Fox Business Network’s “Lou Dobbs Tonight”, whose host in the 2020 election made unfounded allegations of voter fraud, has been canceled. Fox News said in a statement Friday that the move was part of routine programming changes announced in an announcement last fall.
Fox News “is regularly considering changes to programming and there are plans to launch new formats after the election, including on Fox Business – this is part of those planned changes,” the company said.
Whether the cancellation will end Dobbs’ career at Fox News was not discussed, and the company had no further comment. The former CNN presenter started his show on Fox in March 2011.
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The statement appeared to distance itself from the show’s end of a multi-billion dollar defamation charge brought against Fox and three of its hosts, including Dobbs, by election technology company Smartmatic. In a previous statement, Fox News said it “would defend this meritorious lawsuit in court.”
The replacement for “Lou Dobbs Tonight” will be announced shortly, Fox News said. The show last aired on Friday, with Dobbs guest hosting, who had no immediate explanation.
An in-between show, “Fox Business Tonight,” airs from 5:00 PM on Easter Monday with alternating hosts Jackie DeAngelis and David Asman and repeats at 7:00 PM ET.