof of voter fraud. Finally he did something right.

Dobbs calling the FBI, the justice department and Barr not enforcing the law is pathetic. He was always a conservative, I most of the time disagreed with him, but this is something else. In Dobb's eyes all that mattered was Trump.

Even when Fox News corroborated the news story of Trump calling the military suckers and losers Dobbs went against his own company refuting his own colleagues story or at least parts of it.

But I'm sure Dobbs will get to host another show at some point, spewing Trump rhetoric claiming he's the best president there ever was.

You must have forgot that Dobbs was with CNN for 3 decades. Before he went to Fox News.


Besides being a Marine. He has been a Conservative long before he became a Trump supporter. So an old enemy of your kind.

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FOX folded to Smartmatic. Nothing mysterious.

Yep. It’s all about the money.