''Fox News Specialists'' is an American news and talk show that aired from May 1 to September 7, 2017, on the
Fox News
The Fox News Channel, abbreviated FNC, commonly known as Fox News, and stylized in all caps, is an American multinational conservative cable news television channel based in New York City. It is owned by Fox News Media, which itself is owne ...
. It featured three permanent hosts,
Eric Bolling
Eric Thomas Bolling (; born March 2, 1963) is an American television personality, conservative political commentator, author, and financial commentator. He has occupied numerous roles as a commentator on financial issues for television, most no ...
,
Kat Timpf
Katherine Clare Timpf (; born October 29, 1988), known professionally as Kat Timpf, is a libertarian columnist, television personality, reporter, and comedian. She has frequently appeared on Fox News Channel's '' The Greg Gutfeld Show'' (now k ...
, and
Eboni K. Williams, plus two rotating guests, who are called specialists, who discuss current events and political issues. It was created to replace ''
The Five'', that Bolling used to be a co-host for, due to that show moving to 9pm ET, in the wake of
Bill O'Reilly being forced out at Fox News. The first two guest co-hosts for the first episode were
Dallas Mavericks owner
Mark Cuban
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and television producer
Mark McKinnon
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. The first episode also featured an interview, conducted by Bolling, with President
Donald Trump
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Trump graduated from the Wharton School of the University of P ...
. A special edition aired on July 11, 2017, at 11:00 pm ET following an exclusive interview with
Donald Trump, Jr.
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on ''
Hannity
''Hannity'' is an American conservative television political talk program on Fox News hosted by Sean Hannity. Episodes air live at 9:00 p.m. from Monday through Thursday, while episodes that air on Fridays are pre-recorded, with a repeat ...
''.
In August, Fox News suspended Eric Bolling, owing to allegations of sexual misconduct.
[ For about a month afterward, a string of guest hosts, most of them Fox News contributors, sat in for Bolling. Upon Bolling's ultimate departure from FNC in September, the network canceled ''Fox News Specialists''.] In its place, '' The Five'' returned to its initial 5 p.m. time slot.
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