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Fox News Launches New ‘Hannity’ Show

Fox News Channel will premiere a new show with Sean Hannity on Jan. 12.

“Hannity,” which will air weekdays at 9 p.m., will feature commentary, interviews and branded segments such as “Hate Hannity Hotline,” featuring dissenting voicemails and videos from Mr. Hannity’s syndicated radio show.

The program will host three in-studio guests nightly—a liberal, a conservative and one “x-factor”—as part of the “Great American Panel.”

“Sean is one of the top television and radio personalities in the business and we’re excited to be working with him on this venture,” Bill Shine, senior VP of programming at FNC, said in a statement. “When Alan Colmes left us with a void last month, we decided to build a new program utilizing Sean’s signature talents rather than take on the monumental task of replacing someone as exceptional as Alan and attempting to rebuild a rare chemistry that is unlikely to ever be matched in cable television again.”

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Troy

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man from a conservative who watches FNC they have been REALLY pissing me off lately i mean now they have four opinion shows

cavuto-conservative
Glenn Beck-conservative(who i love)
Oreilly-conservative
and Hannity- obviously

i mean i dont know what the guy at fox is smoking these are all great but come on

i would REALLY suggest to these guys to get a few more liberal leaning people on non opinion shows where the pure conservatism shows, to get a few more liberal people writing the show so its not just the liberals defending obama and conservatives praising fellow conservative accomplishments

and finally simply please just get a liberal to opposite hannity i mean come it better do something fast before it starts losing its even conservative viewers like me

Tyrone

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I have been listening to Sean for over 10 yrs. He did nights followed by Sliwa (seemed like he was on day and night) when he first came to NYC. A construction worker dude who came up in the talk radio world by pure blue collar reasoning! I have enjoyed him and I think he is smart enough to make it interesting. Not saying he is always right about his final opinion, but he is always correct on his foundation of the arguement. Colmes will be missed but my man Marty is gonna be missed more! Hey Troy , Fox thinks that the ratings will plummet with a liberal perspective and they use to be correct. but now they need a lil' liberalism in their diet!

Anthony Wilson

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It just shows everyone that Foxnews is really a conservative network that condemn liberals and promotes Republican viewpoints.Sean Hannity and Rush Laugbauh cost John McCain the election with all their negative rhetoric.If you looked at the crowds at McCain Convention and Obama Convention you will see the different. McCain crowd was 97%
White Americans while Obama crowd was a mixture of all races, so tell me what party really wants to change and bring all people together. The truth is in the pudding.

Klint

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Its great...because MSNBC...liberal, CNN -moderate(but really liberal in disquise....ABC...liberal....NBC...trash.....CBS...liberal

Hannity...conservative
Beck...Awesome Conservative
Oreilly....moderate, not that conservative, because he says some junk and agrees with liberals many times on social issues

Cavuto is not a conservative, just an FYI. Just fiscally

So out of the entire Media sespool....what is wrong with having an ENTIRE conservatiee channel....i say.

NOT A DAMN THING

Troy

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yes cavutos a fiscal conservative but thats all he talks about(economy) so idk where he stands on everything else

also theres nothing wrong with a conservative for opinion channel the problem is i want to make my own decisions and hear the facts BEFORE I hear opinion even if that opinion USUALLY agrees with me, fox used to be most like that place but now its changing....

Al

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Think most people are tired of all the talking heads on TV. Everyone is over talking the other, what a waste of time. Also don't like the fact that these talking heads think they have all the answers. Please!

buddy

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I sure don't have a problem with an all conservative network. It's about time. All the network shows and MSM are in the tank for the Democrats, so why not. If it doesn't fit your mindset or thinking, then don't tune in. Maybe the segment of letting loud mouth blow hards bash Hannity on the tv airwaves might serve to show how immoral, uneducated, and plain stupid most of the left are.

Frieda & Ron Mattson

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Love your new show but the panel discussion was a free for all and you MUST stop the guests from all talking at once because you cannot make heads or tails of any of it. Do like Brett Baer each panelist speaks one at a time, Yhank you for having Pres.Bush

mhoblitt

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i just watched a portion of the new hannity show and i am very disappointed. i am happy that colmes is gone, but hannity allows the guests to all talk at the same time. i am unable to understand any of them!! hannity must does respect me as a viewer if he has no control over his guests. i will not continue watching if this continue!!

m hoblitt

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Hannity allows everyone to talk over everyone!! I ccannot understand anyones point of view!!

J. T. Mellinger

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I was anxiously awaiting tonight's first episode and loved the first 30 minutes of the show. However, the next 15 to 20 minutes with the Great American Panel was terrible. There was too much shouting and bickering between the three panelists
all at the same time and the only reason I sat through it was to see President Bush at the end of the show. The panel was out of control like on the program,
View. Only a weak attempt was made to control them, I just wished that O'Reilly
had been there to shut them up.
J. T. Mellinger

Carletta J.Williams

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We love Sean Hannity and most of his new show tonight was really interesting. However, please do not feel you must always have liberals on the show trying to talk over each other -especially the Meat Loaf (or whoever he is!) Couldn't stand him! Just let Sean interview people - tired of all the controversy and loud talk where we cannot understand what anyone is saying. The so-called panel was just awful! I love Sean's radio show and he can do so much good for the country if we can hear more from conservatives point of view. We hear the other side on every other network!Thanks for having Pres. Bush. Good luck to Sean - we all need you and others like you!

Will van den Hoek

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Watched your new show and I like the format.
I do, however, have one comment regarding decorum.
Please, please, only one person speak at a time. With two and three people speaking at the same time - I couldn't understand anyone and finally turned the show off.

Frederick J. Ryan

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I thought the first solo Hannity show was perfectly awful. What uninteresting guets. I am glad to have Colmes gone because of his liberalleanings but this new show was pathetic. Bring back Carl Rove & Dick Morris.

Tommy

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I'm glad Alan escaped the "vidio version" of Rush Limbaugh. Sean, you're such a good looking guy to be so socially and politically misguided. It's going to be so refreshing to tune you out now that Alan has moved upward and onward. If it weren't for Pat, Ann, Karl and Dick you'd have no guests at all. Thank god for Jim's news hour, so intellectual. I can't wait for Obama to really shine and see what you'll pick on next! Oh! I guess I'll tune back in now and again, just to get my blood boiling. At my age it helps. I'm soooo optimistic about the next 8 years.....now, you'll know how I've felt for the last 8. Best wishes, your flaming, liberal "hippie" bud in Iraq, Tommy

Rellik

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Cancel Hannity and bring the Savage Nation to Fox News!

STEVE WILSON

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RE: OBAMA SEAN, YOU ARE 100% RIGHT ABOUT OBAMA. I AM TRULY ASTONISHED THAT THE AMERICAN PEOPLE CAN BE SO INFLUENCED BY THE LIBERAL MEDIA. OBAMA IS AN INEXPERIENCED, EXTREME LEFT EGOTIST WHO IS SO CARRIED AWAY WITH HIMSELF ITS PATHETIC. BESIDES LYING ABOUT AYERS AND WRIGHT, HE CAN'T EVEN PASS F.B.I. CLEARANCE WHICH TRULY ALARMS ME. I DON'T WISH HIM ANY SUCCESS SINCE IT WOULD MEAN 4 MORE YEARS. OBAMA WILL SPEND THESE 4 YEARS JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW GOVERNMENT WORKS SINCE WITH NO EXPERIENCE HE TRULY HAS NO CLUE. THAT IS WHY HE NEEDS SO MANY ADVISORS. 150 DAYS INTO HIS SENATE TERM HE DECIDED TO USE THE REMAINDER OF HIS TIME IN OFFICE RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT. HE IS AN EGOTIST WITH A LAW DEGREE WHO CHAMPIONS HIMSELF ON BEING CHARISMATIC. CHARLES MANSON WAS CHARISMATIC ALSO BUT WHAT AMERICAN PEOPLE DESPERATELY NEED TO SEE IS THAT THE IDEAS, CHARACTER AND EXPERIENCE ARE WHAT TRULY COUNTS. OBAMA MUST BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR HIS MANY MISTAKES AND VAST INEXPERIENCE. I HOPE HE ENJOYS HIS SINGLE TERM!

LARRY ALDRIDGE

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SHAWN,
I GOT TIRED OF HITTING THE MUTE BUTTON EVERYTIME COLMES STARTED TO SPEAK!!!....AFTER AWHILE I COULDN'T STAND TO EVEN LISTEN TO COLMES AND ALL OF THE "SMILING CHESHIRE CAT" DEMOCRATS THAT WERE ON THAT SHOW!!!......
MY FAMILY HAD BEEN DEMOCRATS FOR THE LAST HUNDRED YEARS, BUT WOULD ROLL OVER IN THEIR GRAVES IF THEY COULD SEE WHAT THE OLD DEMOCRATIC PARTY HAS TURNED INTO!!!....WOW!!!...
I WATCHED HANNITY'S AMERICA EVERY WEEKEND AND LOOKED FORWARD TO IT!!!.........WITH ONE EXCEPTION!!!......I DIDN'T KNOW WHY YOU HAD THAT "SMILING CHESHIRE CAT WOMAN" NAMED KIRSTEN....ON THE SHOW!!!....ALL SHE EVER DID WAS THROW COLD ICE WATER ON ANYTHING THAT THE PRESIDENT WAS DOING!!!!........SHE NEVER FOUND ANYTHING HE DID THAT WAS GOOD!!!.......AND SHE ALWAYS GAVE YOU, SHAWN, AND THE AUDIENCE THAT "CHESHIRE CAT SMIRKY SMILE!!!'....
WELL, THE FIRST HALF OF YOUR NEW SHOW I LIKE....BUT THE SECOND HALF WITH ALL THE SMIRKY SMILE CHESHIRE CATS" TOTALLY TURNS ME OFF AND MY REMOTE GOES STRAIGHT TO THE SHOW I HAVE BEEN WATCHING FOR THE LAST FEW MONTHS!!!!........LOU DOBBS!!!....I USED TO WATCH GLEN BECK BEFORE HE WENT OFF CNN, WHEN YOUR OLD HANNITY AND COLMES SHOW WAS ON!!!......I AM VERY HAPPY THAT GLENN BECK IS COMING TO FOX!!!! HE IS A THINKER!!!...NOT A HARVARD LAW PROFESSOR!!...BUT A "MAN FOR THE REGULAR FOLKS"!!!...AS BILL O"REILLY CALLS US AND THEM!!!........I WATCH FOX MOST OF THE TIME, BUT CAN'T WATCH THE SECOND HALF WITH ALL THESE "SMILING CHESHIRE CAT" DEMOCRATS SPEWING VENON ON YOU AND THE CONSERVATIVE AUDIENCE!!!...

Marilyn Burrows

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Dear Sean

We love your new show. I do not miss Holmes at all. He was getting on my nerves after the demo's began to control the Congress.
You are more yourself. You seem more at ease, laugh more easily and do not have to fight for your time. I love to hear your point of view without Colmes being sarcastic.
My husband is a minister, who now has dementia.
We met you a couple of years ago at Central Christian Church in Wichita, Ks. We were so impressed about you being such a caring, really nice person. We felt like we were talking to an old friend. You live your faith and values. We appreciate you giving your time and life to continue to share these values-those that most Americans had several years ago.
We pray your show is super sucessful and tops O'Reilly.

Lois Carpin

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Good job on your new show, keep up the good work and your the man.

George Fulmore

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I only watched Hannity during the pre-elections to see if there was some substance to be discussed. Mostly, there was not. Now, the flimsy format seems more irrelevant than ever to me. The guy is still dwelling on trivia. I really don't think he has much of a handle on economics or how the government can work if it is disciplined and not full of cronyism. My guess is that the ratings will drop like a lead ballon as Obama keeps his rating high. I know that I have very little interest in watching it at this time.

J.Knight

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Watched the first and another later show. I don't hate you, but I doubt I'll tune in again after sitting through a seemingly endless string of commercials, as many as 6 for one break. Tedious!

Mary Monti

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God forgive you, Sean!

As the lord said once, "Forgive thou for thy do not know better".

I am an average American trying to make sense out of the hard times that the Republicans made for the world and this country.

Why don't you have me on your show so I can tell you "why" most of America voted for change, of course in nice loving way, Sean. You need wisdom, my friend.

When you lay your head on the pillow, remember that this American will pray for you. No, I am not religious, by far. I am just an Average American who wanted change. Many once, Repulican friends of mine, also voted for Obamba.

Do you not see that, even now, Sean?

Let's pull together and forget about greed for now. Open up your fist, you poor-poor blind child.

I can give you insight as to what the average American thinks and why they were brave enough to make change with their vote. Wake up, you foolish boy.

I would also take the time out of MY busy schedule to be a guest on your show... and provide you with wisdom..... for you have none!

Best Regards,

Mary Mont

Tommy

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Give it up! Sean. We won, you lost. You sound like a broken record on the stimulus bill. Why are the only guest that will come on your show; Dick Morris, Anne Coulter or Newt Gingrich? You bud in Iraq, Tommy

karen

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Keep up the GOOD work !! We need more people like you! I can't believe this is happening in the United States of America!!
Also "Thank God for Sheriff Joe"

pbaldwin

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Sean, any chance you can step up to the plate and control the show. The two babes you had on tonite ran you over like a blind dog. I am out Sean...Addios

ABLE

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I CANT BELIVE THAT CONGRESSMAN PETER TALKED ABOUT ISLAM AND DHS Should Be Targeting Mosques, Not Veterans" WELL I WAS BORN IN THE USA AND RAISED HERE I SERVED PROWDLY FOR MY COUNTRY AND HIS FREEDOM ! I SISTERS SON DIED THERE IN IRAQ FIGHTING FOR HIS FREEDOM ! 1ST HE CUTS DOWN MICHAEL JACKSON KNOWING THE WORLD WILL HATE HIM ! SHAME ON YOU PETER ! PETER YOU ARE A DISGRACE TO WHAT THIS COUNTRY 4 ! I CHOOSE FOX NEWS TO TAKE THIS STORY IV BEEN GETTING LOTS OF CALL BUT I LIKE YOU GUYS AT FOX NEWS THANKS FOX NEWS! GO TO HELL CON-PETER-PAN!

ABLE

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I CANT BELIVE THAT CONGRESSMAN PETER TALKED ABOUT ISLAM AND DHS Should Be Targeting Mosques, Not Veterans" WELL I WAS BORN IN THE USA AND RAISED HERE I SERVED PROWDLY FOR MY COUNTRY AND HIS FREEDOM ! I SISTERS SON DIED THERE IN IRAQ FIGHTING FOR HIS FREEDOM ! 1ST HE CUTS DOWN MICHAEL JACKSON KNOWING THE WORLD WILL HATE HIM ! SHAME ON YOU PETER ! PETER YOU ARE A DISGRACE TO WHAT THIS COUNTRY 4 ! I CHOOSE FOX NEWS TO TAKE THIS STORY IV BEEN GETTING LOTS OF CALL BUT I LIKE YOU GUYS AT FOX NEWS THANKS FOX NEWS! GO TO HELL CON-PETER-PAN! AND IM A ARAB-AMERICAN !

ABLE

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I CANT BELIVE THAT CONGRESSMAN PETER TALKED ABOUT ISLAM AND DHS Should Be Targeting Mosques, Not Veterans" WELL I WAS BORN IN THE USA AND RAISED HERE I SERVED PROWDLY FOR MY COUNTRY AND HIS FREEDOM ! I SISTERS SON DIED THERE IN IRAQ FIGHTING FOR HIS FREEDOM ! 1ST HE CUTS DOWN MICHAEL JACKSON KNOWING THE WORLD WILL HATE HIM ! SHAME ON YOU PETER ! PETER YOU ARE A DISGRACE TO WHAT THIS COUNTRY 4 ! I CHOOSE FOX NEWS TO TAKE THIS STORY IV BEEN GETTING LOTS OF CALL BUT I LIKE YOU GUYS AT FOX NEWS THANKS FOX NEWS! GO TO HELL CON-PETER-PAN! AND IM A ARAB-AMERICAN ! ITS PEOPLE LIKE HIM THAT MAKE ME REALLY PISSED OFF !

Elizabeth Frazier

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Dear Shawn Hannity:
I'm very interested in seeing past interviews, especially those who have been to some of town halls, not the contrived one with O'bama. How do I access Fox to see some of the Town halls and interviews with ordianary American Citizens.
Unable to find interviews with some of your guests. We do not have TV so we can't watch your show, only listen to it on the radio. I know one way the State Media would lose some viewers. Stop watching the 3 networks news and otherwise, they will catch on maybe we can get some conservative hosts. Not 3 (liberal hosts and guests) against (conservative) one like they do on the current shows today. Thanks again, I get a reply. I pray we all get out there on Sept 12th and have our own town halls in our areas, we don't need our congress people there, they either ignore us, or not bother to listen to the real issues we have about, CAP & TRADE, or Health Issues we have with current bill before congress, or more stimulus money going out to people who don't deserve it, and spending money we don't have. Thanks again for all you do for us, being the voice that someone out there listens to. They sure don't want to hear from us.
Sincerely yours, Elizabeth Frazier,
Rural Arizona

Pat Svetlecich

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I missed August 9 broadcast whereby you were going to give much needed background on Obama. Did that take place, if so are you going to replay it soon? Enjoy the show, you go guy!

sally donzelli

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As a possible classmate of yours, I'm not surprised that you listen to Sean. I can tolerate about 10 minutes of his "you know" statements and then have to turn him off.
If you know me, please give me a call.

John Thibodeau

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When you look into gov health care think about this I spent 24 years active Army. I was placed on Tri Care cost 460.00 per year for my wife and me. Now as we turn 65 we cannot get a new I D card until we sign up for Medicare that cost almost 100.00 each or near 200.00. Part of my problem is 2400.00 per year not 460 and our I D card and use of all military facilities will be taken away if we do not sing. Our I D is held hostage, is this correct? The only good side of the cost is I no longer pay a co pay which cost about 12.00 per viset. We might pay 200 per year. The gov wins again. Check it out that is what was in my letter. I cannot renew my card until I sign for medicare.

Bill Charon

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I would like to express my opinion of our Presidents so called leadership. It stinks. He is duing exactly like Hitler did in Germany. Are we going to tolerate it? If not, how can we stop it. I think you know. Signed by a member of The Oath Keepers of America

Pam-Independent

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The 'Hannity' show is a joke-a-minute. Sean, himself, even more so. Thanks for the laughs!!!

Fox News should rename the 'show' "Who Let The Dogs Out?." Hmmm...not a bad idea for the entire Fox News network! Then again, the network IS very sly...like a fox.

Terry

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I was born in the Central Valley of California in a small farming town of San Joaquin. My parents were children of Oklahomans who migrated there in the late 1930's. They and many other migrants from Oklahoma and Mexico worked from sun-up to sun-down making the Central Valley the food basket of the world. I watched your show last night from Huron and was shocked at what radical politicians have done to such a rich fertile valley by cutting off it's water supply. Do they not know that the smelts thrived in all the canals and waterways that run through the entire valley? I remember as a child growing up in San Joaquin my mother would give my brother, sister, and I an empty can and she would take us to the canal by our house and let us dip our cans in the water and catch little fishies(smelts). She said her mother used to do the same with her as a child in that same canal. By shutting off the water, these radicals have not only killed all the smelts that lived in these canals but have killed all the catfish, perch, crawfish, muskrats, beavers, not to mention rabbits, lady bugs, butterflies, birds, moths, coyotes, wildflowers, trees, vegetation that wild animals called home and eventually farm animals and people will start to die off. How can these radical politicians sleep at night knowing all the devastation and death that they have caused and are causing? Do they sit around a table saying "Screw the Farmers" with their mouths full? I hope people keep screaming and protesting until all these radicals are IMPEACHED from office! Keep screaming Central Valley, someone in their right mind will eventually hear you!

Jerry

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I believe Fox News, your show, Glen Beck, and Rush's broadcast systems are being electronicly effected by someone on the Left.. Too damn many things are happening lately with your broadcast.. I believe if you guys will research this you will find technical sabotage.