Yet so far, Mr Carlson’s audience has spurned the rotating cast of hosts in his 8pm slot. Sean Hannity, whose show followed Mr Carlson’s, has also lost a quarter of his audience. They randomly chose some Fox viewers to get paid to watch cnn , a more liberal channel, for a month. Mr Carlson’s exit will probably have a smaller impact. For now, 1m fewer people are hearing Mr Carlson’s nativist, divisive populism.■Chart sources: Nielsen; “Selective exposure and partisan echo chambers in television news consumption”, by D.E.

Source: Fox News May 16, 2023 22:33 UTC