Bret Baier Signs New Fox News Contract Extension

August 2024 · 2 minute read

Bret Baier isn’t going anywhere anytime soon.

The Fox News anchor, who hosts the afternoon program Special Report and serves as FNC’s chief political anchor, has signed a contract extension with the cable news channel.

“I am honored to continue anchoring Special Report and alongside my dedicated team and co-anchoring our election coverage for many years to come,” Baier said in a statement.

Baier last signed a contract extension in 2021, in a deal that was set to run into 2026. It was not immediately clear how long Baier’s new contract runs, though Fox says it is a “multi-year” extension.

A long-time correspondent at Fox News before taking over Special Report in 2009, Baier has been the face of the cable channel’s politics coverage, co-hosting election nights and also moderating debates (including the first GOP primary debate last month). Baier will also continue to co-host his podcast for Fox News Audio.

And Special Report has held firm at 6 p.m. on Fox’s lineup, even as other hours (like 7 p.m. and 11 p.m.) had shifted from news to opinion hours.

Baier’s new deal comes a few months after Fox reworked its primetime lineup, moving Laura Ingraham to 7 p.m., Jesse Watters to 8 p.m. and Greg Gutfeld to 10 p.m., while keeping Sean Hannity at 9.

Baier is repped by UTA’s Jay Sures.

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