8-9 and 9-10 is the networks 1-2 punch.
Tucker taking on the outlandish liberal agenda by hosting opposition guests (mostly) and then talking them into a corner of a box where they reveal themselves to be totally vacuous.
Hannity picks up at 9 playing the good cop interviewing conservatives and reinforcing conservatism (in general).
What is Laura Ingraham going to do?
Jesse Watters is like Tucker Carlson but with more of a killer instinct. He dominates Juan Williams and I’m sure Juan has been griping about it. Juan can no longer just read the DNC talking points in the green room and repeat them ad nauseum because Jesse has been pinning that tail on the donkey since he’s started on the 5.
It’s good to see some passion on these opinion shows. That’s Fox’s + side. They don’t pretend to be reporting the news, just discussing it.
Now I would like to see Sheppard Smith get booted because he does pretend to be reporting news. Fox needs to find a black conservative willing to stick to conservative line of thought and replace Shep.
“Fox needs to find a black conservative willing to stick to conservative line of thought and replace Shep”
Harris Faulkner would be a vast improvement.
Black conservative? That would be great. Heck, even Dave Chappelle would be an improvement!
How about Tommy Sotomayor?
The Shep problem will take care of itself. His patron, Roger Ailes, is dead, and he doesn’t have anyone at the network with that kind of power in his corner. Shep’s current salary is $8 million a year—for anchoring a show that airs at 3 pm EDT. Fox has a deep bench and there are plenty of anchors who could fill that slot for a lot less.
At renewal time, FNC will offer Shep about half of what he’s making right now, pointing out that he no longer anchors the news at 7 pm, and he only covers breaking news for Fox broadcast network (and many local stations don’t pick up the feed because it cuts into local programming). And he only covers breaking news on FNC if the regular anchor doesn’t have it in his/her contract to remain on the air during those situations.
As a talent, Shep peaked years ago. His next gig after FNC could well be back at the local level.