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.
You know sometimes you have a good bench player and you try to make him a regular, or you try to make a supporting actor a lead? I like Lawrence Jones. He’s a good person for The Five or as a panelist on Gutfeld. But I think he’s a supporting actor, a good bench player. I don’t think he’s strong enough to carry a show.
He may prove me wrong. I won’t be watching.
I like Lawrence Jones, but he’s the hero’s best friend, not the lead.
O’Reilly, love him or hate him, was a strong personality with the oomph to anchor an hour. His successor, Tucker Carlson, is a strong personality with oomph. Lawrence has some good insights and some good arguments, but he’s better in a panel setting or as the man on the street guy than anchoring the lead primetime hour.
Maybe get him in in mid-afternoon and see if he can grow into this kind of role.