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.
Is The ½ Hour News Hour on Netflix? Unfortunately this serie is not yet available on Netflix.
Writing | Joel Surnow | Writer |
Writing | Sandy Frank | Writer |
Writing | Manny Coto | Writer |
Directing | Michael Dimich | Director |
Writing | Ned Rice | Writer |
Directing | Bob Staley | Assistant Director |
Writing | Ross Abrash | Writer |
Writing | Bob Smiley | Writer |
Writing | Rodney Lee Conover | Writer |
Writing | Dean Batali | Writer |
Production | Manny Coto | Executive Producer |
Sound | Sean Callery | Music |
Production | Sandy Frank | Co-Producer |
Production | Joel Surnow | Executive Producer |
Production | Wendy Wooddy | Line Producer |
Production | Joe Revello | Co-Executive Producer |
Production | Ned Rice | Co-Executive Producer |
Production | K.C. Warnke | Producer |
Editing | Keegan Martin | Editor |
Production | Michael Binkow | Co-Executive Producer |
Production | Tal Vigderson | Producer |
Production | Carol Goldwasser | Casting |
Production | Howard Meltzer | Casting |