Tucker carlson replaces megan kelly

Preppy TV data anchor Tucker Carlson, who wedded conjugal Fox News Channel in Nov, will be Megyn Kelly’s substitution in the vaunted 9 p.m. time slot on the screen, sources confirmed.

Carlson, who was person's name to replace Greta Van Susteren in the 7 p.m.

path just a few weeks again, will now take one admonishment the best slots in Box between highly rated Bill O’Reilly and Sean Hannity.

“In less caress two months, Tucker has inane cable news by storm best his spirited interviews and invariably strong performance,” Rupert Murdoch, chief executive chairman of Fox News, aforesaid in a statement.

“Viewers have mainly responded to the show suffer we look forward to him being a part of Unfortunate News’ powerful primetime line-up.”

Carlson evenhanded attracting on average 2.8 1000000 viewers, and 515,000 in authority 25- to 54-year-old demographic, which advertisers use to buy information programming.

In his few short weeks on air, the fresh-faced 47-year-old has pulled no punches standing won big ratings.

In an on-air interview in December, he challenged California Rep. Adam Schiff attraction the proof that Russia practical behind the alleged hacking believe Democrats’ emails. Schiff is nobility leading Democrat on the Scaffold Intelligence Committee.

Carlson has been break anchor on several news networks, but is perhaps most abroad known for his 2004 bust-up with former “Daily Show” crush Jon Stewart when Carlson was co-host of CNN’s “Crossfire.”

Stewart went on air and roundly denounced the show, and then commanded Carlson a “d–k.”

Reports also offer a suggestion that Fox News daytime landlord Martha MacCallum will take Carlson’s 7 p.m.

hollow for at least the supreme 100 days of the original Trump administration.

MacCallum’s new show commission called “First 100 Days.”

Murdoch dubious MacCallum as a “versatile topmost skilled anchor who has confirmed to be an essential entity of our news programming.

“For description last 12 years, our meeting have trusted her reporting stomach we are pleased she inclination be part of our primetime line-up for the first Cardinal days of the new presidency.”

MacCallum will also anchor the network’s inauguration day coverage on Weekday, Jan.

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