Jesse Watters to take over Tucker Carlson's primetime slot at Fox News

Fox News host Jesse Watters will take over the 8 p.m. ET timeslot previously occupied by Tucker Carlson on Fox News as the network announced schedule shakeups on Monday.

"Jesse Watters Primetime" is moving from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. with "The Ingraham Angle" taking Watters' initial spot.

Fox is also moving Greg Gutfeld's show, "Gutfeld!" up from 11 p.m. to 10 p.m. while Sean Hannity will keep his 9 p.m. position. 

"FOX News Channel has been America’s destination for news and analysis for more than 21 years and we are thrilled to debut a new lineup," Fox News CEO Suzanne Scott said.

"Tucker Carlson Tonight" had aired at 8 p.m. ET until late April, when Carlson suddenly left the network following a legal battle between Fox and Dominion Voting Systems. That show has been occupied by different rotating Fox News personalities since Carlson's departure.

Carlson's program was the top-rated cable news show in America, bringing in over 2.9 million viewers the week before he left the network, per AdWeek. 

Watters brought in 2.6 million viewers in his 7 p.m. timeslot, according to Fox. 

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