{"id":3297,"date":"2023-05-08T12:25:49","date_gmt":"2023-05-08T17:25:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/?p=3297"},"modified":"2023-05-08T12:27:05","modified_gmt":"2023-05-08T17:27:05","slug":"former-trump-press-secretary-kayleigh-mcenany-to-take-over-tucker-carlsons-8pm-fox-news-spot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/?p=3297","title":{"rendered":"Former Trump Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany To Take Over Tucker Carlson\u2019s 8pm Fox News Spot"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Former Trump White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany is taking over the 8 pm Fox News timeslot from Tucker Carlson following Carlson\u2019s departure from the network.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Though McEnany is only slated to host the show for one week, some are speculating that if she is successful that Fox may simply opt to keep her in the timeslot. See McEnany\u2019s statement of hosting below\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I am honored to share that I will be hosting Fox News Tonight on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FoxNews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@FoxNews<\/a> at 8pm ET all next week (5\/8-5\/12)!  Set your DVR.<br><br>Please join me next week as we dig into the state of politics, media, culture, and faith in America!<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8JtJZwo9zf\">https:\/\/t.co\/8JtJZwo9zf<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Kayleigh McEnany (@kayleighmcenany) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kayleighmcenany\/status\/1654202026992062478?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 4, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Before Carlson held this timeslot, it belonged to Bill O\u2019Reilly. The spot has been a fixture of the Fox News lineup for many years, with two hosts now being number one in a row.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Will McEnany rise to the task? Her work will certainly be cut out for her. Fox News has seen a tremendous drop in ratings across the board following their decision to pull Tucker Carlson\u2019s top-rated news program off of the airwaves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 8 pm slot, which lost a whopping 50% of its audience following Carlson\u2019s exit, has been occupied by temporary host Brian Kilmeade over the last week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/1091863\/trump-kayleigh-mcenany-tucker-carlson-fox-news-slot\/\">TV insider reports<\/a>&nbsp;on McEnany\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\">The hosts continue to rotate in&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/people\/tucker-carlson\/\">Tucker Carlson<\/a>\u2018s former&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/network\/fox-news\/\">Fox News<\/a>&nbsp;slot as the network looks for a permanent replacement for the controversial host,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/1090388\/tucker-carlson-leaving-fox-news-last-episode\/\">who exited last month<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\">Former White House Press Secretary and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/people\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a>&nbsp;2020 spokesperson Kayleigh McEnany will take over the 8 pm ET time slot next week. McEnany, who began her media career as a producer for&nbsp;<em>Huckabee<\/em>&nbsp;on Fox News and now frequently co-hosts&nbsp;<em>Outnumbered<\/em>, is set to host for five days, starting May 8.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\">\u201cI am honored to share that I will be hosting Fox News Tonight on Fox News at 8pm ET all next week (5\/8-5\/12)! \u201cSet your DVR,\u201d McEnany tweeted on Thursday (May 4) afternoon. \u201cPlease join me next week as we dig into the state of politics, media, culture, and faith in America.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>How do you think McEnany will do?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Original Article: <a href=\"https:\/\/rare.us\/rare-politics\/former-trump-press-secretary-kayleigh-mcenany-to-take-over-tucker-carlsons-8pm-fox-news-spot\/\">https:\/\/rare.us\/rare-politics\/former-trump-press-secretary-kayleigh-mcenany-to-take-over-tucker-carlsons-8pm-fox-news-spot\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Trump White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany is taking over the 8 pm Fox News timeslot from Tucker Carlson following Carlson\u2019s departure from the network. Though McEnany is only slated to host the show for one week, some are speculating that if she is successful that Fox may simply opt to keep her in the timeslot. See McEnany\u2019s statement of hosting below\u2026 Before Carlson held this timeslot, it belonged to Bill O\u2019Reilly. 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