Meanwhile, “The Five” co-hosts had cause this past week for a unique celebration, as they observed the program’s 11-year anniversary on Monday and reveled in how successful it has been.
“The Five became the first non-primetime program to finish as the most-watched cable news show for three consecutive quarters last month, as hosts Dana Perino, Greg Gutfeld, Jesse Watters, Jeanine Pirro, and rotating hosts Geraldo Rivera, Jessica Tarlov, and Harold Ford, Jr. pulled in an average audience of 3.3 million viewers despite airing at 5 p.m. ET.,” Fox News noted in a press release.
“The show first premiered in July 2011 and was only supposed to have a five-week temporary run. Since then, The Five has emerged as one of Fox News’ highest-rated programs, finishing No. 1 with an average audience of over 3 million viewers, as the channel crushes CNN and MSNBC viewership. Fox News finished as the most-watched cable news channel for the 72nd straight week, in large part due to The Five’s massive audience,” the statement added.
“I can’t imagine, those first shows must’ve been terrible looking back,” Perino observed, thanking viewers for making her 11 years as a co-host an “awesome” experience.
“One of the things I’ve always been amazed by is that they remember some of the things that happened 11 years ago, and they can tell you exactly what it was and who said it and why it made them laugh,” Pirro added.