Posted on 01/24/2017 11:46:13 AM PST by xzins
Fox News's Tucker Carlson is nearly doubling the ratings of his predecessor, Megyn Kelly, when compared to the same time period last year, according to Nielsen Media Research.
"Tucker Carlson Tonight" is up 95 percent in the 25- to 54-year-old demographic that advertisers covet most compared with the same period in 2016, when "The Kelly File" occupied the 9 p.m. ET time slot.
Carlson has averaged 775,000 viewers per night in the category, while Kelly averaged 398,000 during the same time period, Jan. 11–22.
Carlson took over the 9 p.m. slot on Jan. 9, shortly after Kelly announced she would be leaving for a daytime program on NBC.
Fox had reportedly offered Kelly $100 million over four years to stay with the network last fall. The former corporate attorney-turned-broadcast journalist said spending more time with her three young children in the afternoon and evening was ultimately more important. She reportedly took less money to go to NBC, where she won't be hosting a show every weekday night as she had at Fox.
Overall, Carlson — who has hosted programs on CNN and MSNBC in the past — is up 37 percent in total viewers, at 3.73 million, and 50 percent, at 775,000, in the key demographic compared with Kelly's 2016 averages of 2.72 million and 515,000, respectively.
Kelly is expected to make her NBC debut in September.
Tucker Carlson continues to be a great addition.
I’m not thrilled at all about the 7 pm replacement, Martha MacCallum. She’s Megyn Kelly lite.
Congratulations Tucker
FOX must be getting tired of winning. That would explain why they hired Marie Harf.
did mehgan clean out her locker and take her pole?
He seems to be improving in the area of having only one person speak at a time. His style requires a bit of interruption, but I’d at least like his microphone to be louder than his guest’s.
But 10 times sexier.
Buh-BAM! And THAT is why, as a rule (as a rule, I say!) that women make less than men.
Not that a silly little thing like facts will stop Libturds from advancing the whole pay discrimination lie.
Agreed. Wonder how long it will take the loony liberals to realize that it is folly to be on his show?
By September it will be..., Kelly WHO?
She’s going to crash and burn.
Congrats Tucker.
Who knew a pro America format would be popular.
Can't wait for the first fun filled tutorial on how to make deviled eggs.
The nature of the 7pm show lends itself to being temporary. If enough people are unhappy, she’ll go with end of the show.
The real looker at Fox these days, in my opinion, is Trish Regan....calm, classic beauty.
There’s a dumb decision. They must be looking for a liberal counter-weight what with Geraldo, Beckel, and Williams all being so old.
Love ya Tucker. Good job...........;)
Not sure how I will survive without Kelly’s tag-team, anti-Trump, bunghole buddies Stirewalt and Lowry flapping their gums.
Good for Tucker! Harpy Meghan must be furious, blood coming out of her eyes and other body parts,’LMAO.
This PROVES that viewers were not specifically tuning in to watch Kelly.
Because of the time slot, Fox can put just about any competent news reader out there, and they will bring in decent ratings.
It’s not always about personalities.
Tucker does good interviews and selects good guests (Strawmen) to expose the truth. He is entertaining the way O’Reily was before he started to write and peddle books.
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