A couple of nights ago, during CNN’s New Hampshire coverage, there was an incredibly uncomfortable moment when Piers Morgan asked Andrew Breitbart a question while jokingly saying that he was “notoriously evil to people.” Breitbart misunderstood Morgan’s very British use of the word evil and reacted angrily. It was very tense but, fortunately, Morgan explained the misunderstanding an hour later in an email, the two made up, and Breitbart tweeted that they were “all good.” The end.

…until last night when Breitbart went on FBN to talk about how horrible Morgan is.

Fox Business Network anchor Neil Cavuto had a very busy Jan. 3, even by his own standards. He hosted his regular show, Your World, at 4 p.m. on Fox News. He then ran over to his other studio to host Fox Business Network’s Your Money at 6 p.m.. After a quick break, he jumped back behind the desk at 8 p.m. to anchor FBN’s coverage of the Iowa Caucus results. With returns still unclear into the wee hours of the night, Cavuto didn’t sign off until 2:37 a.m. Which leads to the obvious question: Why is a business network caring so much about primary elections?

Bill Nye “The Science Guy” went on almost self-parodying Fox Business program Freedom Watch yesterday and found himself in a rather significant debate over Hurricane Irene, climate change and, well…the value of science with replacement host Charles Payne. The segment below starts innocently enough, but begins to feel like a remedial class in how scientific study works with Nye speaking in an increasingly slower pace to a host who proclaims “you are confusing our viewers.”

GOP candidate Ron Paul appeared on Fox Business Network last night to discuss the state of politics, in particular, frustrations that many are feeling with a stagnant economy, and what he deems to be an ever-expanding role of the government. When host Lou Dobbs asked about evidence of fiscal prudence of late, Paul seemed to focus on brewing exasperation among the U.S. citizenry, seeing the possibility of Europe-style riots coming to our shores.

Well it appears that the market volatility of late has not abated – it has in fact seemed to have gotten worse. Much worse even. The stock market opened this morning with almost a 500 point nose dive, with financial and bank stocks taking the brunt of the damage. Financial news isn’t really Mediaite’s bailiwick, however the financial news network’s coverage certainly falls within our purview. And perhaps the only silver lining in this looming dark cloud is that it can, on occasion, produce some good teevee. Take for example CNBC’s Jim Cramer who took great exception with a Bear Stearns comment made by his CNBC cohort Simon Hobbs.

News Corp. chairman and CEO Rupert Murdoch wants you to know his Fox Business Network’s not losing money anymore. On an earnings call Wednesday, Murdoch described the four-year old business channel as reaching “cash break even” status–not losing money, but not making money either. At the time of FBN’s 2007 launch, the network projected breaking even within five years, so executives see the milestone as a victory even as CNBC continues to dominate the cable business news niche. “Fox Business has made great strides,” News Corp. president Chase Carey said on the earnings call.

As a fierce libertarian, Judge Andrew Napolitano often takes positions that seem contrarian to the conservative and traditional points-of-view espoused by hosts of Fox News prime time shows. But now that he hosts his own show on the Fox Business Network, he can take the show in directions one might normally expect. Case in point: his recent interview with the former sex worker and published author of Diary of a Manhattan Call Girl Tracy Quan over the legalization of prostitution.

Last night on Fox Business, Rep. Alan Grayson visited Eric Bolling on Follow the Money, where the two would participate in one of the most awkward and least informative interviews this side of Joaquin Phoenix. There were long silences, indirect insults, and general surreality. “Do you want to ask me any serious questions?” Grayson finally asked. Bolling replied, “I don’t think so, sir. Honestly, it’s almost like I’m talking to a medicated person.”

The biggest story of the year comes (mostly) to a conclusion tomorrow night, and every network you’d expect to be covering the midterm elections will be in grand fashion.

We at Mediaite will be taking the night off (ha, kidding), but here’s a list of all the places to tune your TV to Tuesday night – and what to expect.

We’ve covered (over-covered?) the Juan Williams saga since last week, but here’s one more, maybe final, chapter.

On FBN’s Follow The Money, the show he appeared on last week right before he was fired by NPR, he discussed the circumstances since it all went down.

Back in June, a Fox Business Network promo featured only Fox News stars, touting the new financial channel.

Now there’s a new marketing strategy out, in ads playing on News Corp. cable news networks but also across the dial, that features Fox News talent tag-teaming with Fox Business hosts – including one with Glenn Beck and somtime-fill-in Andrew Napolitano.

There may never be a more apt example of the infantilization of cable news than the following clip of John Stossel literally taking toy’s away from babies to demonstrate the national debt. One can only guess why Stossel and his producers thought this to be an effective shtick, but we guess its mostly because he thinks his viewers are idiots. That probably also explains what many see has his exceptionally smug demeanor as well.

Money Rocked for Fox Business Network…for about three months.

This week Eric Bolling and FBN rebranded his 8pmET show, that launched June 21, as Follow The Money, leaving Money Rocks behind.

Today on CNBC, Erin Burnett did a segment called “Taxing America,” discussing the 88 days until the Bush tax cuts are gone.

Counting down until the Bush tax cuts expire? That’s such an FBN thing to do.

“Are some Americans simply too dumb to vote?” asked Bill O’Reilly last night on The Factor.

He had on John Stossel to answer this question, but Stossel had a laser-focused on one group of apathy: young people. But what about the other idiots in this country?

The calendar may say the summer’s over, but that doesn’t mean we can’t all try to hold on to those lovely warm months. In Los Angeles, for instance, people are pretending it’s still July by suffering through a terrible heat wave. Meanwhile, the guests on Money Rocks are helping out by continuing to shriek at each other over that whole “Ground Zero Mosque” thing in a segment that got downright ugly.

Things got a little heated on FBN’s Money Rocks last night while talking about the post office.

After GOP strategist Jack Burkman suggested the government organization consisted of unskilled Nigerians, former NY Sen. Al D’Amato called this argument “racist” and started dropping BS’s – uncensored.

Pamela Gellar, of Stop Islamization of America, and New Black Panther Party Chairman Malik Zulu Shabazz disagree about almost all “Ground Zero Mosque” issues.

But on Friday the two got the time to each give their takes, as divided as they were, in a mostly calm discussion on FBN’s Money Rocks

Last week we brought to light a lengthy segment on Fox Business Network and asked if it was the “worst Ground Zero Mosque debate ever.”

The Howard Stern Sirius XM channel answered: yes. Here’s a look at how the segment intersected with Stern’s channel – and how Eric Bolling continued the debate on Money Rocks the rest of the week.

Last night I stumbled across what might be one of the worst “Ground Zero Mosque” debates ever.

There are many reasons for this, which we’ll lay out. And it doesn’t really matter which side you’re on – this is something both sides can agree on. Watch the fourteen-minute Fox Business Network video and decide for yourself!

We’ve written a lot this week about opponents of the Islamic Center near Ground Zero saying ridiculous things or making absurd leaps.

But defenders of the plans in the media say ridiculous things and make absurd leaps too! Let’s not leave these people out.

Former Fox Business Network anchor Alexis Glick has appeared on CNN and ABC News this year.

Now she’s talking business in a new arena – as a guest host on Sirius XM.

Fans of libertarian-focused Fox Business Network show Freedom Watch and host Judge Andrew Napolitano will be glad to see the weekend show get a weekday run next week, at 9pmET.

“Freedom Week” let’s Napolitano expand his program, and expand his reach, to the FBN audience – and also could serve as a try-out for a regular spot in the line-up.

What’s the top show on Fox Business Network?

Well the nearly three-year-old business network still doesn’t release ratings publicly, but a recent claim about a new program, Freedom Watch, got us to investigate – and we found out what #1 really is.

FBN correspondent Charlie Gasparino tried an ambush interview with Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner in an odd place – the building Fox Business is located in.

Geithner didn’t really want to talk, but that didn’t stop Gasparino from trying – and throwing in some shots at his old employer, CNBC (or – “Brand X” as he called them).