Veteran Fox News Channel host Jesse Watters, a former Long Islander, will move into the 8 p.m. time period starting July 17, the network announced Monday. An audience favorite at 5 p.m. (as co-host of "The Five") and 7 p.m. ("Jesse Watters Primetime"), Watters is less incendiary than the host he's replacing and also avoided fallout from the Dominion Voting Systems defamation settlement that cost FNC $787.5 million and (reportedly) Carlson his job. Moreover, Watters, 44, brings some Long Island cred back into FNC's prime time. Gutfeld, like Watters, is another regular of "The Five," while his late-night comedy show "Gutfeld!" "Fox News @ Night," anchored by Trace Gallagher, will move into the 11 p.m. slot in mid-July, the network said.

Source: Fox News June 27, 2023 11:32 UTC