Tucker Carlson Cancelled - Gone From Fox News

Pilgrim · Apr 24, 2023

Tucker Carlson - the #1 rated show on Fox News is gone. His last show was Friday, and has "parted ways" according to the announcement.

"Last year, “Tucker Carlson Tonight” averaged 3.32 million viewers, nabbing the biggest audience in cable news among viewers ages 25 to 54, a coveted demographic among advertisers."

Fox News parts ways with Tucker Carlson

Fox News said Monday it has “agreed to part ways” with its popular primetime anchor Tucker Carlson. Carlson, who hosted “Tucker Carlson Tonight” at 8 p.m. weeknights, broadcast his final show on Ap…

nypost.com

He also dominated the 8PM time slot this year, far outpacing the competition:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/cable-news-ratings-wednesday-april-19-tucker-carlson-leads-cable-news-only-show-over-3-million-viewers/ar-AA1a7ob

For years the liberals in DC tried to cancel Rush Limbaugh, but were unsuccessful in their efforts. It will be interesting to see where Carlson ends up, considering he's the most popular voice of conservatism in the country.

ATeam · Apr 24, 2023

I did not see that one coming. Few hard facts are available to help us understand the "why?" behind the event. At this point, all we know is

(1) Fox announced Fox and Carlson have "parted ways." The statement says it was a mutual decision.
(2) There was no indication this was coming when Carlson was on air Friday. He said then that he'll see his audience Monday. All seemed routine at that point but we now know FOX did not give Carlson the opportunity to sign off or say goodbye to his Fox viewers.
(3) Conservative outlets are offering Carlson positions with them.
(4) Carlson himself has said nothing publicly about this.

That's the whole story so far, but you can bet your bottom dollar that we'll be treated to many hours of commentator speculation about the "why," and none of it will matter much in a day of two after additional facts become known. It's entertaining, but I have better things to do with my time than follow this story.

It is also interesting to note that CNN fired Don Lemon today. That departure was not mutual.

CNN fires anchor Don Lemon in the wake of sexist comments, reported mistreatment of colleagues

CNN anchor Don Lemon said his agent informed about his termination Monday morning.

www.cnbc.com

muttly · Apr 24, 2023

Tucker will have an abundance of opportunities and be somewhere that is a better fit.
It’s not a good development for Fox News who will lose viewers.They lost their top host. His audience will follow him wherever he lands.

Pilgrim · Apr 24, 2023

ATeam said:
I did not see that one coming. Few hard facts are available to help us understand the "why?" behind the event. At this point, all we know is

(1) Fox announced Fox and Carlson have "parted ways." The statement says it was a mutual decision.
(2) There was no indication this was coming when Carlson was on air Friday. He said then that he'll see his audience Monday. All seemed routine at that point but we now know FOX did not give Carlson the opportunity to sign off or say goodbye to his Fox viewers.
(3) Conservative outlets are offering Carlson positions with them.
(4) Carlson himself has said nothing publicly about this.

Personally, I'll follow this story closely in spite of all the wild speculation that will swirl around it. It's been reported that his executive producer is also gone, so that might indicate a conflict of some sort involving program content (my speculation). Regardless, if it could happen to Carlson, it could happen to anyone.

danthewolf00 · Apr 24, 2023

I think he will be going to either one American news or news nation.

muttly · Apr 24, 2023

muttly · Apr 24, 2023

Good article. This last tidbit in it is intriguing:

ZeroHedge

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muttly · Apr 24, 2023

Fox News Loses Nearly A Billion Dollars In Market Cap After Tucker Carlson Departure

On Monday, it was announced that Tucker Carlson will be leaving Fox News with the host’s final show being last Friday, Ap...

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Pilgrim · Apr 24, 2023

muttly said:
Good article. This last tidbit in it is intriguing:

ZeroHedge

ZeroHedge - On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero

www.zerohedge.com

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The two part interview Tucker had with Elon Musk was one of the most intriguing I've seen in many years. They had a chemistry that might be the basis for another media form. Remember, Rush was uncancellable because he owned EIB and answered to no one. Tucker is not a radio personality, but in this age of podcasts and the wealth and imagination of Musk, the two of them could create a new medium that would instantly bring millions of viewers for many willing advertisers.

Turtle · Apr 24, 2023

A few months ago Tucker quietly bought a home next door to the one he already owns (bought in 2020) on Gasparilla Island, a barrier island in the Gulf just northwest of Fort Meyers (Florida).

Make of that what you will.

danthewolf00 · Apr 25, 2023

Rumor is fox will not pay tucker his servance package....in other words they are breaking their own contract.

LDB · Apr 25, 2023

muttly said:
Fox News Loses Nearly A Billion Dollars In Market Cap After Tucker Carlson Departure

On Monday, it was announced that Tucker Carlson will be leaving Fox News with the host’s final show being last Friday, Ap...

dcenquirer.com

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Fox News is competing for the Alissa Heinerscheid trophy?

muttly · Apr 25, 2023

danthewolf00 said:
Rumor is fox will not pay tucker his servance package....in other words they are breaking their own contract.

That could possibly mean that it was Tucker who up and quit because management wouldn’t let him clear his name on his show which he was rumored on planning to do.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1650659797996564480

muttly · Apr 25, 2023

LDB said:
Fox News is competing for the Alissa Heinerscheid trophy?

ATeam · Apr 25, 2023

muttly said:
Fox News Loses Nearly A Billion Dollars In Market Cap After Tucker Carlson Departure

On Monday, it was announced that Tucker Carlson will be leaving Fox News with the host’s final show being last Friday, Ap...

dcenquirer.com

I attachd the stock chart for FOX covering the last year or so. Notice the little green bar on the far right side. That's telling you the stock us up slightly so far today. The big red bar before it is yesterday's price action. FOX was clearly down on the Carlson departure. That's the market cap loss your news item refers to. On that day, and on any day, the shares are valued at a given price, and that price is multiplied by the total number of shares. That's how you get the market cap number.

Now look at the rest of the chart and notice the dozens and dozens of price moves up and down, many larger in size than yesterday. Headlines that talk about gains and loss in market cap are good for catching reader and viewer attention, like this one got yours, but they are absolutely meaningless in saying something about a company's actual financial state.

Pilgrim · Apr 25, 2023

The financial consequences for Fox News won't be determined for several months, or even longer considering we're heading into a presidential election year that will help. The question is whether or not Carlson viewers will come back, especially if he pops up somewhere else - which is highly likely. Regardless, that prime 8PM time slot is dead for them, along with the viewers and the ad revenues Carlson brought. They simply don't have anyone that can replace him.

coalminer · Apr 25, 2023

This is one of the people that just cost Fox news 800 million (so far) and its not like he believed the big lie, he was on air saying these things because its what the people watching wanted to hear. We all saw the messages, he was only worried about the ratings.

This is a perfect example of whats wrong with ALL of the news networks.

muttly · Apr 25, 2023

This is a flat out move by the Murdochs (owner) to knee cap Trump from winning the Presidency in 2024 by removing the most popular voice of MAGA on Fox News. This is the end of Fox News as we know it. Most conservatives that support the MAGA agenda are leaving in droves. There is no fire in the belly left from Rupert, who is 92, and didn’t put up a fight with Dominion on a slam dunk case for Fox News.
Look for him to sell Fox News at some point in the future.
As for Fox News, MAGA conservatives be like:

ATeam · Apr 25, 2023

Pilgrim said:
The financial consequences for Fox News won't be determined for several months, or even longer considering we're heading into a presidential election year that will help.

That will be a tough call whatever the evaluation date is. Carlson was but one show of many and one personality of many. And as you said, the context will change as we progress through the election cycle, Trump court appearances, congressional developments, geopolitical developments, other lawsuits against Fox, etc. It will be impossible to look at Fox's balance sheet a month or 6 months from now and say the numbers are such and such because of Carlson's departure. We will never be able to isolate the Carlson factor from all the others.

It will be easy to compare ratings of the hour Carlson had with those of his successor(s), but that's not finances, that's ratings.

Pilgrim said:
The question is whether or not Carlson viewers will come back, especially if he pops up somewhere else - which is highly likely.

Another question is how will Carlson do on whatever platform he joins or starts? While it is highly likely that he will resurface again after any no-compete contract obligations are fulfilled, we'll have to wait to see how well he does. It is noteworthy that every big name that parted with Fox and and surfaced elsewhere ended up with nowhere near the audience size and public influence they had at Fox.

Pilgrim said:
Regardless, that prime 8PM time slot is dead for them, along with the viewers and the ad revenues Carlson brought. They simply don't have anyone that can replace him.

Fox Chairman and CEO Rupert Murdoch certainly knew that when he weighed the pros and cons of firing Carlson. What does a guy with the largest audience on cable and the big advertising revenues he produced have to do to earn the surprise pink slip he earned?