Fox News Channel (FNC) has chosen its permanent replacement for Tucker Carlson's old time slot: Jesse Watters.
The primetime shuffle comes amid a period of turmoil for the cable news behemoth, as The Wall Street Journal reports:
Jesse Watters will be the new host of Fox News's 8 p.m. hour, succeeding ousted star anchor Tucker Carlson, one of several prime-time changes the network announced on Monday.
Laura Ingraham will shift earlier in the evening to the 7 p.m. hour, while late-night host Greg Gutfeld will move up an hour to 10 p.m., Fox News said.
The departure of Carlson, who rose to become the network's highest-rated prime-time host, led to ratings pressure. After he left, a rotating set of hosts handled the 8 p.m. slot, averaging around half of his three-million-plus audience.
Watters's show “Jesse Watters Primetime,” which has aired at 7 p.m., has garnered an average of about 2.6 million viewers since the beginning of the year, the network said.
FOX News Media CEO Suzanne Scott announced on Monday the network will debut its new primetime lineup starting July 17.
“FOX News Channel has been America's destination for news and analysis for more than 21 years and we are thrilled to debut a new lineup. The unique perspectives of Laura Ingraham, Jesse Watters, Sean Hannity, and Greg Gutfeld will ensure our viewers have access to unrivaled coverage from our best-in-class team for years to come,” Scott announced.
“Jesse Watters Primetime” launched last year and has since emerged as the fastest growing cable news program. Watters will continue to co-host “The Five,” which has been the most-watched cable news program for seven-straight quarters.
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Won’t make any difference. As long as Fox keeps a muzzle over their hosts’ freedom of speech to discuss rampant corruption including criminal-level election interference and obscenely one-sided justice throughout the federal government and many state governments, former viewers will remain permanently tuned out.
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I fear Fox News has now demonstrated that it has become Pravda 1.0 of the New Soviet Banana Republic.