Lou Dobbs Returning To Cable News With 7pm Show On Fox Business

by Mark Joyella | 1:58 pm, March 3rd, 2011

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Mediaite hears the Fox Business Network is expected to announce this afternoon that Lou Dobbs will launch a new nightly show at 7pm on FBN starting March 14th. The launch marks Dobbs’ return to cable news more than a year after his departure from CNN. Update – FBN has confirmed with press release (excerpted below.)

Dobbs signed a multi-year deal with Fox Business last fall, instantly becoming one of the network’s biggest names:

“FOX Business has always been about putting the smartest, most interesting people on television and the addition of Lou Dobbs will serve to strengthen the best lineup in business news,” said Kevin Magee, Executive Vice President of FOX Business Network.

“I’m excited and feel privileged to join the great team that Rupert Murdoch, Roger Ailes and Neil Cavuto have created, and I can’t wait to make whatever contribution I can to FOX Business,” Dobbs said in the release.

FBN is expected to reveal the name and format of Dobbs’ new show as early as today. Putting the show on at 7 p.m. would make CNBC’s The Kudlow Report its primary competition.

UPDATED: Fox Business has confirmed the new show, Lou Dobbs Tonight, will debut March 14 at 7 p.m., and focus on a breakdown of the day’s top stories, with an emphasis on how those stories impact the economy. Dobbs will be joined weeknights by a variety of experts, and a “Lou Dobbs Moneyline” segment will highlight emerging financial trends and top market moves.

FBN executive vice president Kevin Magee says the FBN lineup will now feature Neil Cavuto at 6 p.m., followed by Dobbs at 7, Judge Andrew Napolitano at 8 and David Asman moving to 9. Eric Bolling‘s Follow the Money will appear weeknights at 10, with the exception of Thursdays, when John Stossel will take the hour.

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WCinWI

Why are you now just featuring this as a story? This is very old news.
skyfet

I thought he was already there, months ago.
Atticus Draco

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Putting the show on at 7 p.m. would make CNBC’s The Kudlow Report its primary competition”

I used like kudlow
lol
years ago
WCinWI

I like Kudlow. He pretty much puts Reich to shame every time Reich shows up on his show.
Atticus Draco

WCinWI said:
I like Kudlow. He pretty much puts Reich to shame every time Reich shows up on his show.

i imagine he does
i was a Kudlow fan back when Louis Rukeyser was still around

Let’s just say,, i wish FOX Biz was up and runnin’ when Kudlow was lookin’ for a permanent TV gig
Personally,, I’d rather have a Kudlow than a Dobbs
Kudlow just happens to be on the wrong team
Atticus Draco

Atticus Draco said:
Kudlow just happens to be on the wrong team

its like a Beck i suppose,,
get on the right team,,
you flourish!
lol
THE REAL ROYAL KING

Poor Lou. He’s hit the bottom. In quality of business news. In prestige. In ratings. Maybe, it’s a good place for a xenophobe, however.
greg454

Poor Lous? He’s probably gonna get 100 times more ratings than the Keith Oberman.

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GlennBovineKoldys

I can’t wait for Lou’s Boobs to start injecting birfher conspiracies in the middle of business news.

He will probably be joined by the Baboon to eat cup cakes as the End of Times approach and everyone rushes to buy gold.
ohwell

THE REAL ROYAL KING said:
Poor Lou. He’s hit the bottom. In quality of business news. In prestige. In ratings. Maybe, it’s a good place for a xenophobe, however.

Lou at Fox Biz – what an embarrassing turn of events for a once very well respected cable news personality.
You’re Fuggin Dead

Go Lou!
THE REAL ROYAL KING

greg454 said:
Poor Lous? He’s probably gonna get 100 times more ratings than the Keith Oberman.

Trump Las Vegas offers massages for dogs, for $150.
http://libertarians4freedom.blogspot.com/2011/03/woof-trump-vegas-offers-150-massages.html

Not at FBN. As dreadful ratings as possible. Utter nightmare. CNBC and Bloomberg eat FBN’s lunch. And, breakfast and dinner.
GlennBovineKoldys

You're Fuggin Dead said:
Go Lou!

Yes. Go away Lou’s Boobs.
You’re Fuggin Dead

THE REAL ROYAL KING said:
Not at FBN. As dreadful ratings as possible. Utter nightmare. CNBC and Bloomberg eat FBN’s lunch. And, breakfast and dinner.

At least we know you’ll be watching.
You’re Fuggin Dead

Lou would be better at Homeland Security.
macombman

Congrats Lou. Ever since you left CNN their nightly rating have declined like an anchor at sea.
GlennBovineKoldys

You're Fuggin Dead said:
Lou would be better as a Wally World greeter.

fixed
Yoda002

I can’t wait for Lou Dobbs to get back on the tube. His understanding of world history is almost as good as Glen Beck’s is.
writer

Yet when we talk about Fox News beating the other cable news outlets, ratings are meaningless.
You’re Fuggin Dead

GlennBovineKoldys said:
fixed

Are you posting from Romper Room?
THE REAL ROYAL KING

Yoda002 said:
I can’t wait for Lou Dobbs to get back on the tube. His understanding of world history is almost as good as Glen Beck’s is.

That’s just about right. Remember when the Mexicans were supposedly shooting at Dobbs’ house? Turned out to be a hoax, of course.

Did you hear about our brilliant Texas governor saying Ciudad Juárez is the most dangerous city in America?

Maybe Dobbs and Perry should get together. When two really vacuous people get together, the results can be breathtaking.
http://libertyinprogressnow.wordpress.com/ ProgLib

What’s Fox Business? Do they have ratings? Obviously not if they are getting Lou Dumbass.
http://www.zazzle.com/talkingpoints NORBIT Jr.

THE REAL ROYAL KING said:
Poor Lou. He’s hit the bottom. In quality of business news. In prestige. In ratings. Maybe, it’s a good place for a xenophobe, however.

GlennBovineKoldys said:
I can’t wait for Lou’s Boobs to start injecting birfher conspiracies in the middle of business news. He will probably be joined by the Baboon to eat cup cakes as the End of Times approach and everyone rushes to buy gold.

ohwell said:
Lou at Fox Biz – what an embarrassing turn of events for a once very well respected cable news personality.

Heh-Heh-Heh

How’s that old Open-Borders euphemism “Comprehensive Immigration Reform” going these days?

Heh-Heh-Heh

The New ‘Sweet Lou’!
Nachi

His little box of hatred takes to the airways once more! How appropriate – FOX.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Joseph-Glackin/100000892011713 Joseph Glackin

Lou who? The guy with the racetrack workers? Lou should move to Texass, where they just sent up a law to make it illegal to employ illegals EXCEPT has domestics or lawncare workers. That’ll keep them beaners where they belong–in the kitchen and the yard.