The 1/2 Hour News Hour was an American television news satire show that aired on the Fox News Channel. The program presented news stories from a conservative perspective, using a satirical format pioneered by Saturday Night Live's Weekend Update, This Hour Has 22 Minutes, and The Daily Show.
The first pilot aired on February 18, 2007, and the second on March 4, 2007. Fox News Channel later purchased 13 more episodes of the show, which started airing on May 13, 2007. The show was cancelled and the final episode aired on September 23, 2007.
Cast and crew of the show included Kurt Long, Jennifer Robertson, Manny Coto, and Ned Rice. Longtime Weekend Update anchor Dennis Miller was a regular contributor to the program with his "The Buck Starts Here" segment.
Writing | Joel Surnow | Writer |
Writing | Manny Coto | Writer |
Writing | Sandy Frank | Writer |
Directing | Michael Dimich | Director |
Directing | Bob Staley | Assistant Director |
Writing | Ross Abrash | Writer |
Writing | Dean Batali | Writer |
Writing | Rodney Lee Conover | Writer |
Writing | Bob Smiley | Writer |
Writing | Ned Rice | Writer |
Production | Manny Coto | Executive Producer |
Production | Sandy Frank | Co-Producer |
Production | Ned Rice | Co-Executive Producer |
Production | Joel Surnow | Executive Producer |
Production | Michael Binkow | Co-Executive Producer |
Production | Joe Revello | Co-Executive Producer |
Production | K.C. Warnke | Producer |
Production | Wendy Wooddy | Line Producer |
Production | Tal Vigderson | Producer |
Sound | Sean Callery | Music |
Editing | Keegan Martin | Editor |
Production | Carol Goldwasser | Casting |
Production | Howard Meltzer | Casting |