Fox News viewers are dumping their subscriptions to the company’s streaming service as many have declared they will follow former primetime host Tucker Carlson out the door.
Carlson was inexplicably cut loose by Fox News on Monday morning in spite of hosting cable’s top-rated show and the fact he arguably carried Fox Nation with supreme content.
Some reports claim the separation between Carlson and Fox was in relation to a lawsuit filed by a former producer named Abby Grossberg, who claimed she was subjected to a hostile work environment.
But no matter the reason, after almost seven years in primetime, Carlson’s tenure at Fox News ended unceremoniously via a two-sentence statement from the network.
“Fox News Media and Tucker Carlson have agreed to part ways,” the network said. “We thank him for his service to the network as a host and prior to that as a contributor.”
Carlson has not commented on the matter publicly, although a source reportedly close to him did tell Vanity Fair that he was blindsided and also believes the Murdoch family intends to sell the company.
In any event, Fox News has managed to draw the ire of viewers, many of who have been vocal online that Carlson was the sole reason they tuned in.
Screenshots of canceled Fox Nation subscriptions have been plentiful on Twitter in the hours since Carlson’s termination was announced:
I just cancelled my Fox Nation subscription with the note: “No Tucker Carlson, no Fox Nation subscription. Goodbye.” Who is doing the same?
— Scott Morefield (@SKMorefield) April 24, 2023
Just cancelled my subscription to Fox Nation which had been prepaid for one year. Fox informs me I can still access the account until the expiration date which is next year. So, I deleted the APP and will not be back. Screw Fox.
— Mike Thomas (@MikeCowtown) April 25, 2023
Just canceled my #FoxNation subscription! FU @FoxNews #TuckerCarlson was the only reason I still watched!! pic.twitter.com/SWt1tRjUbu
— Michelle Maxwell (@MichelleMaxwell) April 24, 2023
I saw your tweet and canceled my @foxnation subscription #FoxNation
And I agree FU @FoxNews #FoxNews
Did you notice they offered a second add on year for half price when cancelling.
— OldManWalking (@OldManWalking3) April 24, 2023
Just canceled my Fox Nation subscription. No point in having it w/o Tucker Carlson Originals. #FoxNation #FoxNews #TuckerCarlson pic.twitter.com/GWxU0Ywwzx
— Mel (@Villgecrazylady) April 24, 2023
Cancel your Fox News Subscription. Send them where Bud Light goes to die!
— TheTexasOne (@TexasRepublic71) April 24, 2023
Just cancelled my subscription to Fox Nation. No Tucker Carlson no Fox Nation or Fox News.
— Annie Bond (@annlillianbond) April 25, 2023
Effective immediately I have canceled my @foxnation subscription.
Can’t wait to see where Tucker Carlson lands. @FoxNews @TuckerCarlson #CancelFoxNation pic.twitter.com/EuEmo5hI4R
— Maximo Jorge Joaquín-Morales (@maximojo_) April 24, 2023
I cancelled my @foxnation subscription tonight. I only watched Tucker’s show. They will not get another penny. Delete them, too. @FoxNews
— Paige R.?? (@paigered3) April 25, 2023
Fox News is home to a lot of quality commentary and news, but Carlson was more than a man in an anchor chair. He arguably anchored the network’s entire evening lineup.
Carlson’s biting monologues targeted the establishment in both of the country’s major political parties, and he never veered away from taking on topics — and people — his peers wouldn’t go near.
Fox News executives are probably betting viewers will remain loyal and engaged and that any backlash from booting Carlson will be temporary.
But if the ongoing of boycott of “woke” Bud Light is any indication of where a great many conservatives are right now, Fox News could pay dearly for the decision to cut the mic of one of the leading voices in the conservative movement.
Conservatives have been canceled, laughed at by Hollywood, and looked down on by corporate news and big business for years.
Former President Donald Trump’s 2016 election shocked the world and shifted the movement toward one that fights back.
Carlson, whose show was launched a week after that election, was an important voice in the fight, and his monologues alone had the power to carry entire news cycles.
It has been clear for some time that taxpaying citizens who would prefer to mind their own business and live and let live are now punching back at the country’s corrupted institutions.
After Monday it is clear that many, many conservatives view Fox News as just another one of them.
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.
