Fox News Primetime Shakeup: Tucker Carlson Moves to 8 PM, The Five Moves to 9 PM Eastern

Mediaite ^ | 3:02 pm, April 19th, 2017 | Josh Feldman

[drewh]

Tucker Carlson (Fox News screen grab)

With the massive news this afternoon that Bill O’Reilly is officially out at Fox News, Fox has now announced that Tucker Carlson will be taking the coveted 8 pm slot.

Tucker Carlson Tonight will be moving up from 9 pm, which will now be the home of The Five, co-hosted by Kimberly Guilfoyle, Dana Perino, Bob Beckel, Greg Gutfeld, Jesse Watters, and Juan Williams.

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Eric Bolling will be getting the 5 pm slot on May 1st. Next week Fox’s Special Report with Bret Baier will be on next week from 5-7 PM.

Martha MacCallum‘s 7 pm program The First 100 Days will change its name after those first 100 days to The Story with Martha MacCallum.

Sean Hannity remains in his 10 pm timeslot.

[Beagle8U]

“The five would be pretty good if it weren’t for Beckel, and Williams.”...and P-Rino.

[ImJustAnotherOkie]

Move the 5 to Uranus, that’s where it belongs.

[pugmama]

I wish they had given Mark Steyn a show. Love him on TV.

[Baynative]

The Five will take the west coast prime ratings right down the drain.

[Ted Grant]

That accent will fly on radio but not on USA tv.

[dragonblustar]

Boring.

[Georgia Girl 2]

Love Eric hate the five.

[Jane Austen]

I stopped watching it because Beckel and Williams come across as boring and stupid. I'd rather watch BOR. Although I am not a great fan of his, his strong stand against pedophiles and judges who enable them must have ruffled some feather.

Note: America's Most Wanted was cut many years ago from FOX (not FNC)in spire of high rating, with John Walsh exposing and going after pedophiles.

Of course, this could all be a coincidence and not having played a role in the decisions

[TBP]

I’ve sen Shannon Bream filling in for everyone so much, I figured they were grooming her.

[willk]

“The History Channel welcomes this change”. Why do they call it The History Channel anymore? Just a dann bunch of reality shows every time I turn it on.

[drop 50 and fire for effect]

Good news, Carlson is competent unlike the blowhard he replaces.

[drewh]

Youre right bob, Jessie Waters schtick is the future. He can handle any event and bring the funny! Send him to Burning Man Lollapalooza etc and sneak him in if they have to...

[RatRipper]

Tucker is climbing up the backs of the departed. I hope he is up to it. I like him.

I hate The Five. That will be a waste of precious air time.

[CedarDave]

I can’t imagine them finding 4 more nitwits. That is the most insufferable show out there.

Actually the noon (ET) "Outnumbered" comes pretty close. No reason to watch though the ladies' gams are attractive.

[freedumb2003]

>>Roger Ailes, Bill, Megyn Kelly. Coincidence That Fox is being disemboweled.<<

So far no big losses IMHO.

I agree when Rush (I think) called Bill the “Ted Baxter of Conservative media”

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Tucker needs to polish his usual approach; set up lines lure in gullible Libs, then boom ! The format is predictable...

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Steyn appears on weekends occasionally.
Maybe Fox is measuring reaction.

[BruinX66]

What’s the point of watching the Five without Boiling? Why not put Lou Dobbs after Tucker

[mass55th]

Can Bob Beckel stay sober ‘til 9 p.m.?

[Captainpaintball]

I have never seen that show, just because I suspected it would be even worse.