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Fox News fills its primetime, daytime, and weekend slots with a deep bench of female anchors and hosts. The lineup shifted in the last two years: Jeanine Pirro left to become U.S. Attorney for Washington, D.C., Kayleigh McEnany added a Saturday show, and Emily Compagno settled in as a permanent Outnumbered<\/em> co-host. Here is who is on the air now and what they host.<\/p>\n

Current Fox News female anchors<\/h2>\n

Harris Faulkner \u2014 The Faulkner Focus & Outnumbered<\/h3>\n

Faulkner has been at Fox News since 2005 and is one of the network’s most-watched daytime anchors. She hosts The Faulkner Focus<\/strong> at 11 AM ET and co-anchors Outnumbered<\/strong> at noon. She has won six News Emmy Awards and has hosted primetime town halls under the Town Hall America with Harris Faulkner<\/em> banner.<\/p>\n

Martha MacCallum \u2014 The Story<\/h3>\n

\"Martha<\/p>\n

MacCallum has anchored The Story with Martha MacCallum<\/strong> since 2017 and has been with the network since January 2004. The show airs at 3 PM ET and centers on policy interviews and political news. She previously co-hosted America’s Newsroom<\/em> with Bill Hemmer.<\/p>\n

Ainsley Earhardt \u2014 Fox & Friends<\/h3>\n

\"Ainsley<\/p>\n

Earhardt joined Fox News in 2007 and has co-hosted Fox & Friends<\/strong> since 2016 alongside Steve Doocy and Brian Kilmeade. The morning show airs weekdays from 6 to 9 AM ET. She also hosts Ainsley’s Bible Study<\/em> on Fox Nation and has written New York Times bestselling memoirs and children’s books.<\/p>\n

Shannon Bream \u2014 Fox News Sunday & Chief Legal Correspondent<\/h3>\n

\"Shannon<\/p>\n

Bream became the first woman to host Fox News Sunday<\/strong> when she took the chair in September 2022, replacing Chris Wallace. The show airs Sundays at 2 PM ET. She remains the network’s chief legal correspondent and a frequent face during Supreme Court terms. She joined Fox in 2007 as a Washington, D.C.\u2013based reporter and previously hosted Fox News @ Night<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Sandra Smith \u2014 America Reports<\/h3>\n

\"Sandra<\/p>\n

Smith co-anchors America Reports<\/strong> with John Roberts weekdays from 1 to 3 PM ET. She was an original Outnumbered<\/em> co-host from 2014 until 2018, when she moved to America’s Newsroom<\/em>, and joined America Reports<\/em> at its 2021 launch. She came to Fox News from Fox Business in 2007 and was on FBN’s launch lineup. She is a Louisiana State University alum and grew up in Wheaton, Illinois.<\/p>\n

Emily Compagno \u2014 Outnumbered<\/h3>\n

Compagno has been a permanent co-host of Outnumbered<\/strong> at noon ET since 2021, sharing the panel with Harris Faulkner and Kayleigh McEnany plus two daily guests. She is an attorney who practiced criminal defense and civil litigation in California and once served as an acting director at the Social Security Administration. She also hosts The Fox True Crime Podcast<\/em> and wrote the No. 1 New York Times bestseller Under His Wings<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Kayleigh McEnany \u2014 Outnumbered & Saturday in America<\/h3>\n

\"Kayleigh<\/p>\n

McEnany joined Fox News in 2021 after serving as White House press secretary in the first Trump administration. She co-hosts Outnumbered<\/strong> at noon ET and, since September 2025, anchors her own weekend show, Saturday in America<\/strong>, on Saturdays at 10 AM ET. She holds a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School and a foreign service degree from Georgetown.<\/p>\n

Dana Perino \u2014 The Five & America’s Newsroom<\/h3>\n

Perino is a permanent co-host of the network’s flagship 5 PM ET roundtable The Five<\/strong>, alongside Greg Gutfeld and Jesse Watters, and co-anchors America’s Newsroom<\/strong> with Bill Hemmer in the 9\u201311 AM ET window. She was White House press secretary under President George W. Bush before moving into broadcasting.<\/p>\n

Laura Ingraham \u2014 The Ingraham Angle<\/h3>\n

Ingraham hosts The Ingraham Angle<\/strong> weeknights at 7 PM ET. She is a Dartmouth graduate and a University of Virginia\u2013trained attorney, and was a commentator and radio host before her current primetime slot.<\/p>\n

Jessica Tarlov \u2014 The Five<\/h3>\n

Tarlov is one of the Democratic voices who rotates through the fifth chair on The Five<\/strong>, alternating with Harold Ford Jr. opposite the conservative co-hosts. She holds a PhD in Government from the London School of Economics and previously worked in political consulting.<\/p>\n

Maria Bartiromo \u2014 Sunday Morning Futures & Mornings with Maria<\/h3>\n

Bartiromo anchors Sunday Morning Futures<\/strong> on Fox News at 10 AM ET on Sundays and hosts Mornings with Maria<\/strong> on Fox Business. She was the first journalist to broadcast live from the floor of the New York Stock Exchange and joined Fox after a 20-year run at CNBC.<\/p>\n

Jeanine Pirro \u2014 left Fox for the Justice Department in 2025<\/h3>\n

Pirro hosted Justice with Judge Jeanine<\/em> and was a permanent co-host on The Five<\/em> before leaving Fox News in May 2025. President Trump named her acting U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia that month, and the Senate confirmed her to the full post in August 2025.<\/p>\n

Other current female anchors and correspondents<\/h2>\n

Beyond the marquee shows, these women anchor the early-morning, weekend, and reporting beats:<\/p>\n