MEDIA WATCH: Tucker Carlson Replaces Megyn Kelly In Fox News Primetime 9 p.m. Slot

By  //  January 5, 2017

Martha MacCallum Takes Over 7 p.m. slot

Tucker Carlson, left, is assuming the Fox News 9 p.m. time slot being vacated by outgoing host Megyn Kelly, and Martha MacCallum, right, will be taking Carlson’s place at 7 p.m. with a program covering President Trump’s first 100 days in office, the Executive Chairman of 21st Century Fox Rupert Murdoch announced Thursday. (Fox News image)

(FOX NEWS) – Fox News made two big announcements on Thursday regarding its top-rated prime-time lineup.

Tucker Carlson is assuming the 9 p.m. time slot being vacated by outgoing host Megyn Kelly, and Martha MacCallum will be taking Carlson’s place at 7 p.m. with a program covering President Trump’s first 100 days in office, the Executive Chairman of 21st Century Fox Rupert Murdoch announced Thursday.

“In less than two months, Tucker has taken cable news by storm with his spirited interviews and consistently strong performance,” Murdoch said in a statement. “Viewers have overwhelmingly responded to the show and we look forward to him being a part of Fox News’ powerful primetime line-up.”

After a record-breaking launch in the 7 p.m. hour last November, “Tucker Carlson Tonight” has become one of the most buzzed about cable news programs on television.

“In less than two months, Tucker (above left) has taken cable news by storm with his spirited interviews and consistently strong performance,” Executive Chairman of 21st Century Fox Rupert Murdoch said in a statement. “Viewers have overwhelmingly responded to the show and we look forward to him being a part of Fox News’ powerful primetime line-up.” (Fox News video image)

Featuring analysis and debates with guests from across the political and cultural spectrum, the show finished December as the number two cable news program in the Adults 25-54 demographic behind only “The O’Reilly Factor.”

The program will continue as “Tucker Carlson Tonight” and will broadcast live from FNC’s Washington, D.C. bureau.

MacCallum will take over for Carlson at 7 p.m., kicking off primetime with a new news program, “The First 100 Days.” The show will chronicle the beginning of the new administration and run through President-elect Trump’s first 100 days in office.

MacCallum will also co-anchor the network’s Inauguration Day coverage on Friday, January 20th alongside Chief Political Anchor Bret Baier.

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“Martha is a versatile and skilled anchor who has proven to be an essential component of our news programming,” Murdoch said. “For the last 12 years, our viewers have trusted her reporting and we are pleased she will be part of our primetime line-up for the first 100 days of the new presidency.”

Fox News Channel is the number one network in cable, has been the most watched television news channel for nearly 15 years, and according to a Suffolk University/USA Today poll, is the most trusted television news source in the country.

– Fox News

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