{"id":23178,"date":"2017-01-05T13:15:10","date_gmt":"2017-01-05T18:15:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/angry.net\/blog2\/?p=23178"},"modified":"2020-11-09T05:50:59","modified_gmt":"2020-11-09T10:50:59","slug":"goodbye-megyn-kelly-hello-tucker-carlson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/angry.net\/blog2\/?p=23178","title":{"rendered":"Goodbye Megyn Kelly, Hello Tucker Carlson"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Good day all. News broke yesterday that Fox News host, Megyn Kelly was jumping to NBC. The announcement was met with yawns, and \u201cSo what?\u201d from many people. Basically she was told \u201cDon\u2019t let the doorknob hit you on your well toned ass on the way out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/angry.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/harpy.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-18984\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/angry.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/harpy-224x300.jpg?resize=224%2C300\" alt=\"\" width=\"224\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>In her place, it has just been announced that the 7pm host, Tucker Carlson, will move into Kelly\u2019s old 9pm slot. Kelly made no secret of her unhappiness and was demanding $25 million for her new contract. Her feud with Donald Trump during the campaign was a ratings gold mine in the short term, however, Kelly\u2019s part in the dismissal of Roger Ailes did not win her any friends.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/angry.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/totally-shocked.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-22809\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/angry.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/totally-shocked-300x200.jpg?resize=300%2C200\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/angry.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/totally-shocked.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/angry.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/totally-shocked.jpg?w=400&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Tucker Carlson recently took over the spot that was long, and boringly held by Greta Van Susteren. Since he took over the slot, the ratings have improved markedly. I\u2019ve watched Carlson as he assaults one Liberal after another, using the most horrifying of weapons, Logic, Facts and the Liberal\u2019s own words, against them. The original story of the changes broke on Drudge this morning, and Fox has just formally announced it on their web site. <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20180613134133\/http:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/2017\/01\/05\/tucker-carlson-takes-over-megyn-kellys-slot-martha-maccallum-gets-new-show.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">In the announcement, Fox said<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><b>Tucker Carlson is assuming the 9pm time slot being vacated by <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20180927154423\/http:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/2017\/01\/03\/why-megyn-kelly-is-leaving-fox-news-for-nbc.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">outgoing host Megyn Kelly<\/a>, and Martha MacCallum will be taking Carlson&#8217;s place at 7pm with a program covering President Trump&#8217;s first 100 days in office, the Executive Chairman of 21<\/b><sup><b>st<\/b><\/sup><b> Century Fox Rupert Murdoch announced Thursday. <\/b><\/p>\n<p>Then Rupert Murdoch, who wasn\u2019t happy with having to terminate Roger Ailes added this:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u201c<b>In less than two months, Tucker has taken cable news by storm with his spirited interviews and consistently strong performance,\u201d Murdoch said in a statement. \u201cViewers have overwhelmingly responded to the show and we look forward to him being a part of Fox News\u2019 powerful primetime line-up.\u201d <\/b><\/p>\n<p>Carlson\u2019s show in the 7pm slot was hammering the competition, and was a great lead in to the \u201cEver so full of himself\u201d Bill O\u2019Reilly.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><b>After a record-breaking launch in the 7pm hour last November, &#8220;Tucker Carlson Tonight&#8221; has become one of the most buzzed about cable news programs on television. Featuring analysis and debates with guests from across the political and cultural spectrum, the show finished December as the number two cable news program in the Adults 25-54 demographic behind only \u201cThe O\u2019Reilly Factor.\u201d <\/b><\/p>\n<p>I stopped watching Bill \u201cI\u2019m so in love with myself\u201d O\u2019Reilly years ago. Occasionally, when he has a guest host on, I may tune in. I\u2019ve actually started watching Tucker Carlson more and more as he rips one liberal progressive hypocrite after another piece by piece. As for Megyn Kelly? I watcher show a few times and then went \u201cehh, not worth my time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/angry.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Clippy.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-17210\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/angry.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Clippy-150x150.jpg?resize=150%2C150\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/angry.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Clippy.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/angry.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Clippy.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/angry.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Clippy.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I won\u2019t be at all surprised that a year from now, Carlson isn\u2019t ahead of Bill \u201cBuy my latest book\u201d O\u2019Reilly. As for Megyn Kelly and her move from the top rated news network to one of the old Fake News sites? I think this says it all.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[youtuber youtube=&#8217;http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=PVrEwCa8nSA&#8217;]<\/p>\n<p>Thatisall<\/p>\n<p><i><b>~The Angry Webmaster~<\/b><\/i><\/p>\n<p>[yasr_visitor_votes size=&#8221;large&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"border-radius: 2px; text-indent: 20px; width: auto; padding: 0px 4px 0px 0px; text-align: center; font: bold 11px\/20px 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #ffffff; background: #bd081c no-repeat scroll 3px 50% \/ 14px 14px; position: absolute; opacity: 1; z-index: 8675309; display: none; cursor: pointer; top: 124px; left: 279px;\">Save<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"border-radius: 2px; text-indent: 20px; width: auto; padding: 0px 4px 0px 0px; text-align: center; font: bold 11px\/20px 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #ffffff; background: #bd081c no-repeat scroll 3px 50% \/ 14px 14px; position: absolute; opacity: 1; z-index: 8675309; display: none; cursor: pointer;\">Save<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"border-radius: 2px; text-indent: 20px; width: auto; padding: 0px 4px 0px 0px; text-align: center; font: bold 11px\/20px 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #ffffff; background: #bd081c  no-repeat scroll 3px 50% \/ 14px 14px; position: absolute; opacity: 1; z-index: 8675309; display: none; cursor: pointer;\">Save<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Good day all. News broke yesterday that Fox News host, Megyn Kelly was jumping to NBC. The announcement was met with yawns, and \u201cSo what?\u201d from many people. Basically she was told \u201cDon\u2019t let the doorknob hit you on your well toned ass on the way out.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/angry.net\/blog2\/?p=23178\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[4,71,68],"tags":[4,347,101],"class_list":["post-23178","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-entertainment","category-news-of-the-day","category-television","tag-entertainment","tag-fox-news","tag-news"],"views":765,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":24372,"url":"https:\/\/angry.net\/blog2\/?p=24372","url_meta":{"origin":23178,"position":0},"title":"Megyn Kelly and Alex Jones","author":"Angry Webmaster","date":"June 18, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Good day all. 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If you have been following the news,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Hero&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Hero","link":"https:\/\/angry.net\/blog2\/?cat=181"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.pinimg.com\/originals\/c7\/51\/46\/c75146fd0147840fa8925a0068ebe522.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":40238,"url":"https:\/\/angry.net\/blog2\/?p=40238","url_meta":{"origin":23178,"position":3},"title":"Tucker Carlson and Fox News part ways","author":"Angry Webmaster","date":"April 25, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Good day all. Hot on the heels of CNN firing Don Lemon, came the news that Tucker Carlson was leaving Fox News. This caught everyone by surprise, and, as of this post, there isn\u2019t much known about what happened or why. 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