Fox News’ ratings continued to tumble last Friday, with the Tucker Carlson replacement show drawing fewer than half the viewers than the previous week.
Ratings posted by Nielsen Research show that “Fox News Tonight,” the replacement for Carlson’s 8 p.m. ET show, drew 1.15 million viewers on April 28. Carlson’s finale show on April 21 drew 2.65 million viewers, while he averaged about 3 million viewers for the entirety of last week.
“Fox News Tonight,” which Fox described as a temporary replacement show, posted viewerships of 2.59 million on Monday, 1.7 million on Tuesday, and 1.33 million on Wednesday, and 1.46 million on Thursday, respectively, according to Nielsen. In last week’s statement announcing Carlson’s departure, Fox News said that it would use a rotating cast of hosts for a temporary show….