Fox News has announced that Jesse Watters will take over former host Tucker Carlson’s 8 pm timeslot starting on July 17 and will be joined in the new primetime lineup by fellow hosts Greg Gutfeld, Laura Ingraham, and Sean Hannity.

Fox News Media CEO Suzanne Scott made the announcement on Monday in a press release.

“The Ingraham Angle” with Laura Ingraham will begin the new lineup at 7 pm ET, followed by “Jesse Watters Primetime” which takes Carlson’s slot at 8 pm ET, then “Hannity” which will remain at 9 pm ET, and “Gutfeld!” will begin at 10 pm ET.

“FOX News Channel has been America’s destination for news and analysis for more than 21 years and we are thrilled to debut a new lineup. The unique perspectives of Laura Ingraham, Jesse Watters, Sean Hannity, and Greg Gutfeld will ensure our viewers have access to unrivaled coverage from our best-in-class team for years to come,” Scott declared in the press release.

POWERFUL PRIMETIME: Fox News unveils new evening lineuphttps://t.co/Q9U9tRposR

— Fox News (@FoxNews) June 26, 2023

The network provided strong plugs for each of the hosts.

“Ingraham, who is cable news’ highest-rated female host, has welcomed countless notable political figures, including presidents, members of Congress, and key White House officials during her time hosting the show that launched in 2017. ‘The Ingraham Angle’ was the top-rated 10 p.m. program on cable news since it debuted, and will now air earlier in the evening to kick-start Fox News’ primetime lineup. Ingraham, a former litigator and Supreme Court law clerk for Justice Clarence Thomas, joined FNC in 2007 as a contributor,” Fox News said in its press release.

Watters has huge shoes to fill and Fox News evidently sees him as a rising star even more than he already is:

“Jesse Watters Primetime” launched last year and has since emerged as the fastest growing cable news program. Watters will continue to co-host “The Five,” which has been the most-watched cable news program for seven-straight quarter.

With Watters’ fresh take on the major headlines of the day along with news-making interviews, “Jesse Watters Primetime” has been No. 1 in its timeslot for the 18 months. It has been the highest-rated 7 p.m. program in cable news history since it launched.

 

Next up is host Sean Hannity who has been with Fox News for a long time.

“Sean Hannity, who broke records as the longest-running primetime cable news host in history, will remain in his familiar timeslot with his eponymous show that has dominated cable news ratings for 14 consecutive years since launching as a solo hour in January 2009. Before landing a solo program, Hannity was one half of the popular ‘Hannity & Colmes’ with the late Alan Colmes,” Fox News noted.

“Hannity has interviewed newsmakers including former President Trump, former Vice President Mike Pence, former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, then-President George W. Bush, then-Vice President Dick Cheney, former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, George Zimmerman, former New York Mayor Bill de Blasio, Reverend Jesse Jackson, as well as Sylvester Stallone, Roseanne Barr, Kim Kardashian, Mel Gibson, Michael Moore, Michael Phelps, Richard Petty, Charlie Daniels, Brad Paisley and most recently award-winning actor and director Sean Penn,” the network continued.

New #FoxNews lineup coming 7/17: (Times CT)#LauraIngraham moves from 9p to 6p#JesseWatters moves 6p to 7p #Hannity remains at 8p#GregGutfeld moves 10p to 9p
Mild visibility hit for Laura; Jesse inherits the old #TuckerCarlson slot; huge boost for #Gutfeld into prime time pic.twitter.com/zbOYTehQs1

— Mark Davis (@MarkDavis) June 26, 2023

Last, but certainly in no way least, Greg Gutfeld was included in the lineup:

Greg Gutfeld’s ‘Gutfeld’ had its most-watched year in 2022 and had completely changed the late-night television landscape since launching in 2021. The program famously became the first late-night show to outdraw CBS’ “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” since 2017, and has regularly topped ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live” and NBC’s “The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon.”

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Like Watters, Gutfeld will also continue to co-host “The Five.”

 

A blurb was also given to host Trace Gallagher, “Trace Gallagher will close out the network’s primetime coverage at 11 p.m. ET with ‘FOX News @ Night.’ Gallagher covers major news events through that hour and serves as a primetime news hour for the Mountain and Pacific time zones as well as a sign off report for the east coast. An FNC original, Gallagher joined the network when it launched in 1996 and has covered some [of] the biggest breaking news stories over the last 27 years.”

The announcement of the new lineup with Watters stepping in for Carlson comes after the network announced in late April that it was parting ways with Tucker Carlson. That happened just days after Fox News announced it was also parting ways with Dan Bongino. Both men are hosting podcasts but Carlson is currently sparring with Fox News.

The network issued a “cease and desist” letter to Carlson in mid-June after accusing him of breaching his contract by violating its non-compete clause. That came after he posted the first episode of his show on Twitter which went viral.

Tucker Carlson’s first two episodes were viewed by over 169 million users on Twitter. The first episode reportedly received over 100 million views in two days.

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