Jesse Watters will take over Tucker Carlson’s 8 p.m. slot in Fox News revised lineup
Julia Johnson
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Fox News has debuted an updated prime time schedule months after Tucker Carlson’s abrupt departure from the network.
According to the new schedule, announced on Monday, Jesse Watters’s show, Jesse Watters Primetime, will move to fill the 8 p.m. prime time slot that once belonged to Carlson.
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“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. The unique perspectives of Laura Ingraham, Jesse Watters, Sean Hannity, and Greg Gutfeld will ensure our viewers have access to unrivaled coverage from our best-in-class team for years to come,” said Suzanne Scott, CEO of FOX News Media, in a press release.
Watters’s show previously held the 7 p.m. slot, kicking off Fox News’s prime time scheduling each weekday evening. Now, The Ingraham Angle will debut at 7 p.m., an earlier start than the host’s current 10 p.m. showtime. Hannity, hosted by Sean Hannity will remain at its current 9 p.m. slot. The network’s hit late night program, Gutfeld!, with Greg Gutfeld, will move an hour earlier to 10 p.m.
FOX News @ Night with Trace Gallagher will begin an hour earlier at 11 p.m., when Gutfeld’s program currently airs.
Watters’s prime time program only began last year but quickly earned the title of the fastest-growing cable news program.
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Carlson departed the network in April. In a brief announcement at the time, Fox News said, “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.”
Since then, the popular host has launched a show on Twitter, with Elon Musk at the helm. He has published several episodes despite reported threats of legal action from Fox News, which is reportedly claiming breach of contract.