Fox News refreshed its primetime line-up on Monday in the first major reorganization of the most popular shows since the Trump administration took office. The move includes permanently filling the 8 p.m. slot that has been vacant since the network canceled the Tucker Carlson show in April.
The change will see Jesse Watters, whose show will change from 7:00 p.m. Two rising stars of the station will be promoted. than late-night rivals like Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Kimmel.Mr. Gutfeld’s show is at 10pm
Laura Ingraham, who has hosted the 10 p.m. Sean Hannity, an early Fox News mainstay, will remain in the 9 p.m. slot.
Fox’s primetime ratings, which were consistently the best among cable news, dropped to about a third after the station pulled Mr. Carlson off the air. His resignation followed a string of public relations woes and legal troubles stemming from his offensive comments on and off the air, as well as a lawsuit from a former producer who alleges he created a toxic environment at work. It was something.
In April, just before Carlson’s show was terminated, Fox News and its parent company settled a defamation lawsuit filed by Dominion Voting Systems for $787.5 million. Some of Carlson’s personal text messages were made public during the incident, including attacks on network colleagues, defaming former President Donald J. Trump, and alleging that the 2020 election results were fraudulent. Some said they did not believe they were significantly affected by the vote.
One particularly damaging document was the one that provoked a crisis at Fox’s top management and expressed inflammatory views on violence and race.
