Maren Morris tried that in a small town. The 33-year-old country singer seemingly made a cheeky dig at Jason Aldean while teasing her upcoming music video.
Taking to Instagram on Thursday, Morris first shared a skeptical-looking photo of herself followed by the camera panning in on a sign that reads, “Welcome to Our Perfect Small Town From Sunrise to Sundown.”
The words “Small Town” are in bright red, all caps block letters and the image of the American flag is flying behind the words.
In the audio from the clip, Morris can be heard singing, “Oooo, do ya hear?”
Morris captioned the post, “I’m done filling a cup with a hole in the bottom.”
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Taking to Instagram on Thursday, Morris first shared a skeptical-looking photo of herself followed by the camera panning in on a sign that reads, “Welcome to Our Perfect Small Town From Sunrise to Sundown.”
The words “Small Town” are in bright red, all caps block letters and the image of the American flag is flying behind the words.
In the audio from the clip, Morris can be heard singing, “Oooo, do ya hear?”
Morris captioned the post, “I’m done filling a cup with a hole in the bottom.”
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- 9/8/2023
- by Becca Longmire
- ET Canada
Jumping the gun on Fox News’ GOP debate tonight, Donald Trump and Tucker Carlson made it clear to Rupert Murdoch that revenge is a dish best served online. Running like an incumbent with no desire to share the spotlight with vice president wannabes, Trump easily dominated the debate by never showing up.
“It’s debate night, but we’re not in Milwaukee,” Carlson proclaimed at the top of the video with a sour-looking Trump by his side.
“We’re doing this interview, but we’ll get bigger ratings using this crazy forum that you’re using than probably the debate,” said the former Potus and leading candidate for the 2024 Republican nomination to the former Fnc Golden Boy during their pre-recorded chat that debuted on the social media platform formerly known as Twitter at 5:55 p.m. Pt, five minutes before the live debate began.
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“It’s debate night, but we’re not in Milwaukee,” Carlson proclaimed at the top of the video with a sour-looking Trump by his side.
“We’re doing this interview, but we’ll get bigger ratings using this crazy forum that you’re using than probably the debate,” said the former Potus and leading candidate for the 2024 Republican nomination to the former Fnc Golden Boy during their pre-recorded chat that debuted on the social media platform formerly known as Twitter at 5:55 p.m. Pt, five minutes before the live debate began.
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- 8/24/2023
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
Fox News’ retooled primetime lineup topped rivals in July, but all cable news networks saw audience erosion versus the same month a year ago.
Jesse Watters Primetime, which debuted in the 8 p.m. Et time slot on July 17, averaged 2.4 million viewers, an improvement over the temporary occupant of the period, Fox News Tonight, with its series of rotating hosts, after Tucker Carlson’s show was pulled in April. Tucker Carlson Tonight averaged 3.1 million viewers in July, 2022.
Another schedule change was the move of Greg Gutfeld up an hour to 10 p.m. Et. Gutfeld! averaged 1.98 million viewers and 252,000 in the 25-54 demo. The latter was enough to place it second in that category, to Fox News’s The Five, which averaged 254,000. The Five also was the most watched cable news show, averaging 2.59 million viewers.
Overall, though, audiences were off versus July 2022, with Fox News and CNN seeing the most significant drops.
Jesse Watters Primetime, which debuted in the 8 p.m. Et time slot on July 17, averaged 2.4 million viewers, an improvement over the temporary occupant of the period, Fox News Tonight, with its series of rotating hosts, after Tucker Carlson’s show was pulled in April. Tucker Carlson Tonight averaged 3.1 million viewers in July, 2022.
Another schedule change was the move of Greg Gutfeld up an hour to 10 p.m. Et. Gutfeld! averaged 1.98 million viewers and 252,000 in the 25-54 demo. The latter was enough to place it second in that category, to Fox News’s The Five, which averaged 254,000. The Five also was the most watched cable news show, averaging 2.59 million viewers.
Overall, though, audiences were off versus July 2022, with Fox News and CNN seeing the most significant drops.
- 8/2/2023
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
“I don’t know why I was fired, I really don’t,” declared Tucker Carlson today on his sudden departure from the airwaves of Fox News on April 24. “I’m not angry about it,” the former primetime host told pal Russell Brand. “I honestly don’t know.”
“I was surprised,” Carlson said at another point in the heavy hyped interview on Brand’s podcast. “I didn’t you know expect to get fired that morning at all in April. So, I was shocked, but I wasn’t really shocked. And I wasn’t mad. It’s not my company. And when you work for someone else, that person reserves the right and in fact has inherently the right to decide whether you work there or not.”
“You can believe me or not, but …I wish Fox well,” one-time GOP kingpin Carlson added.
Carlson may wish his former employer well, but...
“I was surprised,” Carlson said at another point in the heavy hyped interview on Brand’s podcast. “I didn’t you know expect to get fired that morning at all in April. So, I was shocked, but I wasn’t really shocked. And I wasn’t mad. It’s not my company. And when you work for someone else, that person reserves the right and in fact has inherently the right to decide whether you work there or not.”
“You can believe me or not, but …I wish Fox well,” one-time GOP kingpin Carlson added.
Carlson may wish his former employer well, but...
- 7/7/2023
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
Jesse Watters will take over Tucker Carlson‘s primetime time slot at Fox News. Carlson was ousted from the network effective immediately on April 24, and his show, Tucker Carlson Tonight, was simultaneously canceled. Fox News Tonight replaced Carlson’s spot, with former Trump aide Kayleigh McEnany temporarily hosting in May. Jesse Watters Primetime will move into the 8/7c time on the Fox News Channel starting Monday, July 17. Laura Ingraham‘s The Ingraham Angle is also moving up in the conservative network’s nightly lineup from 10/9c to 7/6c. Hannity will remain at 9/8c and Gutfeld! will move to 10/9c. Fox News @ Night with Trace Gallagher will move up one hour to 11/10c. Gutfeld is the only late-night talk show that’s still airing new episodes during the WGA writers strike. All of the other late-night titles have been airing reruns in solidarity with the striking writers. Jesse Watters Primetime is...
- 6/26/2023
- TV Insider
Fox News has settled on its new primetime lineup, promoting Jesse Watters to the 8 p.m. slot vacated by the abrupt firing of Tucker Carlson, pushing the “Gutfeld!” late-night juggernaut an hour earlier to 10 p.m. and putting Trace Gallagher to the 11 p.m. hour, the network announced Monday.
Also on the movie is Laura Ingraham, whose “Ingraham Angle” has solidly won the 10 p.m. spot since its 2017 debut, with a shift to 7 p.m. to kick off the weeknight primetime lineup, taking over Watters’ most recent start time. Fox did not announce who might take over the midnight hour that Gallagher will be vacating.
“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,” Fox News CEO Suzanne Scott said. “The unique perspectives of Laura Ingraham, Jesse Watters, Sean Hannity, and Greg Gutfeld will...
Also on the movie is Laura Ingraham, whose “Ingraham Angle” has solidly won the 10 p.m. spot since its 2017 debut, with a shift to 7 p.m. to kick off the weeknight primetime lineup, taking over Watters’ most recent start time. Fox did not announce who might take over the midnight hour that Gallagher will be vacating.
“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,” Fox News CEO Suzanne Scott said. “The unique perspectives of Laura Ingraham, Jesse Watters, Sean Hannity, and Greg Gutfeld will...
- 6/26/2023
- by Josh Dickey
- The Wrap
A producer for Fox News who had previously worked on “Tucker Carlson Tonight,” Alex McCaskill, has exited the network after he was considered responsible for Tuesday’s on-air headline that referred to President Joe Biden as a “wannabe dictator.”
In its entirety, the headline read: “Wannabe dictator speaks at the White House after having his political rival arrested.” The chyron was featured during a broadcast covering the indictment of former President Donald Trump.
According to the Associated Press, Fox issued a statement the following morning saying that the chyron had been taken down and “addressed.” McCaskill then sent in his letter of resignation but was met with a request for an immediate departure, the AP reported.
Fox News did not immediately respond to Variety‘s request for comment.
The Daily Beast’s Justin Baragona reported that the producer announced his departure in an Instagram post on Friday. “Today was my last day at Fox.
In its entirety, the headline read: “Wannabe dictator speaks at the White House after having his political rival arrested.” The chyron was featured during a broadcast covering the indictment of former President Donald Trump.
According to the Associated Press, Fox issued a statement the following morning saying that the chyron had been taken down and “addressed.” McCaskill then sent in his letter of resignation but was met with a request for an immediate departure, the AP reported.
Fox News did not immediately respond to Variety‘s request for comment.
The Daily Beast’s Justin Baragona reported that the producer announced his departure in an Instagram post on Friday. “Today was my last day at Fox.
- 6/16/2023
- by Charna Flam
- Variety Film + TV
Fox News is not happy with Tucker Carlson‘s new Twitter show, which launched last week, and has sent the long-time news anchor a cease and desist letter. Carlson, who hosted Fox News’ popular late-night show Tucker Carlson Tonight from 2016 to 2023, parted ways with the network back in April. However, despite no longer appearing on-screen for Fox News, Carlson is still being paid and remains under contract through the end of 2024. According to Axios, Fox attorneys sent Carlson a cease and desist letter after he debuted his new Twitter show last week. In the first ten-minute video posted on Carlson’s official Twitter account, the host touched on several topics, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, 9/11 conspiracies, the existence of UFOs, and more. Across the first two episodes, Carlson drew a combined 169 million views, though that doesn’t necessarily mean the videos were watched in full. Twitter video views are...
- 6/12/2023
- TV Insider
Fox News turned up on the heat on Tucker Carlson, sending the ousted host a cease-and-desist letter a day before he was expected to address the indictment of Donald Trump in his third episode, according to a Monday report by Axios.
Fox did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Carlson lawyer Harmeet Dhillon corroborated the action, tweeting: “My friend and client Tucker Carlson will not be silenced – by the far left or by Fox News,” and told Axios that Fox is “now demanding that Tucker Carlson be silent until after the 2024 election.”
Carlson is under contract and is still being paid through 2025 by Fox News, which believes Carlson’s DIY Twitter show falls under its noncompete. The erstwhile “Tucker Carlson Tonight” host and his lawyers say Twitter is not a Fox News competitor, and that he has a fundamental First Amendment right to give his opinions on social media.
Fox did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Carlson lawyer Harmeet Dhillon corroborated the action, tweeting: “My friend and client Tucker Carlson will not be silenced – by the far left or by Fox News,” and told Axios that Fox is “now demanding that Tucker Carlson be silent until after the 2024 election.”
Carlson is under contract and is still being paid through 2025 by Fox News, which believes Carlson’s DIY Twitter show falls under its noncompete. The erstwhile “Tucker Carlson Tonight” host and his lawyers say Twitter is not a Fox News competitor, and that he has a fundamental First Amendment right to give his opinions on social media.
- 6/12/2023
- by Josh Dickey
- The Wrap
“Tucker on Twitter” came online this week, and the all-new, slapped-together, DIY studio at Tucker Carlson’s summer home in Maine is giving off “Twin Peaks” vibes, both for its look, and its multiple pointless mysteries.
The UFO joystick, canes on the wall, a tuft of wild hair – what’s really going on here?
When Fox News came to claim its equipment from Tucker Carlson’s home-based TV studio in Maine, they came for it all – the repo job reportedly took the old barn back down to the studs. So when the former king of 8 p.m. TV launched his Twitter show this week, it was also a first look at the post-cable, built-from-scratch production quality one could expect from such a venture on a tight timeline: not without its homemade quirks.
Tucker Carlson’s ungovernable hair
Carlson has reportedly courted some members of his loyal production staff to join his new venture,...
The UFO joystick, canes on the wall, a tuft of wild hair – what’s really going on here?
When Fox News came to claim its equipment from Tucker Carlson’s home-based TV studio in Maine, they came for it all – the repo job reportedly took the old barn back down to the studs. So when the former king of 8 p.m. TV launched his Twitter show this week, it was also a first look at the post-cable, built-from-scratch production quality one could expect from such a venture on a tight timeline: not without its homemade quirks.
Tucker Carlson’s ungovernable hair
Carlson has reportedly courted some members of his loyal production staff to join his new venture,...
- 6/8/2023
- by Josh Dickey
- The Wrap
Tucker Carlson launched his promised new show on Twitter on Tuesday with talk of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, UFOs, who killed JFK and what really went down on 9/11 — and the former Fox News host was a hit.
In its first four hours-plus, the low-tech 10-minute video posted on the Elon Musk-owned social media platform attracted 27 million views.
Broadcasting from what looked like a wooden cabin home studio and postulating that “American citizens are the least-informed in the world” along with his well-trodden take on the failings of the American media, Carlson essentially delivered what counted for a more echoing and caffeinated version of his nightly monologue on Fnc’s Tucker Carlson Tonight.
While the topics and themes bellowed out Tuesday might have been right at home on the Rupert Murdoch outlet where Carlson reigned supreme in primetime for over six years before being suddenly dropped on April 24 — his...
In its first four hours-plus, the low-tech 10-minute video posted on the Elon Musk-owned social media platform attracted 27 million views.
Broadcasting from what looked like a wooden cabin home studio and postulating that “American citizens are the least-informed in the world” along with his well-trodden take on the failings of the American media, Carlson essentially delivered what counted for a more echoing and caffeinated version of his nightly monologue on Fnc’s Tucker Carlson Tonight.
While the topics and themes bellowed out Tuesday might have been right at home on the Rupert Murdoch outlet where Carlson reigned supreme in primetime for over six years before being suddenly dropped on April 24 — his...
- 6/7/2023
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
“Tucker on Twitter” launched Tuesday with a report on the blown dam in Ukraine — a first episode that, aside from more natural lighting, different background and shorter length, looks and sounds a lot like “Tucker Carlson Tonight.”
About the launch of his new show, there was no fanfare. “Hey, it’s Tucker Carlson,” he said, then launched straight into his report on the dam attack, suggesting Ukraine and/or the United States may have done it — as if it were a regular Tuesday night on the Fox News Channel.
The inaugural episode was only 10.5 minutes, far shy of the full 8 p.m. hour Carlson used to cover as a top-rated host on Fox News. But back then, he was also working with a full complement of Fox resources like editors and producers — not to mention the full set that Fox came to reclaim from his summer home in Maine.
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About the launch of his new show, there was no fanfare. “Hey, it’s Tucker Carlson,” he said, then launched straight into his report on the dam attack, suggesting Ukraine and/or the United States may have done it — as if it were a regular Tuesday night on the Fox News Channel.
The inaugural episode was only 10.5 minutes, far shy of the full 8 p.m. hour Carlson used to cover as a top-rated host on Fox News. But back then, he was also working with a full complement of Fox resources like editors and producers — not to mention the full set that Fox came to reclaim from his summer home in Maine.
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- 6/6/2023
- by Josh Dickey
- The Wrap
Harris Faulkner will take on a new role at Fox News next week as the longtime network personality steps in to guest host Fox News Tonight, starting Monday, June 5, and running through Friday, June 9. Faulkner is the latest anchor at the network to take on the host role in the 8 p.m. Et nightly timeslot following Tucker Carlson‘s exit from the network in late April. The host normally hosts The Faulkner Focus on weekdays at 11 a.m. Et and co-hosts Outnumbered weekdays at 12 p.m. Et alongside Kayleigh McEnany and Emily Compagno. (Credit: Matthew Eisman/Getty Images) Faulkner is the second woman to host the primetime hour since Tucker Carlson Tonight concluded, following her Outnumbered co-host, McEnany. Others to have filled in as hosts so far on Fox News Tonight are Brian Kilmeade, Lawrence Jones, Will Cain, Trey Gowdy, and Johnny Joey Jones. Prior to her time with Fox News,...
- 6/2/2023
- TV Insider
Fox News sent workers to dismantle and remove much of Tucker Carlson’s home-based broadcast set in Maine, The Daily Mail reported Wednesday, the latest twist of the knife in a bitter divorce between the former “Tucker Carlson Tonight” host and the cable network.
The studio was built in a converted barn on one of Carlson’s properties, where he taped “Tucker Carlson Tonight” and other shows for Fox News and Fox Nation in the summer. A person with knowledge of the situation told TheWrap that Fox owns the equipment and installed it at the network’s expense, and rightfully removed it but did not tear down the studio.
In any case, the Daily Mail reported that the studio will have to be completely rebuilt, according to the construction manager.
“Fox came in last week and got all their sh-t out of there,” Patrick Feeney, who said he is managing on-site,...
The studio was built in a converted barn on one of Carlson’s properties, where he taped “Tucker Carlson Tonight” and other shows for Fox News and Fox Nation in the summer. A person with knowledge of the situation told TheWrap that Fox owns the equipment and installed it at the network’s expense, and rightfully removed it but did not tear down the studio.
In any case, the Daily Mail reported that the studio will have to be completely rebuilt, according to the construction manager.
“Fox came in last week and got all their sh-t out of there,” Patrick Feeney, who said he is managing on-site,...
- 5/24/2023
- by Josh Dickey
- The Wrap
Sean Hannity opened his Wednesday midday radio show casually talking about Joe Biden’s handling of the debt-default crisis happening in Congress – but did not address a Drudge Report headline saying he was soon to move to Tucker Carlson’s old 8 p.m. Et slot as part of a major primetime shakeup at Fox News.
Drudge posted a banner headline on Wednesday claiming the exclusive, saying that “Hannity” would move to 8 p.m., and that Greg Gutfeld and Jesse Waters would be moving to join him in primetime. There was no attribution or additional information, however, and the headline linked to a Mediate write-up of the Drudge headline.
Fox strongly denied that any programming decisions had been made in the wake of Carlson’s ouster: “No decision has been made on a new primetime line-up and there are multiple scenarios under consideration,” Fox News said in a statement Wednesday.
Drudge...
Drudge posted a banner headline on Wednesday claiming the exclusive, saying that “Hannity” would move to 8 p.m., and that Greg Gutfeld and Jesse Waters would be moving to join him in primetime. There was no attribution or additional information, however, and the headline linked to a Mediate write-up of the Drudge headline.
Fox strongly denied that any programming decisions had been made in the wake of Carlson’s ouster: “No decision has been made on a new primetime line-up and there are multiple scenarios under consideration,” Fox News said in a statement Wednesday.
Drudge...
- 5/17/2023
- by Josh Dickey
- The Wrap
The mystery surrounding Tucker Carlson’s ouster from the airwaves at Fox News — and his future plans in media — are coming into sharper focus.
On April 26, Carlson spoke by phone with one of Fox Corp.’s eight board members, who told the host that his recent benching was a condition of Fox News’ settlement with Dominion Voting Systems, according to multiple sources with knowledge of the conversation.
The unnamed board member told Carlson that the condition does not appear in any of the settlement’s documents, and instead was a verbal agreement. If Fox didn’t comply, the settlement was off, Carlson was told. Dominion had plenty of leverage given that the $787.5 million deal to settle Dominion’s defamation suit against the network wouldn’t officially close until late-May.
If Dominion opted to blow up the deal, Fox would return to square one on settlement talks or potentially subject the...
On April 26, Carlson spoke by phone with one of Fox Corp.’s eight board members, who told the host that his recent benching was a condition of Fox News’ settlement with Dominion Voting Systems, according to multiple sources with knowledge of the conversation.
The unnamed board member told Carlson that the condition does not appear in any of the settlement’s documents, and instead was a verbal agreement. If Fox didn’t comply, the settlement was off, Carlson was told. Dominion had plenty of leverage given that the $787.5 million deal to settle Dominion’s defamation suit against the network wouldn’t officially close until late-May.
If Dominion opted to blow up the deal, Fox would return to square one on settlement talks or potentially subject the...
- 5/16/2023
- by Tatiana Siegel
- Variety Film + TV
In Jan. 2021, Tucker Carlson told a Fox News colleague that he hated Donald Trump “passionately.” But less than two months earlier he was singing a dramatically different tune, newly leaked texts reveal.
In an exchange with his senior producer, obtained by the Daily Beast, the recently fired host was so upset about the unusually negative coverage Fox was giving Trump that he said he was “happy to start threating people” to make it stop.
The text exchange happened Nov. 19, 2020, as Fox News was suffering a severe drop in ratings caused by the exodus of viewers angry that it had accurately called the election for Joe Biden and then — temporarily — refused to support Trump’s constant lying about the loss.
The day before, Fox had published this story about Trump’s decision to hold the annual presidential “pardon” of a turkey. The article’s opening paragraph noted this was happening, “despite...
In an exchange with his senior producer, obtained by the Daily Beast, the recently fired host was so upset about the unusually negative coverage Fox was giving Trump that he said he was “happy to start threating people” to make it stop.
The text exchange happened Nov. 19, 2020, as Fox News was suffering a severe drop in ratings caused by the exodus of viewers angry that it had accurately called the election for Joe Biden and then — temporarily — refused to support Trump’s constant lying about the loss.
The day before, Fox had published this story about Trump’s decision to hold the annual presidential “pardon” of a turkey. The article’s opening paragraph noted this was happening, “despite...
- 5/13/2023
- by Ross A. Lincoln
- The Wrap
A leading conservative pundit is planning to bring his controversial views to Twitter. Two weeks after his dismissal from Fox News, talk show host Tucker Carlson took to Elon Musk‘s social media platform to announce the impending arrival of a “new version” of his program.
Carlson revealed his intentions in a three-minute video, which he shared on his personal Twitter account. After breaking up with his former employer, Carlson called out Fox News and other English-language media organizations, which he believes are incapable of telling complete, truthful stories.
The exception to that opinion, in Carlson’s eyes, is Twitter. “Amazingly, as of tonight, there aren’t many platforms left that allow free speech,” he said in his video update. “The last big one remaining in the world — the only one — is Twitter. Twitter has long served as the place where our national conversation incubates and develops.”
We’re back.
Carlson revealed his intentions in a three-minute video, which he shared on his personal Twitter account. After breaking up with his former employer, Carlson called out Fox News and other English-language media organizations, which he believes are incapable of telling complete, truthful stories.
The exception to that opinion, in Carlson’s eyes, is Twitter. “Amazingly, as of tonight, there aren’t many platforms left that allow free speech,” he said in his video update. “The last big one remaining in the world — the only one — is Twitter. Twitter has long served as the place where our national conversation incubates and develops.”
We’re back.
- 5/10/2023
- by Sam Gutelle
- Tubefilter.com
Tucker Carlson is bringing a new version of his defunct TV show to Twitter, after being unexpectedly fired from Fox News last month.
Carlson, 53, took to Twitter on Tuesday to share the news in a lengthy video, in which he claims that mainstream media outlets are all “thinly disguised propaganda outlets.”
“Starting soon, we’ll be bringing a new version of the show we’ve been doing for the last six and a half years to Twitter. We’ll be bringing some other things too, which we’ll tell you about,” Carlson announced in the clip. “For now, we’re just grateful to be here.”
“Free speech is the main right that you have. Without it, you have no others.” Carlson concludes the message. “See you soon.”
In the video, Carlson seemingly addresses his termination, claiming, “The most you can hope for in the news business at this point is...
Carlson, 53, took to Twitter on Tuesday to share the news in a lengthy video, in which he claims that mainstream media outlets are all “thinly disguised propaganda outlets.”
“Starting soon, we’ll be bringing a new version of the show we’ve been doing for the last six and a half years to Twitter. We’ll be bringing some other things too, which we’ll tell you about,” Carlson announced in the clip. “For now, we’re just grateful to be here.”
“Free speech is the main right that you have. Without it, you have no others.” Carlson concludes the message. “See you soon.”
In the video, Carlson seemingly addresses his termination, claiming, “The most you can hope for in the news business at this point is...
- 5/10/2023
- by Brent Furdyk
- ET Canada
Former Fox News personality Tucker Carlson said Tuesday that the show he hosted for six-and-a-half years, then was fired from, will continue on Twitter.
The ousted anchor announced the move in a nearly three-minute-long video posted to the social media site.
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We’re back. pic.twitter.com/sG5t9gr60O
— Tucker Carlson (@TuckerCarlson) May 9, 2023
Later on Tuesday, Twitter CEO Elon Musk...
The ousted anchor announced the move in a nearly three-minute-long video posted to the social media site.
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We’re back. pic.twitter.com/sG5t9gr60O
— Tucker Carlson (@TuckerCarlson) May 9, 2023
Later on Tuesday, Twitter CEO Elon Musk...
- 5/9/2023
- by Ryan Schwartz
- TVLine.com
Tucker Carlson announced that he will bring a version of his Fox News show — which he lost after getting fired last month — on Twitter, the social platform owned by Elon Musk.
“Starting soon, we’ll be bringing a new version of the show we’ve been doing for the last six and a half years to Twitter,” Carlson said in a video shared Tuesday on the platform. “Free speech is the main right you have. Without it, you have no others.”
According to Musk, Twitter does not have a deal with Carlson. “[W]e have not signed a deal of any kind whatsoever. Tucker is subject to the same rules & rewards of all content creators,” Musk tweeted Tuesday.
Before Carlson was fired, the Twitter CEO appeared on “Tucker Carlson Tonight” for a two-night interview on Fox News (on April 17 and 18). Among other topics, their discussion covered the implications of AI and...
“Starting soon, we’ll be bringing a new version of the show we’ve been doing for the last six and a half years to Twitter,” Carlson said in a video shared Tuesday on the platform. “Free speech is the main right you have. Without it, you have no others.”
According to Musk, Twitter does not have a deal with Carlson. “[W]e have not signed a deal of any kind whatsoever. Tucker is subject to the same rules & rewards of all content creators,” Musk tweeted Tuesday.
Before Carlson was fired, the Twitter CEO appeared on “Tucker Carlson Tonight” for a two-night interview on Fox News (on April 17 and 18). Among other topics, their discussion covered the implications of AI and...
- 5/9/2023
- by Todd Spangler
- Variety Film + TV
Tucker Carlson is out at 8 p.m. on Fox News Channel, and the network hopes that a host of blue-chip advertisers that for years avoided his controversial hour will soon come back in.
Since Carlson’s stunning exit last month, a timeslot that has been shunned by many Madison Avenue stalwarts seems as if it is being embraced. Procter & Gamble, one of the nation’s largest and most influential advertisers, has been running ads in “Fox News Tonight,” the network’s new 8 p.m. program, for female-skewing products like Venus razor blades by Gillette and Secret underarm deodorant. Also showing up in commercial breaks: Novo Nordisk’s trendy medication Ozempic, and Scotts Miracle-Gro.
“We have had over 40 new advertisers come into the hour since we launched the new program, including some of the largest in the country and, really, across all major categories,” says Jeff Collins, executive vice president...
Since Carlson’s stunning exit last month, a timeslot that has been shunned by many Madison Avenue stalwarts seems as if it is being embraced. Procter & Gamble, one of the nation’s largest and most influential advertisers, has been running ads in “Fox News Tonight,” the network’s new 8 p.m. program, for female-skewing products like Venus razor blades by Gillette and Secret underarm deodorant. Also showing up in commercial breaks: Novo Nordisk’s trendy medication Ozempic, and Scotts Miracle-Gro.
“We have had over 40 new advertisers come into the hour since we launched the new program, including some of the largest in the country and, really, across all major categories,” says Jeff Collins, executive vice president...
- 5/8/2023
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
Fox News is still holding tryouts for the 8 p.m. time slot left vacant when it fired Tucker Carlson last month. And the latest conservative media star to get a shot at what used to be the network’s most valuable primetime real estate is former Trump press secretary, and current Fox News host, Kayleigh McEnany.
McEnany will anchor the 8-9 p.m. hour for at least a week, starting Monday, May 8. It could go longer, as she’s slated to host the time slot for at least a week, TheWrap has confirmed.
Shortly after the news became public, McEnany tweeted, “I am honored to share that I will be hosting Fox News Tonight on @FoxNews at 8pm Et all next week (5/8-5/12)! Set your DVR. Please join me next week as we dig into the state of politics, media, culture, and faith in America!”
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McEnany will anchor the 8-9 p.m. hour for at least a week, starting Monday, May 8. It could go longer, as she’s slated to host the time slot for at least a week, TheWrap has confirmed.
Shortly after the news became public, McEnany tweeted, “I am honored to share that I will be hosting Fox News Tonight on @FoxNews at 8pm Et all next week (5/8-5/12)! Set your DVR. Please join me next week as we dig into the state of politics, media, culture, and faith in America!”
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- 5/5/2023
- by Raquel "Rocky" Harris
- The Wrap
The on-air auditions to be Tucker Carlson’s replacement now are drawing from Donald Trump’s White House.
Former Press Secretary and Trump 2020 spokesperson Kayleigh McEnany will be taking over the fired Carlson’s 8 Pm Et slot next week. It’s the third such replacement for the Rupert Murdoch-owned cable newser’s most watched host in as many weeks. Fox News is trying to crawl out of the ratings crater its primetime has been in since the Tucker Carlson Tonight frontman was unceremoniously shown the door on April 24, soon after the channel settled a defamation lawsuit with Dominion Voting Systems for $787.5 million over false 2020 election claims.
Having shifted from the GOP-operative crowd to cable news to the former Celebrity Apprentice host’s inner circle for the last year of his administration and back to Fnc commentary and Outnumbered co-host gigs over her career, McEnany will take over the slot...
Former Press Secretary and Trump 2020 spokesperson Kayleigh McEnany will be taking over the fired Carlson’s 8 Pm Et slot next week. It’s the third such replacement for the Rupert Murdoch-owned cable newser’s most watched host in as many weeks. Fox News is trying to crawl out of the ratings crater its primetime has been in since the Tucker Carlson Tonight frontman was unceremoniously shown the door on April 24, soon after the channel settled a defamation lawsuit with Dominion Voting Systems for $787.5 million over false 2020 election claims.
Having shifted from the GOP-operative crowd to cable news to the former Celebrity Apprentice host’s inner circle for the last year of his administration and back to Fnc commentary and Outnumbered co-host gigs over her career, McEnany will take over the slot...
- 5/4/2023
- by Dominic Patten and Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Joy Reid is a longtime critic of fired Fox News star Tucker Carlson, so it’s no shock that on Wednesday, she took some time at the top of her MSNBC show to talk about the latest bombshell revelation about him: A leaked text in which Carlson used a racist phrase and admitted to fantasizing about violence against his political enemies.
Mockingly addressing Carlson directly, Reid said, “it turns out you really are as repulsively racist as the guy that you once played on TV.”
But, she reminded viewers, the reveal shouldn’t come as a surprise, as Carlson’s “odd, 19th century eugenics talk” was heavily featured on a program she called, “the show of record for white grievance.”
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Mockingly addressing Carlson directly, Reid said, “it turns out you really are as repulsively racist as the guy that you once played on TV.”
But, she reminded viewers, the reveal shouldn’t come as a surprise, as Carlson’s “odd, 19th century eugenics talk” was heavily featured on a program she called, “the show of record for white grievance.”
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- 5/4/2023
- by Ross A. Lincoln
- The Wrap
A text message obtained by The New York Times shows Tucker Carlson describing a video depicting a “group of Trump guys” beating an “Antifa kid,” and stating that “It’s not how white men fight.”
The message, discovered on the eve of the jury trial for Dominion Voting Systems’ defamation lawsuit against Fox News, reportedly led to the abrupt firing of Carlson — who hawked racist rhetoric on his show Tucker Carlson Tonight for years.
The former host reportedly sent the message on Jan. 7, 2021 to one of his producers after Trump...
The message, discovered on the eve of the jury trial for Dominion Voting Systems’ defamation lawsuit against Fox News, reportedly led to the abrupt firing of Carlson — who hawked racist rhetoric on his show Tucker Carlson Tonight for years.
The former host reportedly sent the message on Jan. 7, 2021 to one of his producers after Trump...
- 5/3/2023
- by Charisma Madarang
- Rollingstone.com
After giving one of the last interviews Tucker Carlson would air before his unceremonious firing by Fox News, and a surprise sit-down with a BBC reporter, Elon Musk graced the studio of HBO’s Real Time With Bill Maher to further discuss his recent ups and downs as head of Twitter. Their conversation, which aired on Friday night, included a strained discussion of the imaginary “woke mind virus” that both men worry is ruining younger generations.
On @billmaher show tonight
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 28, 2023
Maher introduced Musk as “the man...
On @billmaher show tonight
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 28, 2023
Maher introduced Musk as “the man...
- 4/29/2023
- by Miles Klee
- Rollingstone.com
Tech billionaire Elon Musk appeared for a conversation on “Real Time With Bill Maher” on Friday.
Musk, who purchased Twitter last year, discussed with the host his acquisition of the company, free speech, censorship and what he calls the “woke mind virus.”
“I think we need to be very cautious about anything that is anti-meritocratic and anything that results in the suppression of free speech,” Musk said to Maher. “So those are two of the aspects of the ‘woke mind virus’ that I think are very dangerous…. you can’t question things, even the questioning is bad. Almost synonymous would be cancel culture. And obviously people have tried to cancel you many times.”
Maher responded, “And it’s interesting, you and I are both in that little group of people, maybe it’s a bigger group now, who are called conservative who haven’t really changed. I don’t think of you as a conservative.
Musk, who purchased Twitter last year, discussed with the host his acquisition of the company, free speech, censorship and what he calls the “woke mind virus.”
“I think we need to be very cautious about anything that is anti-meritocratic and anything that results in the suppression of free speech,” Musk said to Maher. “So those are two of the aspects of the ‘woke mind virus’ that I think are very dangerous…. you can’t question things, even the questioning is bad. Almost synonymous would be cancel culture. And obviously people have tried to cancel you many times.”
Maher responded, “And it’s interesting, you and I are both in that little group of people, maybe it’s a bigger group now, who are called conservative who haven’t really changed. I don’t think of you as a conservative.
- 4/29/2023
- by Ellise Shafer and McKinley Franklin
- Variety Film + TV
Megyn Kelly said that without Tucker Carlson, who was abruptly fired from Fox News on Monday, the conservative network is in a “downward spiral” and that without its biggest star, we really “don’t need Fox anymore.”
Brian Kilmeade stepped in Monday as the slot’s first guest anchor, and ratings since then have continued to plummet, which Kelly pointed out in her Friday SiriusXM show.
“Fox News is in a downward spiral that they’re going to have to claw to get themselves out of. This is an existential crisis for the channel and its primetime, which is how they make money… They live off of their primetime and the food has dried up,” she said.
“You don’t need Fox anymore,” continued Kelly, who left Fox News in 2017. “They’re not the monopoly in conservative media that they used to be – they’re just not. And so you take away the unique voice,...
Brian Kilmeade stepped in Monday as the slot’s first guest anchor, and ratings since then have continued to plummet, which Kelly pointed out in her Friday SiriusXM show.
“Fox News is in a downward spiral that they’re going to have to claw to get themselves out of. This is an existential crisis for the channel and its primetime, which is how they make money… They live off of their primetime and the food has dried up,” she said.
“You don’t need Fox anymore,” continued Kelly, who left Fox News in 2017. “They’re not the monopoly in conservative media that they used to be – they’re just not. And so you take away the unique voice,...
- 4/29/2023
- by Sharon Knolle
- The Wrap
Fox News viewership in the 8 pm hour is thus far down at least 50% since Tucker Carlson’s ouster was announced on Monday and his eponymous primetime hour was in turn replaced with Fox News Tonight.
What turned out to be the series finale of Tucker Carlson Tonight last Friday drew 2.7 million viewers, whereas Fox News Tonight — which this week has been hosted by Brian Kilmeade — at last count drew 1.33 million viewers.
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- 4/28/2023
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
Abby Grossberg, the Fox News producer suing her former employer over claims she was pressured to provide misleading testimony in the Dominion Voting Systems lawsuit, has spilled more details about the emotional toll of working for Tucker Carlson.
In an interview on NPR’s “Morning Edition,” Grossberg revealed that the “antisemitism and the bullying and the gaslighting and the misogyny” of “Tucker Carlson Tonight” eventually let to her calling a crisis hotline.
“I was in tears, beside myself, talking to my best friend on the phone, whom I’ve known for 20 years, somebody who would never describe me as an anxious person, a sad person, a depressed person. He recommended that I call a crisis hotline. And I did,” Grossberg said. Calling the hotline was something Grossberg had never considered before. “It really shows me that bullying can tear anybody apart when it’s done systematically and routinely.”
Earlier this year,...
In an interview on NPR’s “Morning Edition,” Grossberg revealed that the “antisemitism and the bullying and the gaslighting and the misogyny” of “Tucker Carlson Tonight” eventually let to her calling a crisis hotline.
“I was in tears, beside myself, talking to my best friend on the phone, whom I’ve known for 20 years, somebody who would never describe me as an anxious person, a sad person, a depressed person. He recommended that I call a crisis hotline. And I did,” Grossberg said. Calling the hotline was something Grossberg had never considered before. “It really shows me that bullying can tear anybody apart when it’s done systematically and routinely.”
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- 4/28/2023
- by Kayla Cobb
- The Wrap
Jimmy Kimmel found yet more reasons to mock Tucker Carlson during his monologue on Thursday night, this time by recalling all of the TV jobs Carlson has also been fired from throughout his career.
Yes, Carlson was fired by Fox News on Monday. But before that he was fired by MSNBC, before that by PBS, and before that by CNN. And Kimmel joked that means he’s won the “Egot of cable news.”
“It’s easy to forget how much Tucker Carlson have accomplished over his career. He’s been fired by Fox, CNN, MSNBC and PBS. That’s like the Egot of cable news,” Kimmel said. “That’s called the Egot fired – is what it is.”
Kimmel added, “I forgot he got fired by PBS. He called Big Bird a gay chicken, and they had to let him go.”
Of course, we still don’t know why Fox canned Carlson.
Yes, Carlson was fired by Fox News on Monday. But before that he was fired by MSNBC, before that by PBS, and before that by CNN. And Kimmel joked that means he’s won the “Egot of cable news.”
“It’s easy to forget how much Tucker Carlson have accomplished over his career. He’s been fired by Fox, CNN, MSNBC and PBS. That’s like the Egot of cable news,” Kimmel said. “That’s called the Egot fired – is what it is.”
Kimmel added, “I forgot he got fired by PBS. He called Big Bird a gay chicken, and they had to let him go.”
Of course, we still don’t know why Fox canned Carlson.
- 4/28/2023
- by Joshua Vinson
- The Wrap
When Fox News anchor Brian Kilmeade signed on Monday night to fill in for the defunct “Tucker Carlson Tonight,” some combination of curiosity, lead-in and brand strength kept the network’s total viewers numbers in a dead heat with Carlson’s last show the Friday before.
But boy, what a difference a couple of days makes: While the 8 p.m. hour got 2.59 million total viewers on average on Monday, viewership dropped to 1.7 million viewers on Tuesday, and slid further to 1.33 million total viewers on Wednesday, falling just behind MSNBC in that time-slot, according to Nielsen live plus same-day figures.
Trend-wise, it’s ugly: That’s a 34% Monday-to-Tuesday drop, with another 22% slide from Tuesday’s numbers on Wednesday night. Comparing Monday to Wednesday, average total viewership evaporated by half.
It’s not hugely surprising, and certainly not a disaster for Fox News, which on its worst of nights is still the most-watched network in cable news.
But boy, what a difference a couple of days makes: While the 8 p.m. hour got 2.59 million total viewers on average on Monday, viewership dropped to 1.7 million viewers on Tuesday, and slid further to 1.33 million total viewers on Wednesday, falling just behind MSNBC in that time-slot, according to Nielsen live plus same-day figures.
Trend-wise, it’s ugly: That’s a 34% Monday-to-Tuesday drop, with another 22% slide from Tuesday’s numbers on Wednesday night. Comparing Monday to Wednesday, average total viewership evaporated by half.
It’s not hugely surprising, and certainly not a disaster for Fox News, which on its worst of nights is still the most-watched network in cable news.
- 4/27/2023
- by Josh Dickey
- The Wrap
MSNBC’s All In With Chris Hayes topped the 8 p.m. Et time slot on Wednesday night, a ratings win for a Fox News rival following the departure of Tucker Carlson.
Hayes’ show drew 1.38 million viewers, edging out Fox News Tonight with 1.33 million and CNN’s Anderson Cooper 360 with 643,000. In the 25-54 demo, All In had 167,000, compared to 139,000 for AC360 and 124,000 for Fox News Tonight.
Tucker Carlson Tonight had consistently dominated the time period and was the most viewed show in cable news last month. It averaged 3.25 million viewers in March.
After his exit on Monday, Fox News launched Fox News Tonight, designed to feature a rotating series of hosts until a permanent successor is named. Brian Kilmeade has been hosting this week. The audience has fallen off from the start of the week.
The top ratings for Hayes’ show may be due to audiences on the right going elsewhere.
Hayes’ show drew 1.38 million viewers, edging out Fox News Tonight with 1.33 million and CNN’s Anderson Cooper 360 with 643,000. In the 25-54 demo, All In had 167,000, compared to 139,000 for AC360 and 124,000 for Fox News Tonight.
Tucker Carlson Tonight had consistently dominated the time period and was the most viewed show in cable news last month. It averaged 3.25 million viewers in March.
After his exit on Monday, Fox News launched Fox News Tonight, designed to feature a rotating series of hosts until a permanent successor is named. Brian Kilmeade has been hosting this week. The audience has fallen off from the start of the week.
The top ratings for Hayes’ show may be due to audiences on the right going elsewhere.
- 4/27/2023
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Tucker Carlson has issued a statement for the first time since his abrupt exit from Fox News on Monday, April 24, promising his supporters that he will “see them soon.” Taking to Twitter on Wednesday, April 26, the long-time news anchor shared a video, saying, “One of the first things you realize, when you step outside the noise for a few days, is how many genuinely nice people there are in this country. Kind and decent people, people who really care about what’s true. And a bunch of hilarious people, also. A lot of those. It’s gotta be the majority of the population, even now. So that’s heartening.” Carlson, who had hosted Fox News’ flagship series Tucker Carlson Tonight since 2016, parted ways with the network on Monday in what was said to be an “agreed” upon decision. The show was replaced on Monday by Fox News Tonight, hosted by Brian Kilmeade,...
- 4/27/2023
- TV Insider
Seth Meyers took on the cable news breakup between former host Tucker Carlson and Fox during Wednesday’s “Closer Look” segment.
The late-night host pointed to a Rolling Stone report on a dossier of alleged dirt on Carlson should their former employee attack the network in the wake of his exit. “Holy Shit!” Meyers said in response to the story, while commenting, “[Carlson’s] own employer was collecting dirt on him.”
“I can’t imagine if NBC ever did that to me. ‘Hey Meyers, you better watch out. We got a picture...
The late-night host pointed to a Rolling Stone report on a dossier of alleged dirt on Carlson should their former employee attack the network in the wake of his exit. “Holy Shit!” Meyers said in response to the story, while commenting, “[Carlson’s] own employer was collecting dirt on him.”
“I can’t imagine if NBC ever did that to me. ‘Hey Meyers, you better watch out. We got a picture...
- 4/27/2023
- by Charisma Madarang
- Rollingstone.com
Tucker Carlson has broken his silence since Monday’s surprise announcement that he was fired from Fox News.
In a more-than-two-minute video posted to his Twitter, the former host of Tucker Carlson Tonight began by saying that stepping “outside the noise for a few days” has shown him “how many genuinely nice people there are in this country.”
“Kind and decent people, people who really care about what’s true and a bunch of hilarious people also — a lot of those,” he said. “It’s got to be the majority of the population, even now. So that’s heartening.”
Carlson also said he’s noticed how “unbelievably stupid” most of the debates on television are. He went on to say that they’re irrelevant and mean nothing, noting that five years from now, people won’t even remember seeing those debates.
“Trust me, as someone who’s participated. And yet,...
In a more-than-two-minute video posted to his Twitter, the former host of Tucker Carlson Tonight began by saying that stepping “outside the noise for a few days” has shown him “how many genuinely nice people there are in this country.”
“Kind and decent people, people who really care about what’s true and a bunch of hilarious people also — a lot of those,” he said. “It’s got to be the majority of the population, even now. So that’s heartening.”
Carlson also said he’s noticed how “unbelievably stupid” most of the debates on television are. He went on to say that they’re irrelevant and mean nothing, noting that five years from now, people won’t even remember seeing those debates.
“Trust me, as someone who’s participated. And yet,...
- 4/27/2023
- by Christy Piña
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
On Wednesday, Tucker Carlson made his first public statement since his abrupt exit from Fox News two days earlier.
In a roughly two-minute video posted to his Twitter feed, Carlson references how he’s stepped “outside the noise for a few days.” He then speaks for a while about “how unbelievably stupid most of the debates you see on television are. They’re completely irrelevant. They mean nothing.” He continues in that vein for a while.
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In a roughly two-minute video posted to his Twitter feed, Carlson references how he’s stepped “outside the noise for a few days.” He then speaks for a while about “how unbelievably stupid most of the debates you see on television are. They’re completely irrelevant. They mean nothing.” He continues in that vein for a while.
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- 4/27/2023
- by Ryan Schwartz
- TVLine.com
Tucker Carlson has issued a statement following his exit from Fox News.
In a video posted to Twitter on Wednesday, Carlson delivered a vague speech in which he spoke about what it’s been like to “step outside the noise” and how “true things prevail.”
“One of the first things you realize when you step outside the noise for a few days is how many genuinely nice people there are in this country,” Carlson started. “Kind and decent people, people who really care about what’s true. And a bunch of hilarious people, also. A lot of those. It’s gotta be the majority of the population, even now. So that’s heartening.”
He continued, “The other thing you notice when you take a little time off is how unbelievably stupid most of the debates you see on television are. They’re completely irrelevant. They mean nothing. In five years,...
In a video posted to Twitter on Wednesday, Carlson delivered a vague speech in which he spoke about what it’s been like to “step outside the noise” and how “true things prevail.”
“One of the first things you realize when you step outside the noise for a few days is how many genuinely nice people there are in this country,” Carlson started. “Kind and decent people, people who really care about what’s true. And a bunch of hilarious people, also. A lot of those. It’s gotta be the majority of the population, even now. So that’s heartening.”
He continued, “The other thing you notice when you take a little time off is how unbelievably stupid most of the debates you see on television are. They’re completely irrelevant. They mean nothing. In five years,...
- 4/27/2023
- by Zack Sharf
- Variety Film + TV
Tucker Carlson and Don Lemon are the latest national news anchors to lose their on-air jobs, but they’re far from the first.
In a press release, Fox News announced Monday the network and Carlson had “parted ways.” Carlson’s primetime program, “Tucker Carlson Tonight,” was one of Fox News’ highest-rated programs since its inception in 2016. A New York Times study showed that while his show welcomed opposing perspectives in its early years, it began to lean increasingly to the right — and far right. The study also showed how the host pushed extremist talking points through his monologues. In fact, Fox News lawyers themselves said in court back in 2020 that Carlson is not “stating actual facts” in his program. His dismissal comes days after the network agreed to pay Dominion Voting Systems $800 million to avert a defamation trial.
Lemon tweeted that he was “stunned” after learning his employment with CNN had been terminated.
In a press release, Fox News announced Monday the network and Carlson had “parted ways.” Carlson’s primetime program, “Tucker Carlson Tonight,” was one of Fox News’ highest-rated programs since its inception in 2016. A New York Times study showed that while his show welcomed opposing perspectives in its early years, it began to lean increasingly to the right — and far right. The study also showed how the host pushed extremist talking points through his monologues. In fact, Fox News lawyers themselves said in court back in 2020 that Carlson is not “stating actual facts” in his program. His dismissal comes days after the network agreed to pay Dominion Voting Systems $800 million to avert a defamation trial.
Lemon tweeted that he was “stunned” after learning his employment with CNN had been terminated.
- 4/26/2023
- by Lawrence Yee
- The Wrap
“The Daily Show” correspondent-turned-guest host Desi Lydic may detest most of what Tucker Carlson says, but on Tuesday night, she argued that there is one slur he’s allowed to use: the C-word.
Of course, that’s only “because he is one.”
On Monday, Fox News announced they had split with the controversial “Tucker Carlson Tonight” host, saying in a statement, “We thank him for his service to the network as a host and prior to that as a contributor.” No official reason for the firing has been revealed, and Carlson himself apparently wasn’t even told.
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Of course, that’s only “because he is one.”
On Monday, Fox News announced they had split with the controversial “Tucker Carlson Tonight” host, saying in a statement, “We thank him for his service to the network as a host and prior to that as a contributor.” No official reason for the firing has been revealed, and Carlson himself apparently wasn’t even told.
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- 4/26/2023
- by Andi Ortiz
- The Wrap
Many Fox News viewers promised to boycott the network following Tucker Carlson’s unceremonious exit on Monday (April 24), and judging by the latest ratings, they stuck to their promise. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the debut of Fox News Tonight, which replaces Carlson’s slot at the 8 pm hour, pulled in just under 2.6 million viewers on Monday night. That is down around 21 percent from recent episodes of Tucker Carlson Tonight, which averaged 3.3 million over the past eight Mondays. The show also saw a fall in the key news demographic of adults 25-54, reaching a 0.24 rating. This is 37 percent lower than the 0.38 that Carlson pulled in over the past eight weeks. That said, the numbers were still sizable enough to comfortably lead the 8 pm hour over rival cable news networks. Over on MSNBC, a Joe Scarborough Presents special reached 1.51 million viewers, while Anderson Cooper 360 on CNN drew 728,000 viewers. The first...
- 4/26/2023
- TV Insider
Unsurprisingly, Fox News ratings suffered Monday night without the channel’s most watched host.
After the surprise of Fox News and Tucker Carlson “agree[ing] to part ways” on Monday, the network’s 8 p.m. hour had a significantly smaller audience Monday night. The debut of Fox News Tonight, hosted by Brian Kilmeade (the first in a series of rotating hosts), pulled in just under 2.6 million viewers — about 21 percent below the average for Tucker Carlson Tonight (3.3 million viewers) over the past eight Mondays.
Fox News Tonight also took a hit in the key news demographic of adults 25-54: Its 0.24 rating was 37 percent lower than the 0.38 Carlson averaged over the prior eight Monday shows.
Those figures were still more than enough to lead the 8 p.m. hour on cable news by a sizable margin. A Joe Scarborough Presents special on MSNBC came in at 1.51 million viewers, while Anderson Cooper 360 drew 728,000 people to CNN.
After the surprise of Fox News and Tucker Carlson “agree[ing] to part ways” on Monday, the network’s 8 p.m. hour had a significantly smaller audience Monday night. The debut of Fox News Tonight, hosted by Brian Kilmeade (the first in a series of rotating hosts), pulled in just under 2.6 million viewers — about 21 percent below the average for Tucker Carlson Tonight (3.3 million viewers) over the past eight Mondays.
Fox News Tonight also took a hit in the key news demographic of adults 25-54: Its 0.24 rating was 37 percent lower than the 0.38 Carlson averaged over the prior eight Monday shows.
Those figures were still more than enough to lead the 8 p.m. hour on cable news by a sizable margin. A Joe Scarborough Presents special on MSNBC came in at 1.51 million viewers, while Anderson Cooper 360 drew 728,000 people to CNN.
- 4/25/2023
- by Rick Porter
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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Maren Morris is one person who's celebrating Tucker Carlson's exit from Fox News loudly and proudly. The news that Carlson and Fox were cutting ties and that his long-running show on the network, "Tucker Carlson Tonight," would come to an end came down on Monday, April 25. Morris, who Carlson once dubbed a "lunatic country music person" on his show, did not hold back on her Instagram Story in response.
In one Instagram posted on Monday (via Et), she wrote, "Happy Monday, MotherTucker," under a screenshot of the "Tucker Carlson Tonight" where the bottom third read, "Lunatic Country Music Person," over a photo of Morris. In a second post, she shared a graphic that read, "The only Tuckers allowed are the drag queens." In a final post, she shared a screenshot of a "Succession" meme poking fun at Tucker's sacking which read, "Breaking: Tucker Carlson's replacement has already been announced,...
Maren Morris is one person who's celebrating Tucker Carlson's exit from Fox News loudly and proudly. The news that Carlson and Fox were cutting ties and that his long-running show on the network, "Tucker Carlson Tonight," would come to an end came down on Monday, April 25. Morris, who Carlson once dubbed a "lunatic country music person" on his show, did not hold back on her Instagram Story in response.
In one Instagram posted on Monday (via Et), she wrote, "Happy Monday, MotherTucker," under a screenshot of the "Tucker Carlson Tonight" where the bottom third read, "Lunatic Country Music Person," over a photo of Morris. In a second post, she shared a graphic that read, "The only Tuckers allowed are the drag queens." In a final post, she shared a screenshot of a "Succession" meme poking fun at Tucker's sacking which read, "Breaking: Tucker Carlson's replacement has already been announced,...
- 4/25/2023
- by Kelsey Garcia
- Popsugar.com
Jimmy Fallon giddily joined the parade of late night hosts mocking Tucker Carlson on Monday night. “The Tonight Show” on NBC host wasted no time at the start of his opening monologue, launching some pointed quips about the recently fired Carlson, joking that Russian president Vladimir Putin now might “need a new PR guy.”
Also nodding to Don Lemon’s dismissal from CNN, Fallon teased that he’s “one of the few TV personalities who’s still employed.”
The news of Carlson’s sudden firing from Fox News was met by a round of applause from Fallon’s in-studio audience. “Some people aren’t sure what led to his exit, but Fox News can think of almost a billion reasons why,” Fallon joked, alluding to Fox News’ recent $787.5 million settlement with Dominion Voting Systems. According to the lawsuit, the news organization’s hosts like Carlson repeatedly implied to their viewers...
Also nodding to Don Lemon’s dismissal from CNN, Fallon teased that he’s “one of the few TV personalities who’s still employed.”
The news of Carlson’s sudden firing from Fox News was met by a round of applause from Fallon’s in-studio audience. “Some people aren’t sure what led to his exit, but Fox News can think of almost a billion reasons why,” Fallon joked, alluding to Fox News’ recent $787.5 million settlement with Dominion Voting Systems. According to the lawsuit, the news organization’s hosts like Carlson repeatedly implied to their viewers...
- 4/25/2023
- by Kayla Cobb
- The Wrap
Late-night TV writers and hosts gave Tucker Carlson, who was unceremoniously fired from his Fox News post on Monday, the proper sendoff. The end of his nearly six year tenure as host of Tucker Carlson Tonight was met with cheers from the audience as everyone from Jimmy Kimmel to Seth Meyers sounded off on the split.
Daily Show guest host Desi Lydic took the “big story rocking the media world,” and quipped, “You know that stupid look that’s always on Tucker Carlson’s face? Well, today he has a good reason for it.
Daily Show guest host Desi Lydic took the “big story rocking the media world,” and quipped, “You know that stupid look that’s always on Tucker Carlson’s face? Well, today he has a good reason for it.
- 4/25/2023
- by Charisma Madarang
- Rollingstone.com
On Monday morning Fox News crash landed into a new era of poisonous, right-wing propaganda production — one without their leading man Tucker Carlson. The network, which had long defended Carlson from all forms of backlash, announced in a statement that “Fox News Media and Tucker Carlson have agreed to part ways.”
But according to insiders, while the reasoning behind the decision remains unclear, the parting of ways was far from mutual. A report from the Wall Street Journal indicated that Carlson was informed of Fox’s decision just 10 minutes before...
But according to insiders, while the reasoning behind the decision remains unclear, the parting of ways was far from mutual. A report from the Wall Street Journal indicated that Carlson was informed of Fox’s decision just 10 minutes before...
- 4/25/2023
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
Tucker Carlson has “no clue” why he was fired Monday from his top-rated Fox News show, an individual with knowledge of the matter told TheWrap exclusively. But the individual suggested it may not have much to do with the lawsuit filed by his former booking producer, Abby Grossberg.
“She was only in our office for several months. If [Carlson and Grossberg] spoke by phone I don’t remember it,” the individual said. “I’d be shocked if it was anything newsworthy.”
“I have no clue why they canceled the show,” the individual added.
Carlson was abruptly fired on Monday morning for reasons that have not been made public. According to the Los Angeles times it was somehow related to the ongoing lawsuit filed by former Fox News producer Abby Grossberg, who worked for several years on Maria Bartiromo’s show before moving over to “Tucker Carlson Tonight” in 2022.
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“She was only in our office for several months. If [Carlson and Grossberg] spoke by phone I don’t remember it,” the individual said. “I’d be shocked if it was anything newsworthy.”
“I have no clue why they canceled the show,” the individual added.
Carlson was abruptly fired on Monday morning for reasons that have not been made public. According to the Los Angeles times it was somehow related to the ongoing lawsuit filed by former Fox News producer Abby Grossberg, who worked for several years on Maria Bartiromo’s show before moving over to “Tucker Carlson Tonight” in 2022.
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- 4/25/2023
- by Ross A. Lincoln
- The Wrap
Brian Kilmeade quickly addressed Tucker Carlson’s split from Fox News as he filled in as host of Monday night’s show.
During what would have been the time slot for Carlson’s show, the political commentator started off the newly-named Fox News Tonight by saying, “As you probably have heard, Fox News and Tucker Carlson have agreed to part ways.”
Kilmeade, co-host on Fox & Friends, then went on to “wish Tucker the best. I’m great friends with Tucker and always will be.”
On Monday, Fox News Media announced that it would be parting ways with the host of Tucker Carlson Tonight, which aired on weeknights at 8 p.m. It came as a surprise to many since Carlson’s program would regularly rank as the most-watched show for the channel and sometimes for all of cable TV. It was not immediately clear what prompted the decision.
The company said in a statement,...
During what would have been the time slot for Carlson’s show, the political commentator started off the newly-named Fox News Tonight by saying, “As you probably have heard, Fox News and Tucker Carlson have agreed to part ways.”
Kilmeade, co-host on Fox & Friends, then went on to “wish Tucker the best. I’m great friends with Tucker and always will be.”
On Monday, Fox News Media announced that it would be parting ways with the host of Tucker Carlson Tonight, which aired on weeknights at 8 p.m. It came as a surprise to many since Carlson’s program would regularly rank as the most-watched show for the channel and sometimes for all of cable TV. It was not immediately clear what prompted the decision.
The company said in a statement,...
- 4/25/2023
- by Carly Thomas
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Brian Kilmeade took over Fox News’ 8 p.m. hour on Monday night following news of Tucker Carlson’s exit from the network.
The “Fox & Friends” anchor briefly addressed Carlson’s departure at the top of the program, which was renamed “Fox News Tonight” instead of “Tucker Carlson Tonight.”
“As you probably have heard, Fox News and Tucker Carlson have agreed to part ways,” Kilmeade said. “I wish Tucker the best. I’m great friends with Tucker and always will be. But right now, it’s time for ‘Fox News Tonight,’ so let’s get started.”
In a surprise move, Fox News announced on Monday morning that its most-watched primetime host would leave the network. “Fox News Media and Tucker Carlson have agreed to part ways,” the company said in a statement. “We thank him for his service to the network as a host and prior to that as a contributor.
The “Fox & Friends” anchor briefly addressed Carlson’s departure at the top of the program, which was renamed “Fox News Tonight” instead of “Tucker Carlson Tonight.”
“As you probably have heard, Fox News and Tucker Carlson have agreed to part ways,” Kilmeade said. “I wish Tucker the best. I’m great friends with Tucker and always will be. But right now, it’s time for ‘Fox News Tonight,’ so let’s get started.”
In a surprise move, Fox News announced on Monday morning that its most-watched primetime host would leave the network. “Fox News Media and Tucker Carlson have agreed to part ways,” the company said in a statement. “We thank him for his service to the network as a host and prior to that as a contributor.
- 4/25/2023
- by Ellise Shafer
- Variety Film + TV
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