It featured three permanent hosts, Eric Bolling, Kat Timpf, and Eboni K. Williams, plus two rotating guests, who are called specialists, who discuss current events and political issues.

[1] It was created to replace The Five, that Bolling used to be a co-host for, due to that show moving to 9 pm ET,[2] in the wake of Bill O'Reilly being forced out at Fox News.

A special edition aired on July 11, 2017, at 11:00 pm ET following an exclusive interview with Donald Trump Jr. on Hannity.

[4][5] In August, Fox News suspended Eric Bolling, owing to allegations of sexual misconduct.

Upon Bolling's ultimate departure from FNC in September, the network canceled Fox News Specialists.