Who Will Replace Tucker Carlson on Fox News?
Tucker Carlson‘s time at Fox News has come to an end. Now fans of the network and media watchers are wondering who will take over the anchor’s timeslot.
The Tucker Carlson Tonight host and the network reportedly agreed “to part ways,” with his last show airing Friday, April 21. Now, the network is planning to run an interim block of programming in Carlson’s place, featuring “rotating Fox News personalities.”
In a statement released by the network, it was said, “Fox News Tonight will air live at 8 PM/ET starting this evening as an interim show helmed by rotating FOX News personalities until a new host is named.” Meaning that beginning Monday, April 24, Carlson’s spot will be taken over by this slate.
Only time will tell who will serve behind the desk, but it will likely be a bit of time before a permanent host for the hour is announced.
Tucker Carlson Tonight first debuted in 2016 and with Carlson’s exit, it marks the end of a nearly seven-year run. Stay tuned to see if anyone from the network or a new recruit will take over the empty spot left behind by Carlson’s absence at the network.
Before getting his own show, Carlson co-hosted Fox & Friends Weekend from 2012 through 2016 on the network. He previously served as an MSNBC host from 2005 to 2008 and also appeared on CNN earlier in his career. Founding The Daily Caller in 2010, Carlson sold his stake in the political news site back in 2020.
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I agree but for now I'm gone no more Fox for me...
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"Who will replace Carlson?" How about someone with integrity.
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Don Lemon is replacing him.
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That doesnt exist anymore on TV!
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If FOX leans any further to the left, I’m afraid they will fall.
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Tucker was smart, witty, and always gave us the Truth in each subject he presented. He will be missed.
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Had they done this in November of 2020 their pockets wouldn't be almost 800 million dollars lighter. But hindsight is 20-20.
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Fox needed a fall guy, and picked Carlson. He was the easy choice, white, male, straight and unconventional. At first I thought he was nuts with his analysis, but over time many of the things he predicted actually happened. He was an interesting commentator and shook things up a lot. He was willing to take risks and present information blocked by other outlets, on Covid origins (when it wasn't done, including hosting a defecting doctor from China for several interviews), Hunter Biden (Bobelinski interview), Covid lockdowns (catastrophic costs with little to no benefit), Inflation Risk (before it increased), Ukrainian War (giving enough to keep it going, but not win, risk of direct war with Russia), etc. Over time I came to respect his insight, even if I didn't always agree with his conclusions. His voice will be missed, but hopefully he will find another platform, and many of us will follow him when he does. As for Fox, I think they have damaged their brand with this and other recent moves. Time will tell...
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Only O’Reilly can do it.
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Not happy. It will be tough to replace Tucker, he was an out of the box thinker and not afraid to speak out. I will miss him!
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Fox made a huge mistake by letting Tucker leave.
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Big mistake. I probably won’t even turn on Fox News anymore. Enjoyed Tuckers cutting edge style. Also, used to love Hannity, but since adding the live audience, his show has turned into a circus. Might as well be a game show. Looks like I will have to look elsewhere for honest news. Such a shame.
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Huge mistake. His was my favorite show. Big loss for Fox
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Down hill for Fox. Big mistake!
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Tucker will be on Newsmax which at that time will overtake Fox News. Good!