Your CNN account Log in to your CNN account The decision to part ways with Carlson was made Friday evening by Fox Corporation chief executive Lachlan Murdoch and Fox News chief executive Suzanne Scott, a person familiar with the matter said.Ĭarlson was informed of the decision on Monday morning, a second person familiar with the matter said. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.įox News announced earlier in the week that the network and Carlson had severed ties. On Tuesday, the right-wing network delivered its worst ratings in the advertiser-coveted 25-54 demographic for a non-holiday Tuesday audience in the 8pm hour since before the Sept. Without Carlson, Fox News has seen its ratings dip during the hour. ET hour, Carlson’s old Fox News time slot. The message was notably posted just after the 8 p.m. As long as you can hear the words, there is hope.” “Trust me as someone who has participated.”Ĭarlson concluded the video with an opaque message, “Where can you still find Americans saying true things? There aren’t many places left, but there are some. “In five years, we won’t even remember that we had them,” Carlson said. The right-wing media extremist didn’t say much in the rambling two-minute message, but he offered critical commentary on the state of television news, bashing the debates that occur on air as “unbelievably stupid” and “completely irrelevant.” Tucker Carlson broke his silence on Wednesday evening, posting a short video online after his abrupt firing from Fox News earlier in the week, but did not directly address his departure from the network nor his future.

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