Basic Info

First Air: February 18, 2007

Rating: ⭐ 3.0/10 (2 votes)

Status: Ended

Seasons & Episodes

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 17

Last Episode

Name: Episode 17

Season: 1, Episode: 17

Air Date: 2007-09-23

Videos

Half Hour News Hour Snipits (YouTube)

1/2 Hour News Hour Promo (YouTube)

The ½ Hour News Hour

2007 1 seasons 17 episodes ⭐ 3.0/10 2 votes

Overview

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.