The ½ Hour News Hour
3.0/ 10 2 votes 2007 22m / ep 2 popularity
The 1/2 Hour News Hour was an American television news satire show that aired on the Fox News Channel. The program presented news stories from a conservative perspective, using a satirical format pioneered by Saturday Night Live's Weekend Update, This Hour Has 22 Minutes, and The Daily Show. The first pilot aired on February 18, 2007, and the second on March 4, 2007. Fox News Channel later purchased 13 more episodes of the show, which started airing on May 13, 2007. The show was cancelled and the final episode aired on September 23, 2007. Cast and crew of the show included Kurt Long, Jennifer Robertson, Manny Coto, and Ned Rice. Longtime Weekend Update anchor Dennis Miller was a regular contributor to the program with his "The Buck Starts Here" segment.
Creators: Ned Rice, Manny Coto, Joel Surnow
Network: Fox News Channel
Seasons
1
Episodes
17
Status
Ended
Jennifer Robertson
Jennifer Lange
Kurt Long
Kurt McNally
Dennis Miller
Self
Jamie McShane
Timothy Cox
John Cramer
Announcer (voice)
Erin Matthews
