Fox News is transferring Emily Compagno to a full-time seat on “The Five,” selling the longtime community character from “Outnumbered” to one of cable information’ most-watched applications.
Compagno will formally be part of “The Five” on Sept. 8 alongside Greg Gutfeld, Dana Perino and Jesse Watters, with Harold Ford Jr. and Jessica Tarlov persevering with to rotate in the present’s liberal seat, Fox announced Monday.
Compagno will relinquish her position on “Outnumbered,” where Fox said a rotating community character will fill her seat until a everlasting substitute is named.
Emily Compagno will be part of “The Five” as a full-time co-host starting Sept. 8. Courtersy Fox News
“Emily is a highly accomplished host whose energy and talent have made her a standout across Fox News Media, and we are thrilled to officially welcome her to the show,” said Fox News Media CEO Suzanne Scott.
Compagno said she was “honored” to be part of the program after showing alongside its hosts over the years.
“Having an official seat at the table on what I truly believe is the most fun show on television is an incredible privilege,” she said.
“The Five” averaged 3.6 million viewers during the second quarter of 2026. From left to proper: Vice President JD Vance, Jessica Tarlov, Jesse Watters, Dana Perino and Greg Gutfeld. Getty Images
“I am grateful for the opportunity and can’t wait to get started.”
The transfer gives Compagno a everlasting position on a present that averaged 3.6 million viewers and 322,000 viewers in the key 25-to-54 demographic during the second quarter of this yr.
Fox said the program, which marked its fifteenth anniversary in July, has been the highest-rated present in cable information for 19 consecutive quarters.
Emily Compagno attends the 2025 Fox Nation Patriot Awards at Tilles Center for the Performing Arts on Nov. 6, 2025 in Greenvale, NY. Getty Images
Compagno joined Fox News as a contributor in 2018 before changing into a co-host of “Outnumbered” in 2021.
She is also the writer of “Under His Wings,” revealed by Fox News Books, which debuted at No. 1 on both Amazon and the New York Times bestseller record in its first week.
Before becoming a member of the community, Compagno practiced legal protection and civil litigation and later labored at the Social Security Administration as a federal managing lawyer and appearing director.
She also served as a senior choose judicial extern for the late Judge John T. Noonan on the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and held authorized positions in South Africa and Brazil.
Compagno beforehand was captain of the Oakland Raiders’ cheerleading squad and was chosen as an NFL ambassador. Getty Images
Compagno was beforehand captain of the Oakland Raiders’ cheerleading squad and was chosen as an NFL ambassador, representing the league internationally and visiting US troops in Iraq and Kuwait on a USO tour.
She holds a bachelor’s diploma in political science from the University of Washington and a legislation diploma from the University of San Francisco School of Law.
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