Fox News taps Jesse Watters to succeed ousted host Tucker Carlson in key prime-time hour
NBCMAY 2023
Jesse Watters is a bona fide star as a primetime show host, and his move to the 8 pm slot will allow him to shine even brighter alongside the rest of Fox’s renowned on-air talent. Fox News has been the leading cable news network for decades, earning the trust of millions. This is why Fox chose to reorganize its primetime lineup from within, allowing viewers to continue enjoying their favorite personalities.
Fox News may have done away with one far-right conspiracy theorist in Tucker Carlson, but to no one’s surprise, they replaced him with another right-wing fanatic who will use his platform to spread dangerous misinformation. While Carlson was a reckless peddler of dangerous ideas, Watters is even worse. Fox has no shame pandering to its rabid base as its airwaves continue to be filled with racist, homophobic, and anti-science messages.
While Watters is an entertaining character with solid conservative bona fides, he can't replace what Tucker Carlson brought to Fox. Carlson was the most popular news host and continues to attract hundreds of millions of views on Twitter because he speaks on topics the American establishment has worked so hard to hide. Fox is part of the corrupt media establishment, and no one it airs can match Carlson’s fire.