Tucker Carlson was fired on Monday, a stunning move that sent shockwaves through the TV news industry and made global headlines. "Fox News Tonight" — the program temporarily filling the slot long occupied by Carlson — pulled in 1.7 million viewers with "Fox & Friends" host Brian Kilmeade, according to Nielsen data. The number is 47% below what "Tucker Carlson Tonight" delivered in the 8 p.m. Eastern hour a week earlier on April 16. Carlson averaged 3.2 million viewers in the first quarter of 2023. Without the tentpole that Carlson's program provided, the ratings for other Fox News shows were down as well.
