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Longtime Fox News host Dana Perino has returned for the third season of her popular podcast, where she tells stories of bravery, heroics, and other tragedies.
Perino’s podcast, “Everything Will Be Okay,” comes from her 2021 bestselling book, “Everything Will Be Okay: Life Lessons for Young Women (From a Former Young Women).”
Perino, who also co-hosts the popular show “The Five,” kicked off Season 3 of her podcast by saying, “I believe that ultimately everything will always be OK, and I believe that there are ways we can revise our thinking, change the way we approach problems and make smarter decisions so we can be our most productive, healthy and serene selves.”
Perino used her first episode to speak with Ashley Brown, who — along with her husband, Ed Brown — launched the Selfless Love Foundation, a Florida-based organization that helps place children in the foster care system with adoptive parents.
“I always, always, always said I was going to pay back my blessing of being adopted and being given this gift of an incredible family,” said Brown, who was adopted and wanted to help children in need of finding a good home.
.@DanaPerino is joined by the CEO & Co-Founder of @selflesslovefdn, Ashley Brown for a conversation on how the foundation is committed to improving and healing the child welfare system. https://t.co/tKN6sceJ0P pic.twitter.com/9SaVLJlKS8
— FOX News Radio (@foxnewsradio) March 13, 2023
“It’s a crisis,” Brown said. “So there’s over 100,000 children in foster care right now that are waiting to be adopted. Every single year there’s over 20,000 children that age out of foster care, and almost half of them become homeless within the first two years.”
Brown noted that once a child turns 18, they have “aged out” of foster care.
Brown’s Harbor in Pembroke Pines, Florida, provides a home where 18 to 23-year-olds can learn life skills and become financially independent, giving them a better chance for success moving forward.
“It is the most rewarding feeling on the planet. I pinch myself that I get to be a part of this,” Brown said of her work with foster children, saying it has given her and her husband a very big family.
I’m so proud of my wife @AshleyVickBrown for the amazing podcast she did with @DanaPerino @FoxNews talking about our foundation @selflesslovefdn You’re changing lives everyday baby!https://t.co/V3nHD1mpXv
— Ed Brown (@patronracing) March 14, 2023
Perino also co-hosts the hit show “The Five,” which has continued to dominate the cable news ratings.
Fox News dominated in the January cable news ratings, drawing more viewers, on average, than both CNN and MSNBC combined. Jesse Watters was part of two shows — The Five and Jesse Watters Primetime — that were in the top 5 for viewership in January.
“Fox News still led in total day viewers, averaging 1.35 million viewers, which was down 4% from the same month a year earlier. MSNBC averaged 703,000, up 7%, while CNN posted 524,000, up 7%. In the 25-54 demo, Fox News averaged 173,000, down 23%, while CNN was up 7% with 107,000 and MSNBC rose 5% to 78,000,” Deadline reported.
The outlet added:
The Five was the top show in total viewers, averaging 3.38 million, followed by Tucker Carlson Tonight with 3.19 million, Jesse Watters Primetime with 2.84 million, Hannity with 2.57 million, and Special Report with Bret Baier at 2.42 million.
In the 25-54 demo, Tucker Carlson Tonight averaged 448,000, followed by The Five with 379,000, Jesse Watters Primetime with 319,000, Hannity with 307,000, and Gutfeld! at 301,000.
Fox News averaged 1.95 million viewers, down 13%, while MSNBC posted 1.05 million, down 9%, and CNN was at 629,000, down 1%. In the 25-54 demo, CNN averaged 144,000, which was up 3%. That still trailed Fox News, which averaged 239,000, down 29%. MSNBC posted 109,000, down 16%.
Last week, Fox News got fantastic news about one of its flagship shows, “The Five.”
The show has become the most watched show in cable news, averaging a total audience of 3.332 million viewers for the week that ended January 22nd, Nielsen ratings showed, Forbes reported.
“After The Five, the highest-rated shows of the week were Tucker Carlson Tonight (3.086 million viewers), Jesse Watters Primetime (2.647 million viewers), Hannity (2.386 million viewers), and Special Report with Bret Baier (2.367 million viewers)—all airing on the Fox News Channel,” the report said.
Forbes reported: “In prime time, Fox News led the cable news networks with an average total audience of 1.996 million viewers—beating CNN and MSNBC combined. Overall, Fox had fully 92 of the 100 highest-rated cable news telecasts for the week. Among viewers 25-54, the demographic group most valued by advertisers, Tucker Carlson Tonight was first with 442,000 viewers, followed by The Five (374,000 viewers), Hannity (303,000 viewers), Jesse Watters Primetime (266,000 viewers) and Special Report with Bret Baier (256,000 viewers).”
And its morning show, “Fox & Friends” crushed its competitors with a total audience of 1.260 million viewers as the MSNBC show “Morning Joe” averaged 760,000 viewers and “CNN This Morning” had its worst week with 331,000 viewers.
