Varney & Co.

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Varney & Co.
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Also known asVarney & Company
Genre Talk show
Presented by Stuart Varney
Susan Li
Lauren Simonetti
Ashley Webster
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Running time180 minutes
Release
Original network Fox Business Network
Original release2010 (2010) 
present (present)
Stuart Varney (right) with Crawford Ker on the set of Varney & Co. Stuart Varney and Crawford.JPG
Stuart Varney (right) with Crawford Ker on the set of Varney & Co.

Varney & Co., sometimes styled Varney & Company, is an American cable television news and talk show on the Fox Business Network hosted by British-American economic and political commentator Stuart Varney. The show includes market coverage, current events coverage, and interviews and commentary with Wall Street experts. [1] [2]

Contents

Hosts

Audience

In February 2015, Varney & Co. reached its highest-rated month since moving to the 11 am time slot, averaging 103,000 total viewers, 18,000 of whom were adults ages 25–54. Overall since the time change, the show was up 91% in total viewers and 31% among adults 25–54. [3] On 24 August 2015, the show, which had switched to a three-hour slot from 9  am–12  pm, set the record for Fox Business Network for that block with 230,000 total viewers and 54,000 in the 25–54-year-old demographic. [4] In February 2016, Varney & Co., still in the 9  am–12  pm slot, averaged 159,000 total viewers, up 65% from the same month one year prior. [5]

Guests

Over the years, many other well-known political figures and celebrities have appeared regularly on the show. Notable guests have included:

On 8 May 2014, Stephen Colbert on The Colbert Report satirized Stuart Varney, showing clips from his show and mocking him for being out of touch. [6]

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References

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Preceded by
Mornings with Maria
Varney & Co.
9:00 AM 12:00 PM
Succeeded by
Cavuto: Coast to Coast