<p>NEW YORK — Fox News Channel is creating weekend shows for commentator Dan Bongino and former U.S. Rep. Trey Gowdy starting early next month.</p>
<p>Bongino, who has become a popular online personality and commentator, will host a show on Saturdays at 10 p.m. Eastern starting on June 5. As part of a new deal with Fox, the Fox Nation streaming site will also stream Bongino’s weekday radio show, which airs at noon, Fox News Media said on Wednesday.</p>
<p>Gowdy, the former South Carolina congressman and Fox contributor, will host a show on Sundays at 7 p.m. Eastern, starting on June 6.</p>
<p>Fox also said it will begin two-hour panel talk shows on both weekend evenings, starting at 5 p.m. Eastern.</p>
<p>The cable news networks in general have been beefing up their live weekend programming over the past year or so.</p>
