Who Is Tucker Carlson?

My VIP for this week is Tucker Carlson, who was consistently the most popular personality on Fox. “Tucker Carlson Tonight” lead the ratings for the demographic of adults aged 25-54 and averaged 3.25 million total viewers in March. Today Fox announced that the network and Carlson had parted ways.

The announcement did not have any details for Fox and Carlson going their separate ways. Hence, there were many ideas being thrown around the network. One idea concerned Carlson’s comments over the weekend about transgender people. Another suggested that Fox wanted Carlson to say/do something that he would not do. The latest idea that I have seen is that Fox did not like the stance that Carlson took on the events of January 6^th.

Whatever the reason, it seems that Fox is doing worse than Carlson. As soon as the announcement was made, Fox’s value took a nosedive in the markets. I think that the company lost a billion dollars in market cap in just a few hours. I have not seen anything over the last few hours, but it looked bad for a while.

I liked Tucker Carlson for several reasons. I think that I liked him best for his sense of humor and his laugh. I enjoyed watching his show for the information, but I enjoy most the way that he was able to laugh at our ridiculous world. I expect that a man like Carlson will pop up in another spot to entertain and inform us, but I wonder if Fox will ever regain their lead in the media market.