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Fox Picks Lawrence Jones as Tucker Carlson Successor
Newsmax ^ | Monday, 01 May 2023 01:37 PM EDT | By Eric Mack |

Posted on 05/01/2023 5:37:35 PM PDT by conservative98

Fox News picked Lawrence Jones to be the temporary replacement for the time slot that used to feature the highly rated Tucker Carlson, who was unceremoniously ousted a week ago.

Jones, 30, is considered to be the "youngest black solo host of a cable news show in history," according to the Daily Mail. Newsmax had Joe Pinion, now 39, as a host before he left the network to run for Senate to vie for the seat held by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y.

Jones, a self-described libertarian, is expected to host starting Monday night after Fox News has struggled to keep viewers in Carlson's time slot. Its audience plummeted from an average of 3.2 million viewers with Carlson to 2.6 million tuning in Monday, 1.7 million Tuesday, and just 1.3 million Wednesday.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: cleanandarticulate; foxnews; lawrencejones; tuckercarlson
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To: conservative98

Tuned in at 8 out of curiosity. LJ had trouble just reading the teleprompter, and I couldn’t take it. Turned it off. Should have known.


61 posted on 05/01/2023 6:24:39 PM PDT by Polyxene (Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O Lord. Lord, hear my voice: Psalm 130)
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To: rlmorel

I don’t base that assessment on any stereotype.....I have seen his show and he has a decidedly mediocre screen presence and his stories are shallow and formulaic. He’s a black unpolished version of Hannity. Absolutely nothing I’ve seen of him would justify in my mind his placement in the most coveted time slot on Fox news.

I seriously believe in 4 months he’ll draw the smallest audience of any Fox evening slot.


62 posted on 05/01/2023 6:25:20 PM PDT by traderrob6
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To: traderrob6

Yup. Nice guy. He’s rehearsed. No original thinking.


63 posted on 05/01/2023 6:26:07 PM PDT by Cobra64 (Common sense isn’t common anymore.)
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To: conservative98
If FNC is running auditions for the time slot and they are trying to check boxes off for the position, I would like to see if Harris Faulkner could carry off a 1 hour daily show by herself. Same thing with Kat Timpf.

Tyrus? I don't think he is ready to be a host. When he fills in for Gutfeld, he seems unsure of himself and not able to carry the lead role. He is a much better guest and part-time commenter.

64 posted on 05/01/2023 6:26:32 PM PDT by Bernard (“the rights of man come not from the generosity of the state but from the hand of God." JFK 1-20-61)
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To: conservative98

Operative adjective is TEMPORARY.


65 posted on 05/01/2023 6:27:22 PM PDT by kabar
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To: frank ballenger

Here's another one of their famous rotating hosts...





(Or is that one CNN?)

66 posted on 05/01/2023 6:28:24 PM PDT by Songcraft
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To: conservative98

Fox can pick their nose on-air for all I care.


67 posted on 05/01/2023 6:29:10 PM PDT by Noumenon (You're not voting your way out of this. KTF)
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To: conservative98

Lawrence Jones is not the worst on Fox. But my God, this is a direct FU to the viewers. Now they will claim his low ratings will be because of racism.

Harris Faulkner would have been better.


68 posted on 05/01/2023 6:29:52 PM PDT by DaxtonBrown (away.)
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To: rlmorel

I like Jones, but it’s a poison pill for him to go into Tuckers slot, this a bad career move in IMHO.


69 posted on 05/01/2023 6:29:57 PM PDT by inchworm (al )
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To: conservative98
Don't worry they have their like minded Trump hating Liz Cheney warming up in the wings.

When she shows up, you Liz Cheney hating, drama loving Fox News stooges will return like the swallows to Capistrano.

BTW, Fwiw, I predicted way back during the J6 clown show that Fox would hire Liz Cheney.

70 posted on 05/01/2023 6:30:43 PM PDT by lewislynn ( Trump accomplished more for America in one 4yr term than any President in your lifetime)
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To: conservative98

Do not know him, do not care. Not watching.


71 posted on 05/01/2023 6:32:03 PM PDT by Reno89519 (Go Woke, Go Broke. Every Time Trump Says Something, I'm Closer to Anyone But Trump.)
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To: frank ballenger

Jones has had a show on Sat. evenings for a while now; it has always just struck me as weak and not ready for prime time.


72 posted on 05/01/2023 6:34:52 PM PDT by _longranger81
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To: conservative98

Lawrence will never be another Tucker just like no one will ever be another Rush.


73 posted on 05/01/2023 6:34:57 PM PDT by PROCON (Sic Semper Tyrannis)
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To: dforest

At this point I just assume all networks are funded by taxpayers via Omnibus BS bills. Supposed Fox kept on Tucker and Bongino on the payroll for so long just to portray some sort of opposition.


74 posted on 05/01/2023 6:36:03 PM PDT by MTBobcat (The “rank-and-file” are as corrupted as their leadership.)
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To: conservative98

Ok,Newsmax, which is it?

Is he a genuine “successor” or a temporary replacement?

Misleading headline.


75 posted on 05/01/2023 6:38:23 PM PDT by sevlex
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To: conservative98

What’s Fox?


76 posted on 05/01/2023 6:38:54 PM PDT by WKUHilltopper
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To: DaxtonBrown

It’s just for time being until they announce the new show. Jesse Waters is the one I think will replace Tucker. Then Harris Faulkner takes over for Jesse at 7. And Lawrence Jones goes to the Five. But I won’t be watching. I cut the cord on cable a year ago.


77 posted on 05/01/2023 6:40:18 PM PDT by conservative98
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To: frank ballenger

He used to be on the Blaze…he’s pretty solid but not the most polished for this role.


78 posted on 05/01/2023 6:40:29 PM PDT by mikelets456
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To: conservative98

This is a good time for Fox to try some new things


79 posted on 05/01/2023 6:42:24 PM PDT by cymbeline
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To: conservative98

I won’t be watching. No thx Fox!


80 posted on 05/01/2023 6:42:56 PM PDT by Halls (Christian, Conservative, Proud Texan, Patriot, 100% Pro Life!)
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