Jesse Watters assigned at 8pm, Laura Ingraham at 7pm – Deadline – News Block

Fox News unveiled a new primetime lineup, with Jesse Watters moving to Tucker Carlson’s old time slot at 8 p.m. ET and Laura Ingraham at 7 p.m.

Hannity will remain at 9 pm ET, while the Greg Gutfeld show will take the place of Ingraham at 10 pm ET.

The network also said that Fox News @ Evening with Trace Gallagher would be moved to 11 p.m. ET.

The changes will take effect on July 17.

A schedule shakeup had been anticipated since Fox News pulled Carlson’s show in April, leaving the 8 p.m. ET time slot with a series of rotating hosts. But overall, they’ve drawn half of Carlson’s audience, while Newsmax has seen ratings rise over the time period and MSNBC has improved its performance.

The changes also reflect what have been two success stories for Fox: Jesse Watters Primetimewhich debuted early last year in the 7 p.m. slot that previously had a rotating series of opinion hosts, and Gutfeld!which vastly improved the numbers for a newscast in the 11 pm ET time slot.

In May, the Drudge Report reported that a Fox News primetime overhaul was in the works, including that Hannity would be moved to 8 p.m., while the network insisted no decision had been made and multiple scenarios were being considered. . But it sparked some speculation about the fate of Ingraham, who has hosted Ingraham angle since 2017. The network released a statement saying that Ingraham “is now and will continue to be a prominent anchor and integral part of Fox News programming.”

More to come.