Fox News Adds Will Cain to Fox & Friends Weekends

FOX News Channel (FNC) has named former ESPN radio host and commentator Will Cain as co-host of FOX & Friends Weekend (Saturdays & Sundays 6-10AM/ET). Cain will make his official debut on Saturday, August 15th alongside co-hosts Jedediah Bila and Pete Hegseth.

In commenting on the announcement, Gavin Hadden, Vice President of Morning Programming said, “Will has a unique ability to connect with an audience on a wide variety of topics and will make an excellent addition to the FOX & Friends franchise.”

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Cain added, “I am excited to join the team at FOX & Friends Weekend and look forward to building upon my experience in sports, news and politics on the number one morning show in the country.”

FOX & Friends Weekend has featured a substitute rotating co-host since Tucker Carlson moved to early primetime in 2016 and eventually the 8pm timeslot in 2017. The four-hour program regularly features a broad range of guests, including politicians, newsmakers, notable athletes and experts in the field of lifestyle and entertainment. According to Nielsen Media Research, FOX & Friends Weekend has continued to dominate the ratings, consistently ranking number one in cable with both total viewers and the coveted 25-54 younger demographic.

Most recently, Cain served as a personality on ESPN, hosting his own daily program on the network’s radio platform entitled, The Will Cain Show and as a frequent panelist on the morning debate show First Take. He joined the sports network in 2015 as a contributor where he hosted Fantasy Football Now, an award winning, three-hour fantasy football program and frequently reported investigative pieces for Outside the Lines.

Previously, Cain served as a political analyst for CNN, co-hosting In the Arena with Eliot Spitzer prior to joining Starting Point with Soledad O’Brien in 2012. Additionally, he was a host on The Blaze, where he helmed a number of programs including, Real News, Cain and Cupp, and The Cain Conversation, in which he presented a series of in-depth interviews with influential leaders in business. Cain also ventured into the field of producing and released a mini-series entitled Alise vs. The Mayor in 2014, focused on New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s attempts to curb charter schools.