“Five” host Jesse Waters interviews Jenna Bush Hager and Barbara Bush on “Five” on November 13, 2017 at Fox News Studios in New York.
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Fox News named Jesse Waters its latest star for 8 p.m. ET primetime, as the network looks to boost ratings two months after ousting Tucker Carlson.
Waters, who rose from production assistant to one of the most popular faces on the network, has become one of Fox News’ leading conservative voices. He is currently the host of the 7 p.m. opinion show “Jesse Waters Primetime” and appears regularly on “Five Five,” one of Fox News’ most-watched shows.
As part of the evening programming reshuffle, Laura Ingraham’s show will begin its primetime run at 7 p.m., while Sean Hannity’s show will remain at 9 p.m. Greg Gutfield’s Comedy Show Moves to 10pm
“Fox News Channel has been America’s destination for news and analysis for 21 years, and we’re excited to introduce our new programming lineup,” Fox News CEO Suzanne Scott said in a statement. Press Releases. “The unique perspectives of Laura Ingraham, Jesse Waters, Sean Hannity and Greg Gutfeld will ensure that our audiences will see the unrivaled delivery of our stellar team for years to come. reports.”
Fox News’ primetime ratings have suffered since Carlson’s abrupt departure in April.
Right-wing presenter ousted after a week at parent company fox corp.. Agreed to pay $787.5 million to settle a defamation lawsuit against Dominion Voting Systems. There was no send-off for Carlson and his “The Tonight Show with Tucker Carlson,” long one of Fox’s most-watched shows.
Fox’s 8 p.m. ratings dropped significantly after Carlson left, while upstart networks like Newsmax benefited in the weeks that followed.
Carlson has since started her own show on Twitter. Although Carlson posted the video on Twitter, he has not yet publicly explained why he was fired by Fox. His departure was reportedly the result of vulgar behind-the-scenes information uncovered during the discovery process of the Dominion lawsuit.
Meanwhile, Fox News has sent Carlson a cease and desist letter, accusing Carlson of violating his contract by launching a new show on the social media platform, NBC News previously reported.
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