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FoxNews Announces The Permanent Replacement For Tucker Carlson

Drumroll please….

After two months of testing out guest hosts and seeing what might work (spoiler alert: none is working very well), FoxNews has landed on a permanent replacement for Tucker Carlson in the 8pm slot.

The announcement just broke:

This is NOT the announcement, but would anyone really be all that surprised if it was?

When they’re calling you “Faux News — the Bud-Light of Cable” the damage to your brand has already been immense:

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And now, here’s the announcement…

Jesse Waters takes the spot:

Here is the FULL Press Release from FoxNews:

NEW YORK – June 26, 2023 – FOX News Channel (FNC) will debut a new primetime lineup on July 17th, announced Suzanne Scott, CEO of FOX News Media. Starting at 7 PM/ET, FNC’s Laura Ingraham will kick off primetime with Jesse Watters taking over the 8 PM/ET timeslot followed by Sean Hannity who will remain at 9 PM/ET while Greg Gutfeldmoves to 10 PM/ET. Nightly newscast FOX News @ Night with Trace Gallagher will air an hour earlier at 11 PM/ET.

In making the announcement, Scott said, “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.”

Kicking off the network’s primetime programming at 7 PM/ET will be cable news’ highest-rated woman Laura Ingraham with her pivotal Washington, D.C. based show The Ingraham Angle. The program has been the top-rated show in the 10 PM/ET timeslot since it launched in 2017. Throughout her tenure with FNC, Ingraham has interviewed several notable political figures, including presidents, members of congress, and White House officials.  She has hosted a series of highly rated town halls including Red State Trailblazers, Time for Class and Georgia and the Battle for Senate. A former litigator and Supreme Court law clerk for Justice Clarence Thomas, Ingraham joined FNC in 2007 as a contributor, providing political and legal analysis to FNC’s daytime and primetime programming.

Jesse Watters will move to 8PM/ET with his signature opinion program Jesse Watters Primetime. The show originally launched last year in the 7 PM/ET timeslot and earned the title of the fastest growing cable news program, crushing the competition across the board with 2.6 million viewers and 270,000 in the 25-54 demo year to date. Featuring Watters’ fresh take on the major headlines of the day while interviewing newsmakers from across the country, the show has been number one in its timeslot for the 18 months since it launched, delivering the highest-rated 7 PM/ET hour in cable news history. In addition to hosting Primetime, Watters is also a co-host of The Five, the 5 PM/ET roundtable discussion program that has been number one in cable news and all of cable for the last seven consecutive quarters.

An iconic part of FNC’s primetime lineup since the network launched in 1996, Sean Hannity will remain in his 9 PM/ET timeslot with Hannity. In 2021, Hannity broke records as the longest-running primetime cable news host in history. Featuring his provocative style and high-profile interviews, Hannity has developed a unique connection with his audience, dominating the ratings for more than two decades. His eponymous program has ranked number one in its time slot with both viewers and in the 25-54 demo for 14 consecutive years since launching as a solo hour in January 2009, and his debut program Hannity & Colmes was number one for seven years prior. Notably, Hannity has consistently delivered over 2.4 million nightly viewers with 278,000 adults 25-54 year to date, ranking number one in the 9 PM/ET timeslot for the past 27 consecutive months. Throughout his tenure with the network, he has secured interviews with numerous key newsmakers and political figures, including most recently, California Governor Gavin Newsom for which he earned praise on both sides of the aisle.

FNC’s late-night program Gutfeld! hosted by Greg Gutfeld will move to 10 PM/ET. Launched in 2021, Gutfeld! delivered its most-watched year ever in 2022 and continues to upend the genre, becoming the first late-night show to unseat CBS’ The Late Show with Stephen Colbert in viewers since 2017 while also besting ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live and NBC’s The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. Dubbed the “King of Late Night” by Newsweek,the program has been number one for 27 straight months, posting double digit gains in all categories with an average of 1.8 million viewers, 273,000 in A25-54 year to date. Notably, Gutfeld! has the highest median income in late night with those aged 25-54 and 18-49 and is the number one late night program with upscale viewers (100k+) in total viewers and the younger demo. In addition to hosting Gutfeld!, he is also a founding co-host of the number one cable news show, The Five.

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FNC’s Trace Gallagher will close out the network’s primetime coverage at 11 PM/ET with newscast FOX News @ Night. Each night Gallagher covers major news events through that hour and serves as a primetime news hour for the Mountain and Pacific time zones as well as a sign off report for the east coast. An FNC original, Gallagher joined the network when it launched in 1996 and has covered some the biggest breaking news stories over the last 27 years.

FOX News Channel (FNC) is a 24-hour all-encompassing news service and has been the number one network in basic cable for the last seven years and the most-watched television news channel for more than 21 consecutive years, currently attracting nearly 50% of the cable news viewing audience according to Nielsen Media Research. Notably, Nielsen/MRI Fusion has consistently shown FNC to be the network of choice for more Democrat and Independent viewers, with the most politically diverse audience in cable news. Additionally, a 2021 Brand Keys Customer Loyalty Engagement Index report stated FOX News leads the news industry in both brand loyalty, engagement, and expectations while a 2022 Brand Keys poll showed FNC dominating morning and evening news in customer loyalty engagement. Owned by Fox Corporation, FNC is available in nearly 80 million homes and dominates the cable news landscape, routinely notching the top 10 programs.

Jesse’s a good guy and congrats to him, but he’s no Tucker.

I actually thought they really might give it to Lawrence Jones.

Patrick Bet-David asked Alex Jones who he sees as an up-and-coming star, someone who could grow into a Tucker, and Jones never really answered….

He went off on some rabbit trails, which I know is hard to believe.

But I’ll answer.

I think Lawrence Jones is a future star.

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I’m not still not watching Fox anymore, but I’d keep my eye on LJ if you’re looking to add to your media empire, PBD.

RELATED — FoxNews can’t seem to recover, meanwhile Tucker is growing:

Fox News Employees Are Leaving The Network to Work With Tucker, Here’s How Many

Many people within Fox News were not onboard with Fox News host Tucker Carlson being taken off air and some have even followed him out the door.

A total of 9 Fox News staffers have left Fox News in order to work alongside Tucker Carlson on his new Twitter show.

The most recent Fox News employee to leave the network for Carlson is the producer who was reprimanded by Fox for calling Biden a “wannabe dictator.”

Chadwick Moore the author of Tucker’s new biography stated  “There are others who are waiting to leave as soon as a role opens up for them with Tucker.

Here’s what the Washington Examiner reported:

Tucker Carlson biographer Chadwick Moore said at least nine former Fox News employees have left the cable news network to work alongside Carlson again on his new show.

In April, Fox News announced it had parted ways with Carlson. Since Carlson left, the network has suffered a decline in its key prime-time viewing audience, while his new Twitter show episodes have slayed cable ratings, attracting several million views.

“My sources have now told me *NINE* former Tucker Carlson Tonight staffers have left Fox News to join Tucker on his next venture,” Moore tweeted. “There are others who are waiting to leave as soon as a role opens up for them with Tucker. Each of the 9 approached Tucker, not the other way around.”

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Moore also said the former Fox News producer who was fired for allowing a chyron labeling President Joe Biden a “Wannabe Dictator” to air is among those who are now working for Carlson.

Here’s what NewsMax reported:

Tucker Carlson’s “Tucker on Twitter” staff is expanding, according to “Tucker” biography author Chadwick Moore.

“My sources have now told me *NINE* former ‘Tucker Carlson Tonight’ staffers have left Fox News to join Tucker on his next venture,” Moore tweeted.

“There are others who are waiting to leave as soon as a role opens up for them with Tucker. Each of the 9 approached Tucker, not the other way around.”

If you haven’t watched Tucker’s latest episode catch it here:


 

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