While at Fox News, Carlson typically averaged 3 million viewers during his primetime program — among the highest on cable television. Despite the announcement, Carlson remains under contract with Fox News for $20 million per year. Prior to Carlson’s Twitter announcement, Axios reported his lawyers told Fox it had breached their contract by leaking Carlson’s texts during the Dominion Voting defamation lawsuit. A Carlson spokesperson noted, “We will not let Fox drag this out a year.”In his announcement, Carlson asserted: “There aren’t many platforms left that allow free speech. Whether Fox News will replace Carlson with another right-wing flamethrower like Carlson or a more mainstream and ad-friendly conservative remains to be seen.

Source: Fox News May 11, 2023 15:33 UTC