'The Five': Fox News' Glenn Beck Summer Replacement Show

Just hours before his last show on Thursday, Fox News announced Thursday that Glenn Beck will be replaced for the summer by a new opinion program called "The Five."

The show will feature a roundtable of rotating Fox News and Fox Business contributors discussing the issues of the day. They include Juan Williams, Greg Gutfeld, Dana Perino, Eric Bolling and Andrew Napolitano, all of whom are possibilities to replace Beck as the network's sole 5 PM host.

Below, read the full press release.

FOX News Channel (FNC) will launch a new weekday program on July 11th at 5 PM/ET, announced Bill Shine, Executive Vice President of Programming for the network. Entitled The Five, the program will serve as a replacement for Glenn Beck during the summer.

The new opinion show will feature a roundtable ensemble of five rotating FOX personalities who will discuss, debate and debunk the hot stories, controversies and issues of the day.

In making the announcement, Shine said, "The Five brings together an eclectic group of FOX talent whose knowledge of key issues and unique insights will undoubtedly make for a dynamic program."

Some of the revolving FOX personalities to be showcased in the weekly ensemble include: Greg Gutfeld, Juan Williams, Dana Perino, Judge Andrew Napolitano, Geraldo Rivera, Andrea Tantaros, Eric Bolling, Monica Crowley, Bob Beckel and Kimberly Guilfoyle. The program will also feature added guests, including politicians, celebrities, sports figures and key newsmakers.

Prior to the launch of The Five, FNC will run encore presentations of Glenn Beck from Monday, July 4th through Friday, July 8th. On Friday, July 1st, What Makes America Great, hosted by John Stossel will be presented at 5 PM/ET.

Comments

[Larry Albright]

09:16 PM on 08/10/2011

TELL BOB HE SHOULD GET A LITTLE MORE CONSERVATIVE OR HANG AROUND RUSH OR JOIN THE TEA PARTY HE MAY SOME GOOD POINTERS.

[Danny Ferrell]

05:37 PM on 07/28/2011

i do not like to watch and try to listen to 5 people talking at the same time. All my friends who like Fox News say they don't like people being rude to each other. If you are going to invite a guest on the show, at least let them express their opinion. I don't like liberal opinions but if you claim to be fair and balanced then just report and let me decide. By the way Fox is the news I watch.

[jfburlei]

11:59 AM on 07/20/2011

my wife and I are bothe fans of fox, and we like all the members on the five, but the subject matter only has small talk, and the topics shouldn't be on Bill maher his just a fowl mouth , and shouldn't have ANY airtime on fox, it just helps im out with his friends on the far left. How about all the wrong things that obama and his crew is doing and what the Republicans Should be DOING!!!

[jimnykrikt]

05:38 PM on 07/14/2011

beckel's problem is like an atheist using up all their energy trying to prove to the christian that there is no god!!! just because gov. perry decides to call on OUR GOD and keep HIS HOLY NAME IN ANYTHING OR ANYWHERE IS NOT A BAD THING!!! this IS WHY our government is so messed up, again man trying to call the shots and missing the target every time!!! bring back OUR LORD & SAVIOR into all matters and you then will be able to see and hear HIS WORD!!! until then, you will just be bickering back and forth as i hear you all!!!
A SERVANT IN CHRIST, KL

[Jeff Polen]

06:21 PM on 07/11/2011

this is a good start to fill the 5-6 est time slot for fox news , it reminds me of the food network were as they( the producers/stars/and wanabees) work within the network to "make it work" and make money ... nice job, capitalism in motion.

[DJ6ual]

06:47 AM on 07/07/2011

I really hope they give the time slot to Judge Andrew Napolitano.. I think that I would tune in to watch that the same way I did Glenn Beck.

Judge might not be able to take the job though, if Ron Paul keeps making oopsies while talking about who he might want as a running mate, lol!

[wvmarv]

12:06 PM on 07/04/2011

4 REPUBLICAN'TS AND A TOKEN.

[mike morales]

10:27 AM on 07/04/2011

Give the Judge that hour, period.

[Dale Swingle]

11:43 PM on 07/03/2011

I'm sure that the show is going to crush whatever MSNBC and CNN are running against it. Viva Fox!

[sippewissett]

10:41 PM on 07/03/2011

This replacement idea needs to be cloned. Next up for replacement, the !d!ots Hannity and Van Susternan who between them can't aggregate an IQ over three digits.

[leandy]

08:21 AM on 07/23/2011

I think he's just a victim of global warming.. Heat it up!!!

[Warren Mart]

09:59 PM on 07/03/2011

They'll have no problem digging up another fiend from the slime pit.

[sushigirl]

09:58 PM on 07/03/2011

My suggestion is to have one hour of a blank screen, that would be the best show Fox could put on, I might watch that.

[calloy]

09:52 PM on 07/03/2011

i'm sure it WILL take 5 people to carry the crazy that beck brought

[KathyC]

09:49 PM on 07/03/2011

Fox Talent?????????

[Ladybug50]

11:18 AM on 07/04/2011

Yep. They actually said, "Fox talent". Oxymoron if I ever saw one.

[nothingchanges]

08:50 PM on 07/02/2011

Larry, Moe, and Curly Joe, did it first, did it better, and with only three participants needed.