Huckabee is a TV political commentary program on Fox News hosted by former Republican Arkansas

Arkansas

Arkansas is a state located in the southern region of the United States. Its name is an Algonquian name of the Quapaw Indians. Arkansas shares borders with six states , and its eastern border is largely defined by the Mississippi River...

 Governor Mike Huckabee

Mike Huckabee

Michael "Mike" Dale Huckabee is an American politician who served as the 44th Governor of Arkansas from 1996 to 2007. He was a candidate in the 2008 United States Republican presidential primaries, finishing second in delegate count and third in both popular vote and number of states won . He won...

. It premiered September 27, 2008, at 8 PM EDT.

Schedule

Barring pre-emption, new episodes of Huckabee regularly air Saturdays at 8 PM ET. Repeats are shown on the following Sunday (the next day) at 2 AM, 8 PM and 11 PM ET.

Format

The show is shot before a live studio audience. Huckabee starts with an opening monologue discussing issues of the day, then opens the floor to field several questions from the audience. The show also features one or more guests as well as a panel of commentators.

Huckabee maintains a genial style as host and speaker, "markedly less combative" than other commentators on the Fox network. Tonal differences aside, he believes the show's conservative political content is harmonious with other Fox hosts past and present such as Glenn Beck

Glenn Beck

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, Sean Hannity

Sean Hannity

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 and Bill O'Reilly

Bill O'Reilly (political commentator)

William James "Bill" O'Reilly, Jr. is an American television host, author, syndicated columnist and political commentator. He is the host of the political commentary program The O'Reilly Factor on the Fox News Channel, which is the most watched cable news television program on American television...

, saying "I'm certainly on the same ideological spectrum" as them.

Elisabeth Hasselbeck

Elisabeth Hasselbeck

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 was the show's first guest. Huckabee has interviewed political figures such as Karl Rove

Karl Rove

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, Laura Bush

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, Michelle Obama

Michelle Obama

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, Geraldine Ferraro

Geraldine Ferraro

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, Chuck Colson, Tom Ridge

Tom Ridge

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, Rod Blagojevich

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, Ed Rendell

Ed Rendell

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, Mike Rounds

Mike Rounds

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, Chuck Grassley

Chuck Grassley

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, Kay Bailey Hutchison

Kay Bailey Hutchison

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, Tom DeLay

Tom DeLay

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, Franklin Graham

Franklin Graham

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, Tim LaHaye

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, Arianna Huffington

Arianna Huffington

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, Ann Coulter

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, and Alina Fernández

Alina Fernández

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; former head of the FDNY and NYPD Howard Safir

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; U.N. Ambassador John R. Bolton

John R. Bolton

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; former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani

Rudy Giuliani

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; former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich

Newt Gingrich

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; former Secretary of State

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s Lawrence Eagleburger

Lawrence Eagleburger

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 and Madeline Albright; former Vice President Dan Quayle

Dan Quayle

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; former British Prime Minister Tony Blair

Tony Blair

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; and Israel

Israel

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 President Shimon Peres

Shimon Peres

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Celebrity interviews have included Raquel Welch

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, Robert Duvall

Robert Duvall

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, Jon Voight

Jon Voight

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, Andy Williams

Andy Williams

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, Richard Dreyfuss

Richard Dreyfuss

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, Edward Norton

Edward Norton

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, Bradley Cooper

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, Andie MacDowell

Andie MacDowell

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, Kelsey Grammer

Kelsey Grammer

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, Andy García

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, David Schwimmer

David Schwimmer

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, Chuck Norris

Chuck Norris

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, Kathy Ireland

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, Joan Lunden

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, Lesley Stahl

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, Susan Powell, Gretchen Carlson

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, Katie Stam

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, Paula Deen

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, Bob Barker

Bob Barker

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, Jerry Springer

Jerry Springer

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, Frank Caliendo

Frank Caliendo

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, Tony Danza

Tony Danza

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, The Amazing Kreskin, Jeff Garlin

Jeff Garlin

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, Steve Schirripa

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, Vince Curatola

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, Charles Grodin

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, Mario Lopez

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, Zac Sunderland

Zac Sunderland

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, Michael Strahan

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, Dennis Rodman

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, MC Hammer

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, Rosie Perez

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, Bernie Williams

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, Meat Loaf

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, Sam Moore

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, Neil Sedaka

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, Peter Noone

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, Wayne Newton

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, Rick Springfield

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, Pat Boone

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, Tanya Tucker

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, Lorrie Morgan

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, Lynyrd Skynyrd

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, Ted Nugent

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, Toby Keith

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, Collin Raye

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, Oak Ridge Boys, The Ventures

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, Katherine McPhee, Bo Bice

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, and Kris Allen

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The show ends with a "house band" (named The Little Rockers; the name is a play on the Arkansas state capital

Little Rock, Arkansas

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 where Huckabee once served) consisting of several Fox News staff performing a song, often featuring a well-known entertainer as the lead. Band members include host Huckabee on bass guitar, chief religious correspondent Lauren Green

Lauren Green

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 on keyboards, M and J

The Morning Show with Mike and Juliet

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video editor Dave Colonna on lead guitar, lighting technician Adrian Sharkey on vocals and guitar, M and J Show writer Bob Higgins on guitar, Fox News Edge PA Elizabeth Tucker on backup vocals, and final cut craft editor Dominic Salvatore on drums.

In some instances, the final segment will feature Huckabee answering questions from e-mails or from the live studio audience.