Carlson was ousted by the network last month and has since launched a version of his popular Fox program on Twitter. Monday’s lineup shuffle shows Watters, who had been widely viewed as the odds-on favorite to take over for Carlson, has solidified himself as a fixture that the network is now pinning its hopes for a key post on. Pro-Trump talk is welcome in prime time on FoxKeeping Hannity and Ingraham in prime-time shows Fox is not straying from pro-Trump commentary, as some critics on the right have suggested in recent months. Gutfeld, Watters do represent a kind of shiftFox has always leaned on prime-time pundits who appeal to conservative audiences. But in tapping Gutfeld and Watters for prime-time shows, Fox News is leaning into the news-entertainment business given the voices of the two up-and-coming conservative media stars.

Source: Fox News June 26, 2023 21:44 UTC