An analysis of primetime ratings shows that Fox News has seen an approximate decline of 1 million total viewers on average for its primetime lineup after the departure of Tucker Carlson in late April. In the four weeks before Carlson left the network, Fox News’ primetime hours averaged some 2.6 million total viewers. But in […]
An attorney for Tucker Carlson sent a cease-and-desist letter to the “Draft Tucker PAC” to stop activities after it released a video that sought to encourage the former Fox News host to run for president in 2024, saying that Carlson will not make a 2024 White House bid “under any circumstances.” “It has come to […]
The popularity gap Tucker Carlson enjoys over Fox News among conservatives has widened sharply in the wake of his departure from the network, with a new poll putting Carlson’s net favorability rating a whopping 63 points over Fox. According to the survey from consulting agency Change Research, Carlson’s net favorability rating among Republicans stands at […]
Fox News responded to online rumors this week claiming that it would part ways with host Laura Ingraham amid rumors that the network would be changing its primetime lineup in the wake of Tucker Carlson’s exit. A spokesperson for Fox told The Epoch Times that “reports based on various tweets by left wing activists are […]
Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson’s tweet announcing his plans to launch a new show on Twitter has been viewed over 126 million times in just a few days. Carlson’s Tuesday tweet captioned “We’re back” amassed over 100 million views within 24 hours. The video embedded in the tweet had been viewed over 26 million […]
A Fox News executive revealed what may have been a key reason for Tucker Carlson’s sudden departure last month: ad sales. In an interview this week with Variety magazine, Fox News Vice President for Advertising Sales Jeff Collins said that big-name corporate advertisers have returned to Fox News’ 8 p.m. ET timeslot after Carlson departed. […]
Fox News may be willing to keep paying Carlson millions of dollars to keep him under contract despite taking him off the air, at least according to foreign policy analyst and political commentator Frank Gaffney. “It seems as though Tucker is still under some constraints from Fox, at least as best I can tell for […]
Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson released a video on Tuesday afternoon saying he will bring a new show to Twitter. “Starting soon, we’ll be bringing a new version of the show to Twitter,” Carlson said in his first remarks about his future post-Fox plans. It’s “the show we’ve been doing for the last six […]
Fox Corporation CEO Lachlan Murdoch said there will be no change in the firm’s strategy after the surprise exit of its top-rated host Tucker Carlson two weeks ago. When asked during an earnings call on Tuesday about whether the network would shift its programming after Carslon’s departure, Murdoch responded: “There is no change to our programming […]
Brandon Straka, the founder of the WalkAway campaign, credited former Fox News primetime host Tucker Carlson with giving him a voice and being someone he could talk to at a time when no one else would, while he was under house arrest for his involvement in the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, […]
A high-powered attorney who is representing Tucker Carlson said that his client will not be silenced amid speculative, anonymous reports about Carlson’s future. In a statement to Axios, Bryan Freedman, a Hollywood-based lawyer, said that “the idea that anyone is going to silence Tucker and prevent him from speaking to his audience is beyond preposterous.” The […]
Brandon Straka, the founder of the #WalkAway Campaign, was put under house arrest after the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol and most media outlets stopped reporting on him. Straka joins with NTD to share his insight on how Tucker Carlson’s departure from Fox News will affect the U.S. media landscape.
Fox Corporation, the parent company of Fox News, has sent a cease-and-desist letter to Media Matters for America (MMFA) over the left-wing media watchdog publicizing leaked footage of former Fox News anchor Tucker Carlson. Carlson and Fox News parted ways on April 24. In a May 5 letter to MMFA President and CEO Angelo Carusone, […]
OXFORD, Alabama—In his first in-person speech after departing Fox News, Tucker Carlson did not hold back when speaking about what he sees are issues undermining America—lack of truth in the media landscape and a “manufactured” national division. “I think I’m probably the first unemployed person who was ever invited to speak,” he opened his speech […]
While Tucker Carlson has lost a platform with his departure from the Fox News primetime lineup, retired Vanderbilt University law professor and author Carol Swain believes the shake-up will allow Carlson to share his message with an even larger audience. “I believe that all things work to the good and that Tucker will be given […]
Patrick Bet-David, CEO of online content company Valuetainment, offered former Fox News host Tucker Carlson a $100 million deal over five years, plus a board seat at the company, in a high-profile courting attempt on Tuesday. “Dear Tucker, I’ll get right to the point. We want you to partner with us in what we feel […]
Podcaster and former Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly argued that Fox News could be in serious trouble after the departure of Tucker Carlson, arguably their most popular host, last week. Kelly said during a recent episode of her podcast that Carlson was the “only unique draw” that Fox News had before his departure was announced […]
Tucker Carlson returned to Twitter following the announcement he and Fox News had parted ways—his first comment made in a video had already garnered nearly 22 million views in two days. Emails found in the “Twitter Files” show the same platform, under the previous leadership, worked to label information Carlson published in an opinion article, […]
In the wake of Tucker Carlson’s sudden departure this week, ratings for Fox News’s new 8 p.m. weekday show appear to be on the decline as viewership again tumbled on Wednesday night. Data published by ratings service Nielsen show that Fox drew some 1.33 million viewers for substitute host Brian Kilmeade and “Fox News Tonight” in […]
Several U.S. military veterans have issued public comments defending former Fox News host Tucker Carlson after a report emerged that Pentagon officials had breathed a sigh of relief that he will no longer host his popular prime-time show. Just a day after the cable channel announced in a news release that it had parted ways […]
In the wake of Tucker Carlson’s sudden exit from Fox News, ratings for the cable news channel’s 8 p.m. saw a major drop on Monday and especially Tuesday. The former host of “Tucker Carlson Tonight” generated more than 3.3 million viewers nightly, according to Nielsen data. “Fox News Tonight,” the show replacing Carlson’s program, drew […]
“Good evening, it’s Tucker Carlson!” Tucker Carlson has proclaimed again to America in his first monologue since parting ways with Fox News. Carlson broadcast his monologue on Wednesday night at his usual 8 p.m. ET time slot—when he would have addressed the nation from Fox News’ “Tucker Carlson Tonight”—but this time from his Twitter account. The conservative current […]
Bill O’Reilly has predicted that Tucker Carlson’s departure from Fox News could negatively affect the 2024 presidential race for Republicans. The host of the eponymous Fox News primetime show “Tucker Carlson Tonight” parted ways with the cable news network Monday despite consistently garnering one of the network’s largest audience bases. O’Reilly, a former Fox News […]
In the wake of Tucker Carlson’s departure from Fox News, a speech that he gave after his final show aired drew attention on social media. During the Heritage Foundation’s 50th-anniversary celebration on Saturday, Carlson gave a speech about society-wide moral decay. During the speech, the former Fox News host did not indicate he would be departing […]
Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson issued his first public comments since it was announced that he would be departing the network earlier this week, appearing outside his home in Florida with his wife. “Retirement is going great so far,” he joked to the Daily Mail, which published photos of him and his wife outside […]
With Washington, DC, reacting to Tucker Carlson’s exit from Fox News, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) is fundraising off of the news. Ocasio-Cortez’s team sent supporters a message that says the former Fox News host spent years “targeting women, people of color, and the LGBTQ-plus community.” The Congresswoman also said Carlson leaving Fox News is a […]
After Fox News announced it had parted ways with primetime host Tucker Carlson on Monday, numerous people took to social media to announce they would stop watching the cable news network and cancel their subscriptions to its streaming service—Fox Nation. Carlson, who had led a popular primetime show on the network called “Tucker Carlson Tonight” […]
Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk suggested Twitter could be a platform where Tucker Carlson could prosper after the Fox News primetime host departed the network on Monday. Carlson had been a fixture at Fox News since 2009, and had hosted his own primetime “Tucker Carlson Tonight” show from November 2016 until his final installment last Friday. […]
Former President Donald Trump said he was “surprised” in his first reaction to this week’s sudden departure of Tucker Carlson from Fox News, praising the now-former popular prime-time host as a “very talented” man. “I’m shocked. I’m surprised,” Trump said in an interview with Newsmax on Monday. “He’s a very good person, a very good […]
Former President Donald Trump’s son, Donald Trump Jr., said that Tucker Carlson’s departure from Fox News “changes things permanently” in the media landscape. “I mean, I think it changes things permanently. That’s one of the few voices in the Republican party that would call out the nonsense from GOP senators, governors, and otherwise. You know, […]
Former Fox News host Megyn Kelly reacted to Monday’s news that Tucker Carlson would be departing by saying it was a “terrible move” on the network’s part. “This is a terrible move by Fox, and it’s a great thing for Tucker Carlson,” Kelly said during an episode of her podcast on Monday. In a news […]
Fox News on April 24 confirmed that it “parted ways” with popular primetime host Tucker Carlson, offering no explanation why. “FOX News Media and Tucker Carlson have agreed to part ways. We thank him for his service to the network as a host and prior to that as a contributor,” a news release from the news […]
