Advertisers Are Fleeing Tucker Carlson. Fox News Viewers Have Stayed.

NY Times ^ | June 18 2020 | By Michael M. Grynbaum and Tiffany Hsu

[rintintin]

In recent weeks, Tucker Carlson, the conservative Fox News host, has challenged the Black Lives Matter movement, dismissed demonstrators as “criminal mobs,” accused a Texas police chief of “sounding more like a therapist than a cop” and mocked a CNN children’s special about racism that featured Elmo, the “Sesame Street” puppet.

His comments have generated a harsh backlash. Critics have called Mr. Carlson’s on-air monologues incendiary and accused him of making racist remarks. Major advertisers, including the Walt Disney Company and Sandals, the vacation resorts, have fled, requesting that Fox News remove their ads from Mr. Carlson’s 8 p.m. hour.

Viewers, however, are tuning in.

“Tucker Carlson Tonight” was seen by 4.2 million people on Monday, making it the most-watched television program in the country that night, ahead of entertainment fare on the major networks. His show was the highest rated on Fox News last week, and he has pulled ahead of Sean Hannity, the network’s usual ratings leader, in total viewers for June.

[Tai_Chung]

When was the last time the paper labeled something a liberal says as “incendiary”?

[frogjerk]

NY Times is green with envy

[SKI NOW]

They were replaced and when it blew over some tried very hard to apologize and asked for their slot back.

Rush one day said they were on probation. One way to handle them, mock 'em.

[preacher]

l8r

[JerseyDvl]

And the highest rated in all of TV including broadcast and cable. That is impressive and I consider Tucker “must see” television.
Much like Rush on the radio.

[HollyB]

Oh The NY Times is saying this. We’d expect nothing different.

Just trying to shut down any opposing view so we are forced to live in a NY times echo chamber. Screw off NYT’s.
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[G Larry]

Liked it last night when he took the “do nothing” Republicans to task.

[hecticskeptic]

Advertisers Are Fleeing Tucker Carlson. Fox News Viewers Have Stayed.

Fleeing? Oh.... two left. Viewers have stayed? Not only have they stayed, the number has increased.

[stanne]

The sandals commercials are not fit for decent humans anyway- porn. Good riddance.

[P.O.E.]

Major advertisers, including the Walt Disney Company and Sandals, the vacation resorts, have fled

Ain't nobody goin' on vacation, anyways. So, bye!

[Samurai_Jack]

Oh yeah hell yeah i’d pay annual to see tuckers show.

[AnotherUnixGeek]

Major advertisers, including the Walt Disney Company and Sandals, the vacation resorts, have fled, requesting that Fox News remove their ads from Mr. Carlson’s 8 p.m. hour.

Viewers, however, are tuning in.

A very clear reminder that corporations infested by left-wingers do not reflect the views or values of the American people.

Execs displaying banner ads for BLM or donating millions to left-wing causes or shining the shoes of black people (who invariably look surprised and very uncomfortable by this nonsense) do not speak for the rest of us.

[ladyjane]

A very clear reminder that corporations infested by left-wingers do not reflect the views or values of the American people.

Including many of their customers and stock holders.

[\/\/ayne]

Military recruiting should advertise there.

[SgtHooper]

You are “literally” correct! Hannity needs to dump that word. Tired of it.

[xkaydet65]

If the viewers could organize on line and pledge to boycott the fleeing advertisers that would have an impact. It is the fear of boycotts that drives these gutless corporations,

[certrtwngnut]

I have always said that the Sean Hannity show would be watchable if Sean Hannity were not on it.

[Orosius]

TC has become must-see tv because he openly articulates the rage and disgust the silent majority are feeling at what’s happening in this country, but are prohibited from expressing themselves.

[daler]

Recent history teaches me that, high ratings or not, Tucker is now teetering on the brink.

Simply explaining a position that runs counter to current political groupthink is usually fatal.

I fully expect to see major broadcast and cable outlets refusing to air President Trumps’s campaign commercials for their “incendiary” content.

Biden’s ads won’t even get a pre-airing review.

[Fledermaus]

Why would Disney and Sandals keep advertising? Their businesses have been shut down due to a flu panic.