**Tucker Reappears In 8PM Time Slot, But Not With Fox -- Which Just Suffered "Catastrophic" Ratings Crash**
Tucker Reappears In 8PM Time Slot, But Not With Fox -- Which Just Suffered "Catastrophic" Ratings Crash
After Tucker Carlson's surprise split from _Fox News_, the #1 rated cable news host in history **re-emerged from his home office on Wednesday to offer a stunning 8PM monologue** covering his thoughts on the media landscape, and his future.
According to Carlson, one of the things one notices when one takes a little 'time off' **is "how unbelievably stupid most of the debates you see on television are. They're completely irrelevant. They mean nothing.**
"In five years we won't even remember that we had them... and yet, at the same time, the undeniably big topics - the ones that will define our future - get virtually no discussion at all. **War, civil liberties, emerging science, demographic change, corporate power, natural resources**. **When was the last time you heard a legitimate debate about any of those issues?**"
" **Debates like that are not permitted in American media**," Carlson continued, adding " **Both political parties,** and their donors, have reached consensus on what benefits them - **and they actively collude to shut down any conversation about it**.
"Suddenly the United States looks like a **one-party state**," Carlson said.
Watch:
> Good evening pic.twitter.com/SPrsYKWKCE (https://t.co/SPrsYKWKCE)
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> — Tucker Carlson (@TuckerCarlson) April 27, 2023 (https://twitter.com/TuckerCarlson/status/1651376097349578753?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
Carlson doesn't think this will last, however, noting that while the above is a "depressing realization," he doesn't think this is permanent.
> _"Our current orthodoxies won't last. They're brain-dead. Nobody actually believes them. Hardly anyone's life is improved by them. This moment is too inherently ridiculous to continue, and so it won't._
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> _The people in charge know this, that's why they're hysterical and aggressive. They're afraid. They've given up persuasion - they're resorting to force. But it won't work. **When honest people say what's true, calmly and without embarrassment, they become powerful**. At the same time, the liars who've been trying to silence them shrink - and they become weaker. **That's the iron-law of the universe; true things prevail.**"_
Tucker rhetorically asked "Where can you still find Americans saying true things? There aren't many places left, but there are some **\- and that's enough. As long as you can hear the words, there is hope. See you soon.**"
_Fox News_, meanwhile, **suffered a 'catastrophic drop in viewers'** following Carlson's ouster for still-unknown reasons, according to _The Federalist_'s Sean Davis.
> Fox News suffered a catastrophic drop in viewers after ousting Tucker Carlson.
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> In the 8pm slot alone yesterday, Fox lost nearly 50% of total viewers and nearly 70% of viewers in demo compared to last Tuesday.
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> Demo ratings were down across the board, impacting all shows:
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> The… https://t.co/1ZbAhET359 (https://t.co/1ZbAhET359)pic.twitter.com/HYH4BrGnOW (https://t.co/HYH4BrGnOW)
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> — Sean Davis (@seanmdav) April 27, 2023 (https://twitter.com/seanmdav/status/1651379914946347010?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
This is devastating...
> 1st pic is last Tuesday's Top 50 cable TV shows
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> 2nd pic is last night
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> They are ranked by 18-49 (age) viewers
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> Tucker was #6 in 18-49. Other Fox News primetime Top 30
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> This week? Fox News 8pm hour ISN'T IN THE TOP 50
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> Neither was Hannity at 9pm
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> Fox News is hemorrhaging viewers pic.twitter.com/WBX4j1tLBn (https://t.co/WBX4j1tLBn)
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> — The Woke Antidote Podcast (@TheWokeAntidote) April 27, 2023 (https://twitter.com/TheWokeAntidote/status/1651385221550333953?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
Tyler Durden (https://cms.zerohedge.com/users/tyler-durden)Thu, 04/27/2023 - 06:44