Fox Business Suspends Two Shows

Fox Business Network (FBN) announced on Friday its plans to remove two additional hours from its daily programming schedule as the coronavirus pandemic continues to prompt unprecedented changes to daily news shows and the way that news is reported.

The Hill reports the change will temporarily cease production of FBN's 5:00 a.m. program, "FBN am" and its 5:00 p.m. offering, "Bulls & Bears."

“While FBN will remain committed to delivering up-to-the-minute breaking business news and analysis, our first priority is the health and safety of our employees,” Fox Business Network president Lauren Petterson said in Friday statement.

"This scaled back schedule will ensure we continue to deliver critical information to our audience amidst this global pandemic and time of market volatility while helping to fight the further escalation of the coronavirus," Petterson added.

"Lou Dobbs Tonight," which has been the most-watched program in business news for the past 46 months, will air live at 5:00 p.m. in the place of "Bulls & Bears," with the program repeating at its
usual time of 7:00 p.m.

Meanwhile, FBN host Lou Dobbs is in self-quarantine after a staffer on his Fox Business show tested positive for the coronavirus.

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"[Dobbs] is in self-quarantine tonight. We just learned that one of his team members has tested positive for COVID-19," said Fox Business host David Asman. "We fully support that employee 100 percent, who we all wish a speedy recovery.

“Lou feels well, he has no symptoms, but out of an abundance of caution, he and his team are taking the necessary precautions," Asman added.