From left, Laura Ingraham, Jesse Watters, Sean Hannity and Greg Gutfeld make up Fox News’ prime time lineup.

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From left, Laura Ingraham, Jesse Watters, Sean Hannity and Greg Gutfeld make up Fox News’ prime time lineup.

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Fox News is revamping its prime-time lineup amid a latest scores decline triggered by the ouster of Tucker Carlson in April.

The new schedule places Jesse Watters Primetime in Carlson’s outdated 8 p.m. slot, with Watters additionally to stay a co-host on The Five. Laura Ingraham’s The Ingraham Angle will shift from 10 p.m. to 7 p.m., whereas Sean Hannity’s Hannity will stay at 9 p.m. Gutfeld!, hosted by conservative comic Greg Gutfeld, will transfer to 10 p.m.

In addition, the 11 p.m. hour will now be the house to Fox News @ Night, anchored by Trace Gallagher.

“Fox News Channel has been America’s destination for news and analysis for more than 21 years and we are thrilled to debut a new lineup,” Fox News CEO Suzanne Scott mentioned in a press release. “The unique perspectives of Laura Ingraham, Jesse Watters, Sean Hannity, and Greg Gutfeld will ensure our viewers have access to unrivaled coverage from our best-in-class team for years to come.”

The new lineup takes impact July 17.

The Rupert Murdoch-owned information community yanked Carlson off the air after settling a large defamation lawsuit with Dominion Voting Systems for $787.5 million over the community’s airing of bogus claims of election fraud within the 2020 presidential election. Fox News and Carlson have additionally been sued for a hostile work environment by a former senior producer who alleged his present was rife with bigotry and sexism.

The conservative provocateur turned a star on the community by spewing xenophobic and sometimes hateful rhetoric that appeals to the far proper. More not too long ago he amassed a good higher following by claiming that the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol was harmless and likewise concurrently organized by antifa and the FBI.

Watters, who first joined the information community in 2002 as a manufacturing assistant, can be no stranger to controversy. He was one among a number of right-wing media personalities who’ve promoted the false narrative that drag is a left-wing plot to sexualize kids. Following the mass shooting at Colorado’s Club Q final yr, Watters falsely said drag exhibits have been designed to “change the mainstream opinion of fringe sexual activity, including, but not limited to, sex with children.”

He additionally obtained blowback after urging young conservatives to “ambush” the nation’s former high infectious illness professional, Anthony Fauci, and “go in for the kill shot.”

Despite his dismissal from Fox News, Carlson continues to be below contract with the community, which says he’s not allowed to launch a competing present till his contract ends in early 2025.

But that hasn’t stopped him from beginning a brand new one anyway. Earlier this month, he premiered Tucker on Twitter, quick 10 to fifteen minute lengthy movies which are extra monologue than discuss present.

Fox News has despatched Carlson a cease and desist letter saying he’s in violation of his deal.