"Fox News Tonight," which is temporarily filling in the longtime spot occupied by "Tucker Carlson Tonight," brought in 1.7 million viewers with "Fox & Friends" host Brian Kilmeade on Monday, the same day Carlson left the network, according to Nielsen data cited by The Los Angeles Times.
Carlson's eponymous 8 p.m. ET show averaged 3.2 million viewers during the first quarter of 2023, meaning that ratings fell 47% without him.
Carlson's departure comes as Fox News faces ongoing legal problems, including lawsuits related to the network's coverage of the 2020 election and a discrimination lawsuit filed by a former producer.
