Category: Tucker Carlson

‘Fox News Tonight’ Loses Millions of Viewers After Tucker Carlson Exit | Facts Matter

Tucker Carlson released a short video statement on Twitter. At 8 p.m. on the dot, when 1.5 million people were tuning into Fox News, Tucker Carlson released a video that, almost immediately, 40 million people watched. However, even in that video, Carlson didn’t address the multi-million dollar question—which is why he and Fox News suddenly…


ANALYSIS: The Ripple Effects of Tucker Carlson’s Exit From Fox News

News analysis Two days after his ouster from Fox News, Tucker Carlson broke his silence with a video that had at least 22.1 million views, more than the number of viewers in the 8 p.m. ET hour combined that day, let alone in that time slot on the network. Fox News’ ratings have been down since…


PREMIERING 4/29 at 7:30PM ET: Kevin Roberts: A Roadmap to Defeating the Deep State and Winning the New Cold War with Communist China

Today, I sit down with the president of The Heritage Foundation, Kevin Roberts, to discuss Heritage’s comprehensive strategy to win “the new Cold War” with the Chinese Communist Party, how Heritage has changed since Roberts’s arrival, the 2025 Presidential Transition Project, and Tucker Carlson’s last speech as a Fox host at Heritage’s 50th Anniversary Celebration….


Sean Hannity’s Ratings Plunge After Tucker Carlson’s Fox News Exit

Tucker Carlson’s exit from Fox News appears to be impacting more than just the timeslot that he hosted for years on the network. Carlson’s finale a week ago drew 2.65 million viewers, according to Nielsen. The data shows that Brian Kilmeade’s substitute hosting gig for “Fox News Tonight” saw ratings of 2.59 million on Monday,…


Tucker Carlson’s 5 Takes on COVID

On April 24, the “Tucker Carlson Tonight” host and Fox News parted ways. Fox News stocks fell by as much as 5 percent on the same day, while Tucker Carlson’s Twitter profile gained about 700,000 followers in less than a week. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Carlson has been routinely criticized for his COVID commentaries that opposed the…


Twitter Files: Tucker Carlson Op-ed About COVID Vaccines for Children Targeted as ‘Misinformation’

Tucker Carlson returned to Twitter following the announcement he and Fox News had parted ways—his first comment made in a video had already garnered nearly 22 million views in two days. Emails found in the “Twitter Files” show the same platform, under the previous leadership, worked to label information Carlson published in an opinion article,…


Tucker Carlson Has Become the John Milton of the Internet Age

Commentary Tucker Carlson is a determined and courageous advocate for free speech in an age where that right is increasingly challenged and becoming evanescent. He is the John Milton of our era. He might also be the most powerful independent force in a media world that is constantly changing shape, finding new ways to tell…


Tucker Carlson and the Struggle for Civilizational Sanity

Commentary Last Friday, I attended The Heritage Foundation’s 50th Anniversary Gala, a sprawling and swanky affair featuring many fine presentations, a surprise Dierks Bentley mini-concert for the country music enthusiasts (yours truly among them) and an extravagant post-dinner fireworks show over the Potomac River. But the highlight of the evening, bar none, was former Fox…


Fox News Ratings Drops 56 Percent After Tucker Carlson’s Exit

In the wake of Tucker Carlson’s sudden departure this week, ratings for Fox News’s new 8 p.m. weekday show appear to be on the decline as viewership again tumbled on Wednesday night. Data published by ratings service Nielsen show that Fox drew some 1.33 million viewers for substitute host Brian Kilmeade and “Fox News Tonight” in…


Fox News Ratings Drop 56 Percent After Tucker Carlson’s Exit

In the wake of Tucker Carlson’s sudden departure this week, ratings for Fox News’s new 8 p.m. weekday show appear to be on the decline as viewership again tumbled on Wednesday night. Data published by ratings service Nielsen show that Fox drew some 1.33 million viewers for substitute host Brian Kilmeade and “Fox News Tonight” in…