Fox News anchor Sean Hannity and Fox & Friends co-host Ainsley Earnhardt have put the rumors to rest and are a couple.
According to a report from The Daily Mail on Wednesday, there have been rumors the two popular hosts have been dating for a few years and that Ainsley films her show some days from Hannity’s house, where he has his own studio for his shows.
“They are extremely happy together and have been for a while. It’s not a surprise to anyone who knows them, but they’re very private people and prefer to keep their personal life private and lowkey. They started out as best friends and the relationship evolved over time. He’s a generous and kind guy and she is just an incredibly wonderful person,” a source close to the couple told the Daily Mail.
“They’re a really sweet couple with so much love for each other. Sean adores Ainsley’s daughter Hayden. Ainsley and Sean are genuine, lovely people who are both truly beloved at Fox News, so everyone at the network has been happy for them for a while. Sean was there for Ainsley through her mother’s illness last fall (she died in October 2022) and was by her side picking up all the pieces – she leaned on him during some extraordinarily difficult times,” the outlet added.
EXCLUSIVE: Fox News stars Sean Hannity and Ainsley Earhardt seen up close and personal in first photos as a couple https://t.co/9iOt4l5tOb pic.twitter.com/ojkZhNMxMc
— Daily Mail US (@DailyMail) April 11, 2023
Fox News recently announced that it finished the first quarter of 2024 as the top network in all of cable news.
Below is some of the topline results from the report:
The Five” Finishes First Quarter as Most-Watched Program in Cable News, While “Tucker Carlson Tonight” Marks Highest 25-54 Demo for Quarter and Most-Watched Cable News Program in March
FNC’s Audience Share Increases to Over 52% of Cable News Audience
FNC Continues to Garner Cable News’ Most Politically Diverse Audience with More Democrats and Independents Tuning into FNC Than CNN and MSNBC
FNC Notches 98 of the Top 100 Telecasts in Cable News for the Quarter
CNN Posts its Worst Quarter with Primetime A25-54 Since 1991
The press release stated: “At 5 PM/ET, FNC’s powerhouse The Five continued to shatter records by becoming the first non-primetime program to top all of cable news for six consecutive quarters in cable news history. Averaging 3.3 million viewers and 357,000 in A25-54, the show also outpaced every show on CNN and MSNBC across the board. Additionally, The Five and Tucker Carlson Tonight beat ABC’s The Bachelor in total viewers. Special Report with Bret Baier (weeknights, 6 PM/ET) averaged 2.3 million viewers and 262,000 in A25-54, dominating its timeslot. At 7 PM/ET, FNC’s Jesse Watters Primetime finished the quarter as the third highest-rated cable news program, averaging 2.8 million viewers and 304,000 in A25-54. At 12 AM/ET, FOX News @ Night surpassed the competition, delivering 1 million viewers and 166,000 in A25-54.”
It added: “At 11 PM/ET, Gutfeld! continued to outpace a number of the late-night broadcast competition for the quarter, securing over 1.9 million viewers and 301,000 with A25-54. As host Greg Gutfeld nears his second year in late night television (April 5th), his eponymous program continues to defeat ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live! (1.5 million P2+) and NBC’s The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon (1.4 million P2+) with viewers. Year over year, CBS’ The Late Show with Stephen Colbert was down 18% with A25-54, marking the biggest decrease in late night television.”
Kayleigh McEnany and Fox News’s “Outnumbered” co-hosts continue to outperform their daytime cable news competition, drawing more viewers than CNN and MSNBC combined.
Outnumbered drew 1.59 million total viewers on Tuesday in comparison to CNN’s 625,000 and MSNBC’s 579,000 total viewers for the noon time slot, according to the most recent rating report.
McEnany, a current Fox News host who served as the White House press secretary for former President Donald Trump, delivered a reassuring message for her fans last week.
Nice looking couple-Congrats!
I’m sorry I thought Sean and Ansley were both happily married to other people ? Whatever happened until death do you part ? Idk guess if their happy they are the ones standing before the Lord