Personal texts and emails from Carlson were made public as part of the defamation suit brought by Dominion Voting Systems. It is not immediately clear what spurred the decision. But Kilmeade, who regularly co-hosts Fox & Friends, ended up handling the interview.įox News anchor Harris Faulkner announced Carlson’s departure on her program Monday, saying she had some “news from within our Fox News family,” before reading the channel’s statement on Carlson’s departure. Carlson was slated to interview Republican presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy on Monday night, which the channel had been promoting earlier in the morning. Carlson and Fox’s afternoon panel show The Five had been trading off the ratings crown in recent months.Ĭarlson had just inked a new contract with Fox News two years ago, a deal that included a dramatic expansion of Tucker Carlson original programming for the Fox Nation streaming service. The decision to split with Carlson is a surprising one, with Carlson’s program routinely ranking as the most watched on Fox News and on some days all of cable TV. Fox News Takes Ratings Hit After Tucker Carlson's Exit
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