''Huckabee'', formerly on

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, is a TV political commentary program, following the basic format of a late-night talk variety show, on TBN hosted by former Republican

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Mike Huckabee. It premiered on

on September 27, 2008 until January 3, 2015, when Huckabee ended his show to focus on running in the 2016 presidential election. The program returned after the election, this time airing on TBN. The TBN incarnation premiered on October 7, 2017.

Schedule

Barring pre-emption, new episodes of ''Huckabee'' regularly air on Saturdays at 8 PM ET. Repeats are shown at 11 PM, and on the following Sunday (the next day) at 9 PM ET.

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airs a next-day encore of the show on Sunday afternoons.

Format (Fox News)

the show was shot before a

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. Huckabee started with an opening monologue discussing issues of the day, then opened the floor to field several questions from the audience. The show also featured one or more guests as well as a panel of commentators. Huckabee maintains a genial style as host and speaker, "markedly less combative" than other commentators on the

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network and Fox News Channel. Tonal differences aside, he believes the show's

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political content is harmonious with other Fox News hosts past and present such as Glenn Beck,

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and Bill O'Reilly, saying "I'm certainly on the same ideological spectrum" as them. The programs concluded with a "house band" (named The Little Rockers; the name is a play on the Arkansas state capital where Huckabee once served) consisting of several Fox News staff performing a song, often featuring a well-known entertainer as the lead. Band members include host Huckabee on bass guitar, chief religious correspondent

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on keyboards, '' M and J Show '' video editor Dave Colonna on lead guitar, lighting technician Adrian Sharkey on vocals and guitar, ''M and J Show'' writer Bob Higgins on guitar, ''Fox News Edge'' PA Elizabeth Tucker on backup vocals, and final cut craft editor Dominic Salvatore on drums. In some instances, the final segment featured Huckabee answering questions from e-mails or from the live studio audience.

Format (TBN)

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, a few days before it airs. Announcer

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goes over the lineup of the show at the beginning and throughout the show. The house band, the "Music City Connection", performs instrumentals of various songs throughout the show. Huckabee then starts with an opening monologue discussing the issues of the week. The show features a handful of different guests each week who are invited by Huckabee to talk about their topics of expertise and how one can learn more about them and their work. There are recurring segments of the show as well, such as "In Case You Missed It", which highlights the funny and weird news stories of the week, and "Huck's Heroes", which highlights someone who has done a good deed in their community. The show features a different comedy act each week. Sometimes, Huckabee will set time aside to answer questions sent to him by viewers. The show ends with a different musician each week or if there is no musical guest, the Music City Connection will perform.

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Schedule

Format (Fox News)

Format (TBN)

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