# Fox & Friends First > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Fox_%26_Friends_First > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Fox_%26_Friends_First.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fox_%26_Friends_First > Source revision: 1345938184 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) American Fox News breakfast television program (since 2012) Fox & Friends First Genre News program Talk show Presented by Carley Shimkus Todd Piro Janice Dean Chanley Painter Country of origin United States Original language English No. of seasons 13 Production Production location New York City Camera setup Multi-camera Running time 120 minutes (2012-2023) 60 minutes (2023-present) Original release Network Fox Fox News Release March 5, 2012 (2012-03-05) – present ***Fox & Friends First*** is a [breakfast television](/source/Breakfast_television) show on [Fox](/source/Fox_Broadcasting_Company) and [Fox News](/source/Fox_News). It airs every weekday from 5-6 a.m. EST. The hour-long program hosted by Carley Shimkus and Todd Piro serves as a pre-show to the network's flagship morning show *[Fox & Friends](/source/Fox_%26_Friends)*. The current incarnation of the show debuted on March 5, 2012, with [Heather Childers](/source/Heather_Childers) and [Ainsley Earhardt](/source/Ainsley_Earhardt) as the original hosts of the show. ## Hosts **Current** - Carley Shimkus, co-host (2021–present)[1] - Todd Piro, co-host (2020–present) - [Janice Dean](/source/Janice_Dean), meteorologist (2012–present) - Chanley Painter, news anchor (2024–present) **Former** - [Ainsley Earhardt](/source/Ainsley_Earhardt): co-host (2012–2016), left to co-host [Fox & Friends](/source/Fox_%26_Friends) (replaced by Rob Schmitt)[2] - [Heather Childers](/source/Heather_Childers): co-host (2012–2020), was pulled from the air in March 2020 (after being sick on air during the [COVID-19 pandemic](/source/COVID-19_pandemic))[3] - [Rob Schmitt](/source/Rob_Schmitt): co-host (2016–2020), was absent from the show before announcing he no longer worked for the network (replaced by Todd Piro)[4] - [Jillian Mele](/source/Jillian_Mele): co-host (2017–2021), left to pursue a degree in October 2021 (replaced by Carley Shimkus)[5] - Ashley Strohmier: news anchor (2020–2024), left to anchor [Fox News @ Night](/source/Fox_News_%40_Night) (replaced by Chanley Painter) - Brooke Singman, politics reporter (2021–2025) ## Synopsis The show devotes to new developments of the latest overnight headlines and/or continuous coverage of breaking news. Due to the nature and time of the show, guests rarely appear, so it focuses more on updates of news stories with correspondents, analysis from the hosts, and politics. When *Fox and Friends First* launched in March 2012, the show's executive producer, Lauren Petterson, described the show to *Fox News Insider* this way: "Think of *Fox and Friends First* like *Fox and Friends* on steroids. It will include all of the things you love about *Fox and Friends* – at warp speed. A cheat sheet, if you will, to all the day's big stories…" ## Recurring segments/elements - "Fox and Trends" – Chanley Painter shows the top three trending stories of the day - "Weather" – [Janice Dean](/source/Janice_Dean) presents the weather across the United States - "Fox Business Headlines" – [Cheryl Casone](/source/Cheryl_Casone) presents top stories that affect the markets - "The Good, The Bad & The Ugly" – hosts report three headlines in the morning and rate them into a category ## Programming announcements and changes In 2001, *[Fox & Friends](/source/Fox_%26_Friends)*, which aired from 7:00 am to 9:00 am [Eastern Time Zone](/source/Eastern_Time_Zone), was expanded by an hour to start at 6:00 am.[6] The new hour was branded *Fox & Friends First* and was co-anchored by [Alisyn Camerota](/source/Alisyn_Camerota).[7] In July 2008, the 6:00 am hour was replaced by a third hour of *Fox & Friends*, and Camerota was named permanent anchor of the weekend edition of *Fox & Friends*.[7] In June 2011, rival cable news channel [CNN](/source/CNN) began programming in the 5:00 am hour, with a one-hour extension of *[American Morning](/source/American_Morning)* titled *Wake Up Call*,[8] which was replaced in January 2012 following *American Morning*'s cancellation by the two-hour *[Early Start](/source/Early_Start)*.[9] [MSNBC](/source/MSNBC) already had started its news programming at that hour with two half-hour shows: *[Morning Joe First Look](/source/Morning_Joe_First_Look),* a general news program which had aired since the mid-2000s, and *[Way Too Early](/source/Way_Too_Early_with_Jonathan_Lemire)* (which leads into *[Morning Joe](/source/Morning_Joe)*), which debuted in July 2009.[10] In March 2012, Fox News confirmed that it was expanding its morning programming to begin at 5:00 am.[6] The new one-hour show was named *Fox & Friends First* and serves as a lead-in to *Fox & Friends*.[11] It debuted on March 5, 2012.[12][13] In its first week on the air, *Fox & Friends First* averaged more total viewers than other programs at CNN and MSNBC in the same time slot combined.[14] In October 2017, Fox News announced that the show will be expanded to two hours from 4:00 am to 6:00 am. The 4:00 am hour would be anchored solely by [Heather Childers](/source/Heather_Childers), and [Jillian Mele](/source/Jillian_Mele) and [Rob Schmitt](/source/Rob_Schmitt) would present the 5:00 am hour.[15] In July 2020, Childers had parted ways with Fox News after executives had expressed concern and anger about her coming to work and appearing visibly ill on air several months earlier during the wake of the [COVID-19 pandemic](/source/COVID-19_pandemic).[16] In 2021, Jillian Mele was replaced by Carley Shimkus as a co-anchor.[17] In June 2023, Fox News announced that the show would be ending its 4am EST hour and only broadcasting from 5–6am EST with Shimkus and Piro remaining as co-hosts.[18] ## Location *Fox & Friends First* is broadcast from Studio J at 1211 Avenue of the Americas (also known as the News Corp. Building), New York City. On March 19, 2018, Fox & Friends First has relocated to Studio D from its original location in Studio J for construction. The team moved back to Studio J on June 19, 2018.[19] ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Media Relations | Fox News"](https://press.foxnews.com/2021/10/carley-shimkus-named-co-host-of-fox-news-channels-fox-friends-first). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Media Relations | Fox News"](https://press.foxnews.com/2016/02/ainsley-earhardt-to-join-fox-friends-as-new-co-host). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Heather Childers Leaves Fox News; Had Been off Early Morning Slot Since Showing up Visibly Sick in March"](https://web.archive.org/web/20200724002109/https://deadline.com/2020/07/heather-childers-fox-news-parts-ways-coronavirus-1202993871/). July 23, 2020. Archived from [the original](https://deadline.com/2020/07/heather-childers-fox-news-parts-ways-coronavirus-1202993871) on July 24, 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Did Rob Schmitt Abruptly Leave 'Fox & Friends First'?"](https://www.distractify.com/p/is-rob-schmitt-still-at-fox-news). April 26, 2021 [December 1, 2020]. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Tornoe, Rob (October 29, 2021). ["Fox News host Jillian Mele leaving the network to return to La Salle"](https://www.inquirer.com/entertainment/tv/fox-news-jillian-mele-fox-and-friends-carley-shimkus-20211029.html). *www.inquirer.com*. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-thr_6-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-thr_6-1) O'Connell, Michael (March 1, 2012). ["'Fox & Friends' Expanding by an Hour"](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/fox-friends-fnc-ratings-296323). *[The Hollywood Reporter](/source/The_Hollywood_Reporter)*. Retrieved March 5, 2012. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-tvn_7-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-tvn_7-1) K, Steve (July 14, 2008). ["Changes at Fox & Friends"](https://www.adweek.com/tvnewser/changes-at-fox-friends/). [TV Newser](/source/TV_Newser). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20141021204348/http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/changes-at-fox-friends_b20086) from the original on October 21, 2014. Retrieved March 5, 2012. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** Weprin, Alex (June 20, 2011). ["'Wake Up Call' With Ali Velshi To Launch Next Week"](https://www.adweek.com/tvnewser/wake-up-call-with-ali-velshi-to-launch-next-week/). [TV Newser](/source/TV_Newser). Retrieved March 13, 2012. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-tvn2_9-0)** Weprin, Alex (March 1, 2012). ["The New Battleground of Cable News: 5 AM"](https://www.adweek.com/tvnewser/the-new-battleground-of-cable-news-5-am/). [TV Newser](/source/TV_Newser). Retrieved March 5, 2012. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-tvn3_10-0)** Ariens, Chris (July 15, 2009). [""Way Too Early" to Launch July 27"](https://www.adweek.com/tvnewser/willie-geist-gets-his-own-msnbc-show-really-early-in-the-morning/). [TV Newser](/source/TV_Newser). Retrieved March 9, 2012. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** Shapiro, Rebecca (March 1, 2012). ["Fox News Expands Morning Show 'Fox & Friends' To Four Hours"](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/01/fox-news-morning-fox-and-friends-four-hours_n_1314088.html?ref=media). *[The Huffington Post](/source/The_Huffington_Post)*. Retrieved March 5, 2012. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** Ariens, Chris (May 3, 2012). ["'Fox & Friends First' Goes on the Air"](https://www.adweek.com/tvnewser/fox-friends-first-goes-on-the-air/). [TV Newser](/source/TV_Newser). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20140713213853/http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/fox-friends-first-goes-on-the-air_b114985) from the original on July 13, 2014. Retrieved March 5, 2012. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** [*'Fox & Friends First' Debuts*](https://web.archive.org/web/20220607063759/https://video.foxnews.com/v/1488935424001/). [Fox News Channel](/source/Fox_News_Channel). Archived from [the original](http://video.foxnews.com/v/1488935424001/) on June 7, 2022. Retrieved March 5, 2012. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** Ariens, Chris (March 14, 2012). ["In 5am Ratings Race, Fox News Takes Early Lead"](https://www.adweek.com/tvnewser/in-5am-ratings-race-fox-news-takes-early-lead/). [TV Newser](/source/TV_Newser). Retrieved March 14, 2012. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-15)** Steinberg, Brian (October 2, 2017). ["Fox News Expands 'Fox & Friends,' Starting 'First' Broadcast at 4 AM"](https://variety.com/2017/tv/news/fox-news-fox-and-friends-first-1202580695/). *Variety*. Retrieved January 25, 2018. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-16)** Stelter, Brian (July 22, 2020). ["Fox News parts ways with a morning host who caused a Covid-19 scare"](https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/22/media/fox-news-heather-childers-coronavirus/index.html). *CNN*. Retrieved July 27, 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-17)** Baragona, Justin (April 23, 2020). ["'Fox & Friends First' Host Heather Childers Complains About Fox News Benching Her During Coronavirus"](https://www.thedailybeast.com/fox-and-friends-first-host-heather-childers-complains-about-fox-news-benching-her-during-coronavirus). *[The Daily Beast](/source/The_Daily_Beast)*. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-18)** ["DETAILS: Fox News Cancels Steve Hilton's Sunday Show as Network Shakes Up Weekend Lineup"](https://www.mediaite.com/tv/details-fox-news-cancels-steve-hiltons-sunday-show-as-network-shakes-up-weekend-lineup/). *Mediaite*. June 1, 2023. Retrieved June 2, 2023. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-19)** Hill, Michael P. (June 19, 2018). ["'Fox & Friends First' becomes latest show to move to Studio J"](http://www.newscaststudio.com/2018/06/19/fox-and-friends-first-studio-j/). *NewscastStudio*. 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