The premiere of Fox News' “The Will Cain Show” is the biggest daytime debut in the channel's history.
The program's opening, which aired in the 4pm timeslot on Tuesdays, averaged 451,000 total viewers in the advertiser-cited demographic of viewers 25-54.
Its viewers account for 68% of all cable news viewers and 73% of cable news viewers in key demos. This debut earns an above-average double for Fox News in the 4pm timeslot in 2024.
Fox News host Wil Cain says the New Daytime show offers him an 'exciting challenge'
Will Cain has developed an impressive following in recent years between his previous roles as co-host of “Fox & Friends Weekend” and host of “The Will Cain Show” podcast. I did.
“The Will Cain Show” is currently the lead-in program for “The Five,” reaching nearly 6 million viewers and 762,000 in the key demo on Tuesday.
“The Will Cain Show” debuted Tuesday to a total of 3.5 million viewers. (Fox News Media)
“I'm an incredibly curious person, and one of the exciting challenges of this new job is the balancing act of moving from news to opinion. Fox News Digital.
“I provide the audience with my honest opinion, my uncomfortable opinion on the news. But I also provide the audience with the information they need at that point in the day to supplement their minds. “It will be,” Cain continued. “I get to be very professional, but I also have fun.”
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cain he said new program It will be both “casual” and “immediate” but not afraid to try new things to attract the audience.
“I will do a deep dive analysis and it will be an evolution,” Cain said.
“Like every TV show ever, it's going to be an evolution over time, and I look forward to asking the audience to go with me along that ride.” ” said Cain. “You know, it might not be where we start, but I think we all understand the spirit of the show we want to launch.”
Fox News Channel's “The Will Cain Show” debuts Tuesdays at 4 p.m. ET. (Fox News)
Cain has heard words of encouragement from various Fox News stars, and said the most frequent advice he has heard is to “simply be yourself.”
“You have to lean into what is unique and what is your strength,” he said, adding that he is not trying to emulate any particular program.
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Cain has interviewed a wide range of guests on weekends since joining Fox News in 2020. This includes many other political and cultural newsmakers, including President Trump, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, and Verseur founder Dave Portnoy. He is expected to converse with figures from all walks of life in the new program.
Trump took to social media over the weekend to declare that Cain “will do a great job on his news show.”
Will Cain will continue to host “The Will Cain Show” podcast.
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Cain said it was “incredibly flattering” to hear from the president 48 hours before Inauguration Day.
“Thank you for that,” Cain said.
“One of the privileges of hosting 'Fox & Friends Weekend' for the past five years is knowing the presidents of the United States, or former presidents of the United States. Added. “My suspicion is that the president was watching on Saturday and I saw him saying goodbye to Rachel Campos-Duffy and my family on 'Fox and Friends Weekend.' ”
Fox News' Brian Flood contributed to this report.
