Fox News has been rotating different hosts to fill the 8 pm slot since announcing its split with Tucker Carlson last week.
Brian Kilmeade hosted the primetime spot last week, while Lawrence Jones has been filling in this week.
Former White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany announced on Thursday that she would host the hour each night next week. McEnany tweeted,
"I am honored to share that I will be hosting Fox News Tonight on @FoxNews at 8 pm ET all next week (5/8-5/12)! Set your DVR. Please join me next week as we dig into the state of politics, media, culture, and faith in America!"
However, Fox's 8 pm ratings have fallen significantly since the network dropped Carlson's program, as reflected in the responses to McEnany's announcement. One tweeted, "Sorry @kayleighmcenany nothing against you but I will NEVER watch @FoxNews after the disgusting way they treated @TuckerCarlson Good luck... you will need it as Fox continues to tank! Not even recording anything any longer." Another person tweeted, "I don't watch Fox anymore. I was only watching Tucker before he was let go."
The fact that Carlson signed off of his final program last month by saying,g "we'll be back on Monda,y" indicates that he expected to return to the air after the weekend. However, on Monday, April 24, Fox News Media claimed in a press release that it and Carlson had "agreed to part ways."
The Wall Street Journal reported that Carlson learned he was being let go around 10 minutes before the announcement. Megyn Kelly claimed that Carlson had not been fired but that he was still under contract and would need to negotiate an exit.
Carlson released a brief video on Twitter last week that has amassed 23.9 million views.
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