Emily Compagno joins Fox News’ ‘The Five’ as co-host
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- Fox News is elevating Emily Compagno from daytime show “Outnumbered” to co-host “The Five,” filling the seat left by Jeanine Pirro, who joined the Trump administration.
- Starting Sept. 8, Compagno will join Greg Gutfeld, Dana Perino and Jesse Watters on cable news’ highest-rated program, which now commands roughly two-thirds of the 5 p.m. audience.
- A Bay Area native and former Raiders cheerleading captain, Compagno brings a deep legal resume and military outreach work, including a bestselling book on faith and U.S. troops.
Fox News co-host Emily Compagno is jumping from the network’s daytime chatfest “Outnumbered” to join “The Five,” the most-watched program on cable news.
The conservative-leaning news network announced Monday that Compagno will fill the seat vacated last year by Jeanine Pirro, who left “The Five” in May to join the Trump administration as interim U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia before her Senate confirmation three months later.
Compagno will be on daily starting Sept. 8 alongside fellow co-hosts Greg Gutfeld, Dana Perino and Jesse Watters. Jessica Tarlov and Harold Ford Jr. rotate their appearances in the lone liberal seat on the program.
“Emily is a highly accomplished host whose energy and talent have made her a standout across FOX News Media, and we are thrilled to officially welcome her to the show,” Fox News Media Chief Executive Suzanne Scott said in a statement.
Compagno’s chair on “Outnumbered” will have guest co-hosts after she departs the program.
Tarlov has the challenging task of serving hot takes from the left on the No. 1 show on cable news.
“The Five” has been a ratings juggernaut for Fox News in recent years, scoring audience levels that rival live viewing for hit broadcast network shows. In the second quarter of this year, “The Five” averaged 3.6 million viewers, according to Nielsen, capturing more than 64% of the cable news viewing audience in the 5 p.m. Eastern hour.
Before joining Fox News as a contributor in 2018, Compagno, 46, practiced law in criminal defense and civil litigation and later served as a federal managing attorney and acting director at the Social Security Administration.
She also served as a senior judge judicial extern for the late John T. Noonan Jr. at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit.
A native of the San Francisco Bay Area, Compagno served as captain of the cheerleading squad for the NFL’s Raiders when they played in her hometown before moving to Las Vegas. She served as an ambassador for the league overseas, visiting U.S. troops in Iraq and Kuwait on a USO tour.
She is also the author of “Under His Wings: How Faith on the Front Lines Has Protected American Troops,” which was released on the network’s publishing imprint FOX News Books and debuted at No. 1 on the New York Times bestseller list.
