Fox Business Revamps: Bolling To Host Money Rocks, Willard & Ramsey Out

by Steve Krakauer | 2:47 pm, June 8th, 2010

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Fox Business Network is undergoing some major changes as the network enters its third summer.

Eric Bolling will host a new 8pmET show, Money Rocks, Andrew Napolitano will host a weekend show, and Cody Willard and Dave Ramsey are out.

Bad news first – Willard announced on his blog yesterday that he would be leaving the network, effective immediately (via J$). He was previously a Happy Hour co-host. Ramsey, who previously hosted at 8pmET, is gone as well.

And now the good news – Bolling, who previously co-hosted Happy Hour at 5pmET, will host his own show, Money Rocks, at 8pmET beginning June 21. In the FBN announcement, FNC/FBN Chairman Roger Ailes said of Bolling (who joined the network from CNBC): “Eric’s ability to boil down complex financial issues to expose their real-world implications makes him the ideal choice to strengthen FBN’s primetime lineup.”

The third Happy Hour co-host, Rebecca Diamond, appears to be staying with the network – she was on the air this afternoon in a contributor role.

Judge Andrew Napolitano also will be hosting a show:

In addition to Money Rocks, FBN will add a new weekend program entitled Freedom Watch premiering Saturday, June 12th at 10 AM/ET with encore presentations on Saturday and Sunday at 8 PM/ET. Hosted by Judge Andrew Napolitano, the show will explore the topic of economic liberties and consumer rights as outlined by the United States Constitution. Each week Napolitano will be joined by a panel of legal and business experts to debate the expanding role of the government and how it affects taxpayers. Former Governor Sarah Palin and Dr. Rand Paul will be among the guests on Saturday’s debut episode.

Stossel, which currently runs at 8 PM/ET on Thursday evenings will now shift to 9PM/ET and continue to be presented weekly.

So to recap – Gerri Willis (formerly of CNN) now hosting at 5pmET, Bolling at 8pmET, Napolitano on the weekends.

It’s the new FBN – we’ll see how it plays out. Coming next, the revamped FBN advertising push…

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TylerDurden

Never saw Cody. Ramsey had good ideas on getting out of debt, but he was a one trick pony.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Stephen-Coffee/4920564 Stephen Coffee

love Ramsey on the radio but never really liked or watched his FBN show.
The Real Royal King

Steve, my understanding is that we don’t have any reliable viewer numbers for FBN? Is this correct? I have heard that the numbers have been in Ye Olde Krapper for some time. Is that correct? I ask because I don’t think FBN is all that awful, and is, in fact, much better than FOX itself. It does seem that there is still some ground to cover to catch up with CNBC and Bloomberg, at least in terms of program quality.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Sandra-Spaulding/1253512686 Sandra Spaulding

Bolling a rock star, perfect for Money Rocks! Break a leg, biz-boy!
AmericanCowboy

The Real Sick Queen wants to be Obama’s “Monica”
valkyrie101

Seems like a requirement for any business commentator at FOX would be a belief that the price of gold will be going up.
http://MsUnderestimated.com MsUnderestimated

Glad to hear about Bollling getting his own show. I personally think FBN is getting much better. Scoreboard at 7pm is my new favorite. I watch David Asman every night now instead of Sheperd Smith. Asman is plugged into the tea party libertarian-types, and Breitbart’s regular appearances don’t hurt. Asman is the genuine deal – you can tell when he’s speaking from his own convictions. I also like the “Buy Sell or Hold” segment.