Don lemon and Tucker Carson fired less then 1 hour of each other

[Phantom]

Longtime CNN anchor Don Lemon announced Monday he was fired by the network in a move that left him “stunned,” which came less than an hour after Fox News said it had parted ways with host Tucker Carlson in another massive shakeup to the cable news landscape.

[virgil]

Good riddance to both of them.

[blackbeltbill]

Tucker was better then Turncoat Megan Kelly who bailed before he arrived.

    Wonder who is next to host??

[Splitear]

Maybe they'll flip-flop. Lemon on Fox and Tuck on CNN. That would be fun

In the end, they're both entertainers. What's the old saying? "That's show-biz!"

Edited April 24, 2023 by Splitear

[Bucksnbows]

Both will make more with their “parting gift” than most any of us here in a lifetime. So no need to worry about them. 
 

 

[Phantom]

8 minutes ago, Splitear said:

Maybe they'll flip-flop. Lemon on Fox and Tuck on CNN. That would be fun

In the end, they're both entertainers. What's the old saying? "That's show-biz!"

It seems that those in power have taken notice of the growing divide within our country. They have chosen to target one individual from the left and one from the right, perhaps as a means of intimidating others into conforming to the traditional establishment views.

 

[blackbeltbill]

I remember  when Juan Williams- then a member of- " The Five" would go on Nightly Yelling Rants aimed at Greg Gutfeld and Jesse Waters. Mostly Gutfeld though. 

   I remember  thinking- this guy has got to go or ,I am not Tuning in.  And that is what happened.  Juan Williams was sent packing and his Temper is now on another show.

[Splitear]

10 minutes ago, Phantom said:

It seems that those in power have taken notice of the growing divide within our country. They have chosen to target one individual from the left and one from the right, perhaps as a means of intimidating others into conforming to the traditional establishment views.

 

Maybe they recognize how fickle the extremes of their viewership are, and want to move towards the middle, where most folks reside in their political views. When factions of your viewers jump ship to whichever network/streaming service are better telling them what they want to hear, you're fighting an unwinnable battle.

The primetime shows on the cable "news" networks don't report the news, they service folks looking for political entertainment. 

Maybe now that they are seeing how costly it is to pander to the extremes, they'll tamp down the sensationalism a bit. 

Who knows, maybe we'll see a day where these "news" outlets start reporting the news. 

Edited April 24, 2023 by Splitear

[Phantom]

7 minutes ago, Splitear said:

Maybe they recognize how fickle the extremes of their viewership are, and want to move towards the middle, where most folks reside in their political views. When factions of your viewers jump ship to the whichever network/streaming service are better telling them what they want to hear, you're fighting an unwinnable battle.

Who knows, maybe we'll see a day where these "news" outlets start reporting the news. 

Yep , It seems that both the left and right sides of the political spectrum view Tuker  as too far right and Don Lemon as too far left. As a result, it appears that both sides are attempting to move towards a more mainstream approach by getting rid of these individuals. There may have been some sort of back room deal made to facilitate this change. 

These guys  in big media all know each other  no way that was a coincidence that they got fired at the same time.

Edited April 24, 2023 by Phantom

[Rob-c]

This is from Forbes , 

Fox News Channel host Tucker Carlson drew an audience of 3.473 million viewers last week, making Tucker Carlson Tonight the highest-rated show in cable news for the week ending February 12

Full article  https://www.forbes.com/sites/markjoyella/2023/02/14/with-35-million-viewers-tucker-carlson-has-the-weeks-highest-rated-cable-news-show/amp/

Fox will pay the price for letting him go , like him or not many will now not tune into Fox ever again . Go woke go broke … 

Edited April 24, 2023 by Rob-c

[Buckmaster7600]

I now will have zero reason to watch fox, the only time I tuned in was when Tucker was on. Tucker will continue making bunches of money wherever he ends up and I’ll continue watching him.

Edited April 24, 2023 by Buckmaster7600

[Phantom]

17 minutes ago, Rob-c said:

This is from Forbes , 

Fox News Channel host Tucker Carlson drew an audience of 3.473 million viewers last week, making Tucker Carlson Tonight the highest-rated show in cable news for the week ending February 12

Full articale https://www.forbes.com/sites/markjoyella/2023/02/14/with-35-million-viewers-tucker-carlson-has-the-weeks-highest-rated-cable-news-show/amp/

Fox will pay the price for letting him go , like him or not many will now not tune into Fox ever again . Go woke go broke … 

Yep pretty much 

[9jNYstarkOH]

1 hour ago, Splitear said:

Maybe they recognize how fickle the extremes of their viewership are, and want to move towards the middle, where most folks reside in their political views. When factions of your viewers jump ship to whichever network/streaming service are better telling them what they want to hear, you're fighting an unwinnable battle.

The primetime shows on the cable "news" networks don't report the news, they service folks looking for political entertainment. 

Maybe now that they are seeing how costly it is to pander to the extremes, they'll tamp down the sensationalism a bit. 

Who knows, maybe we'll see a day where these "news" outlets start reporting the news. 

Define costly, because if you fire the highest rated tv personality for 104 weeks at a average of 2.5 million viewers it would seem to be costly mistake. Now don lemon with 325,000 viewers not so costly. This coming from someone that did not watch either.

Edited April 24, 2023 by 9jNYstarkOH

[Splitear]

16 minutes ago, 9jNYstarkOH said:

Define costly, because if you fire the highest rated tv personality for 104 weeks at a average of 2.5 million viewers it would seem to be costly mistake. Now don lemon with 325,000 viewers not so costly. This coming from someone that did not watch either.

I don't believe Fox's ratings changed a heck of a lot when Glen Beck left, or when they fired Bill O'Reilly. Same with CNN and Chris Cuomo. More than likely, folks will latch on to the next firebrand, and the political blood pressure in the US will remain elevated, fueled daily injections of outrage from the respective "news" organizations. 

It's a circus, and you're either part of it or a spectator  I'm glad I pulled myself out of the ring a few years ago. 

[blackbeltbill]

1 hour ago, Rob-c said:

This is from Forbes , 

Fox News Channel host Tucker Carlson drew an audience of 3.473 million viewers last week, making Tucker Carlson Tonight the highest-rated show in cable news for the week ending February 12

Full articale https://www.forbes.com/sites/markjoyella/2023/02/14/with-35-million-viewers-tucker-carlson-has-the-weeks-highest-rated-cable-news-show/amp/

Fox will pay the price for letting him go , like him or not many will now not tune into Fox ever again . Go woke go broke … 

 I watch Tucker a few nights a week. Thought be was doing Great.