Hannity

Hannity is an American conservative television political talk program on Fox News hosted by Sean Hannity. Episodes air live at 9:00 p.m. from Monday through Thursday, while episodes that air on Fridays are pre-recorded, with a repeat airing at 2:00 a.m. the following morning. The show focuses on the development of the day's events with long monologues, political analysis, and legal analysis. The show has been a part of the Fox News program lineup since January 12, 2009, and is the number one cable news broadcast in its time slot. On nights when Hannity is not available, Jason Chaffetz, Gregg Jarrett, Tammy Bruce, Jeanine Pirro, Pete Hegseth and Kellyanne Conway fill in as substitute hosts.

This article is about the television program on Fox News. For its host, see Sean Hannity. For the radio program, see The Sean Hannity Show.

Hannity
GenrePolitical program
Presented bySean Hannity
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons14
Production
Production locationNew York City
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time60 minutes
Production companyFox News
Release
Original networkFox News
Original releaseJanuary 12, 2009 (2009-01-12) –
present

Format

At the beginning of the show, Hannity opens with an opening monologue detailing the political issues of the day. He then transitions to clips backing evidence or showing statements of opposition forces. When Hannity finishes his opening monologue, he goes to a political & legal panel analyzing the situations on hand. After the opening segments, the show has a looser format. Hannity may go to another monologue, go to an interview, or continue with another panel.

The first guest on Hannity was former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich. Hannity featured an exclusive interview with Don Imus during his premiere week. During the second week, conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh appeared in an exclusive two-part interview about the future of the conservative movement and the newly inaugurated President Barack Obama.

At the end of the show, Hannity (or sometimes the special panel guest) would toss a miniature football towards the camera. On Monday through Thursday, Hannity then transitions to The Ingraham Angle by having a 30-second to two-minute chat with Laura Ingraham about a random or political topic.

Controversies

Seth Rich controversy

In 2017, Hannity was discussing conspiracy theories involving the murder of DNC staffer Seth Rich, and on May 25, 2017, it was announced that some advertisers had cut ties to the show following the controversy and a sponsor boycott promoted by Media Matters, similar to previous sponsor boycotts targeting The Glenn Beck Program and The Rush Limbaugh Show.[1] It was also announced that Hannity might be given a leave of absence,[2][3][4] though Hannity vowed to return and did,[5] and Fox confirmed he would be returning.[6] Hannity returned to the network.[7] Additionally, some advertisers chose not to pull their advertisements in response to Media Matters' campaign, with some publicly announcing their refusal to remove ads for various reasons,[8] and with several companies reversing or failing to act on[9] previous decisions to remove their advertisements.[10]

Roy Moore comments and advertiser boycott

In November 2017, Hannity interviewed the Alabama senate candidate Roy Moore, who was facing accusations of sexual assault and harassment of teenage girls while he was in his thirties. Hannity said Moore "deserves the presumption of innocence" and that "none of us know the truth".[11] After criticism from Media Matters for America, which had been promoting a boycott since May 2017 over previous controversial comments by Hannity,[12] some major advertisers pulled their advertising from Hannity's show.[13][14] These actions were met with counter boycotts by Hannity's fans who destroyed products made by the companies who removed their promotions from the show and pledged to stop buying their products until the decisions were reversed, causing the CEO of one of the companies to publicly state that the public announcement of his company's removal of advertisements was "unacceptable" and that his company did not intend to take sides in the matter.[15]

Programming announcements and changes

Following the announcement on November 25, 2008, that Alan Colmes would leave the show,[16] it was decided that the show would simply be entitled Hannity.[17]

From October 7, 2013, to September 22, 2017, most Hannity episodes were pre-recorded to air in the 10:00 p.m. time-slot, occasionally airing live if a major breaking news story was being covered. Following the move to 10:00 p.m., the 9:00 p.m. time-slot was filled by several programs, including The Kelly File, Tucker Carlson Tonight, and most recently The Five, which aired at 9:00 p.m. until September 25, 2017, when Hannity returned to its original time and got a graphics makeover.

Location

Hannity is broadcast from Studio J at 1211 Avenue of the Americas (also known as the News Corp. Building), New York City. On March 20, 2018, Hannity temporarily relocated to Studio F from its original location in Studio J for construction. The program went back to renovated Studio J on June 5, 2018.[18]

See also

References
  1. "Sean Hannity loses advertisers amid uproar over slain DNC staffer conspiracy theories - The Washington Post". The Washington Post.
  2. Battaglio, Stephen (May 25, 2017). "Sean Hannity goes on vacation as advertisers temporarily drop out of his show". Los Angeles Times.
  3. Bond, Paul (May 25, 2017). "Several advertisers have pulled TV spots over the 'Hannity' host's reporting on Seth Rich, while conservatives are mounting a counter-boycott". The Hollywood Reporter.
  4. Hawkins, Derek (May 25, 2017). "Sean Hannity loses advertisers amid uproar over slain DNC staffer conspiracy theories". San Francisco Chronicle. The Washington Post. Archived from the original on May 25, 2017. Retrieved October 7, 2017.
  5. Dwyer, Colin (May 26, 2017). "Amid Conspiracy Controversy, Hannity Takes A Vacation — And Vows To Return". NPR.
  6. Gennis, Sadie (May 25, 2017). "Fox News Confirms Sean Hannity Will Return to Work". TV Guide. CBS. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
  7. "Hannity". Fox News. News Corporation. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
  8. "Here's Why 15 Sean Hannity Advertisers Say They Haven't Dumped Him". The Wrap. May 26, 2017. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
  9. "These are Sean Hannity's advertisers (September 2017)". Media Matters. September 29, 2017. Archived from the original on September 30, 2017. Retrieved October 23, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  10. "These are Sean Hannity's advertisers (May 2017)". Media Matters. May 23, 2017. Archived from the original on June 20, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  11. "Here's Why Sean Hannity Fans Are Smashing Their Keurig Coffee Machines to Pieces". Time. Archived from the original on June 22, 2018. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
  12. "These are Sean Hannity's advertisers". Media Matters for America. May 23, 2017. Archived from the original on September 30, 2017. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
  13. "Hebrew National and Reddi-wip announced they pulled advertising from Sean Hannity's show — but they say it has nothing to do with the recent Keurig-smashing backlash". Business Insider. Archived from the original on December 17, 2018. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
  14. Cuccinello, Hayley C. "Trump Bump: How Sean Hannity Earned $36 Million This Year". Forbes. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
  15. Wemple, Erik (November 13, 2017). "Keurig CEO: Tweet regarding 'Hannity' created an 'unacceptable situation'". The Washington Post. Washington DC: Nash Holdings LLC. Archived from the original on November 13, 2017. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
  16. Stelter, Brian (November 25, 2008). "One Half of 'Hannity & Colmes' Is Leaving". The New York Times. Retrieved January 6, 2009.
  17. "Breaking: Hannity To Premiere 12 January". Media Bistro. December 11, 2008. Archived from the original on December 17, 2008. Retrieved January 6, 2009.
  18. "'Hannity' debuts from Fox News' new Studio J". Retrieved June 13, 2018.
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