Fox News shows that not even Tucker Carlson is bigger than the network

Its most popular anchor was always an unlikely populist

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 29: Fox News host Tucker Carlson discusses 'Populism and the Right' during the National Review Institute's Ideas Summit at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel March 29, 2019 in Washington, DC. Carlson talked about a large variety of topics including dropping testosterone levels, increasing rates of suicide, unemployment, drug addiction and social hierarchy at the summit, which had the theme 'The Case for the American Experiment.' (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) — Gone, but not for longImage: Getty Images

Apr 24th 2023|NEW YORK

Six years ago the most popular cable-television host had a prime-time show on Fox News. Liberals abhorred him; conservatives tuned in to see him rail against “political correctness” and other liberal pieties. But after the New York Times reported that Fox had paid out $13m to settle lawsuits from five women accusing him of sexual harassment or inappropriate behaviour, and more than 50 advertisers abandoned his show, the network unceremoniously kicked Bill O’Reilly to the kerb (Mr O’Reilly has long denied the charges).

This article appeared in the United States section of the print edition under the headline “Later, Tucker”