Luckily, viewers won't have to find out anytime soon. Despite a slight, and seemingly intentional, scare for audiences, Doocy announced during an May 1 broadcast that he would pare back his time as host rather than retire from the show outright.

Steve Doocy announced on the air Thursday he is leaving his “Fox & Friends” studio hosting gig ― effective immediately. (Watch the video below.) “After decades of getting up at 3:30 and driving into NYC in the dark,

Steve Doocy announced that his 'Fox & Friends' hosting role will now be three days a week and he will be based in Florida, providing reports "coast to coast."