This is an American editorial commentary and discussion news program, with host/anchor Lou Dobbs. The program began with the name Moneyline with the debut of CNN in early June 1980. In Spring 1999, Dobbs left the program and CNN, and he was replaced by Willow Bay and Stuart Varney. In 2001, Dobbs returned to CNN and to the helm as anchor of the program with the newly renamed title Lou Dobbs Moneyline. In June 2003, the program rebranded as Lou Dobbs Tonight. In November 2009, the program came to an end, when Dobbs decided to leave CNN for good, after a nearly 30-year career. On March 14, 2011, Dobbs joined Fox Business Network, and the program still the title Lou Dobbs Tonight, airing weeknights at 7PM eastern time. But on February 5, 2021, Fox Business Network cancelled Lou Dobbs Tonight, after a defamation lawsuit was filed against Fox News by Smartmatic over statements made by Dobbs and other Fox Business and Fox News anchors.