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Fox News Reveals Immediate 5PM Plans For The Post-Glenn Beck Era

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Tomorrow is officially Glenn Beck‘s last day as a regular host on the Fox News Channel, and while many media critics have speculated about who will be his full-time replacement, the true plans for his replacement have been a well kept secret. But without having named a new host, there is a more immediate mystery as to what the cable news network will do in the near term — like, the day after tomorrow or next week. Well now we know what FNC plans to do.

On Friday at 5pm, Fox News will be running a John Stossel special entitled What’s Great About America. Beyond that, it is still unclear, but a Fox News spokesperson tells Mediaite “We will run encore presentations of Glenn Beck next week and will announce our plans shortly.”

Fox News is coming off of news of record high quarterly ratings announced yesterday, with the 12 most watched all cable news programs all on Fox. The one show that showed the most decline in overall viewers for Q2, however, was Beck’s show, which was down 14% in viewers and 26% in the 25-54 demo, though he was still the overall third highest in the demo, despite being on at 5pm.

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  • http://TheDividedStatesBlog.com Publius219

    Stossel as a longer-term replacement would be great. A true libertarian. But they’ll need someone to pander to the ignorant elderly if they want to keep most of Beck’s audience.

  • Jaurez

    Pubic219 said:
    But they’ll need someone to pander to the ignorant elderly

    Hate your parents and grandparents much? Rhetorical question of course cause you already admitted that you do. You also admitted to sending dik pics to under age girls.

  • cjd ohio 1

    Jaurez said:
    Hate your parents and grandparents much? Rhetorical question of course cause you already admitted that you do. You also admitted to sending dik pics to under age girls.

    it is funny, save medicare and social security for the ignorant elderly, sometimes people dont make sense

  • Jaurez

    Puby never makes sense no matter what name he uses.

  • Dummy_Thy Name is Chris Matthews

    Wait, wait, wait! Beck was fired, the libbies and racists at Color of Change and Media Matters said so. How in the hell does a fired TV cable host get encore broadcasts 3 months after he was fired and merely 3 days after his last live broadcast on said network?

    Libbies?

    I love Fox. They planned this exit in collusion with Beck to make libbies behave like the idiots they are.

  • Dummy_Thy Name is Chris Matthews

    add to:

    When did MSNBC run encore broadcasts of Olbermann’s abortion after he was fired?

    Beck wasn’t fired. He’s moving on to becoming the left’s worst nightmare and his first scalp is the books. His website (one of the many ventures in his expanding media empire) exposed that c-word liar whose friend threw wine on Tanya Beck’s back in Bryant Park.

  • Jaurez

    Just think…today is the LAST day that sanders the sock gets to talk about Beck. His words not mine. ;)

  • http://TheDividedStatesBlog.com Publius219

    Jaurez said:
    Hate your parents and grandparents much? Rhetorical question of course cause you already admitted that you do. You also admitted to sending dik pics to under age girls.

    Says the Slanderous Macdonwald.

    cjd ohio 1 said:
    it is funny, save medicare and social security for the ignorant elderly, sometimes people dont make sense

    That’ll happen when you mix and match people’s opinions. Or if you like Tim Pawlenty. Believe me, I’d start slashing Medicare and Social Security yesterday.

  • cjd ohio 1

    Publius219 said:
    Says the Slanderous Macdonwald. That’ll happen when you mix and match people’s opinions. Or if you like Tim Pawlenty. Believe me, I’d start slashing Medicare and Social Security yesterday.

    clear now, thanks

  • http://gordonbloyershow.com gordonbloyershow

    Publius219 said:
    Stossel as a longer-term replacement would be great. A true libertarian. But they’ll need someone to pander to the ignorant elderly if they want to keep most of Beck’s audience.

    Beck always interupts your viewing of Romper Room. Have you been potty trained yet?

  • illusive man

    Since Fox is going to show a Stossel special on Becks soon to be old time slot. This tells me that Fox News going to take a more libertarian stance on things at 5pm. I wouldn’t be surprised to see Freedom Watch move from FBN to FNC at 5 in the next couple of weeks. Or I could be wrong. We’ll just have to wait and see.

  • The Lantern of Truth

    Publius219 said:
    But they’ll need someone to pander to the ignorant elderly if they want to keep most of Beck’s audience.

    Robert RRK Stephenson says he doesn’t watch anyway . Naptime .

  • WillP

    One thing is for sure. They won’t select someone who escaped the local psychiatric ward.

  • BFD

    Good call for Fox.

    Babies and addicts need to weaned slowly.

  • BFD

    “Fox News is coming off of news of record high quarterly ratings announced yesterday”

    Wrong. It’s rankings might be at an all-time high but it’s ratings are down compared to last quarter.

    “Its ratings did fall slightly in both the primetime (down 6%) and total day (down 1%) categories when compared to the same period in 2010″

  • Dummy_Thy Name is Chris Matthews

    BFD said:
    Good call for Fox. Babies and addicts need to weaned slowly.

    Hey BFD, still spewing the “beck was fired” meme from the dolts at Media Matters and racists at Color of Change?

  • BFD

    Dummy_Thy Name is Chris Matthews said:
    Hey BFD, still spewing the “beck was fired” meme from the dolts at Media Matters and racists at Color of Change?

    Ummm…Beck was canceled.
    Your point is ridiculous anyway.
    Beck was canceled because Ailes couldn’t control his big fat mouth.
    Ailes will have no problem controlling the content of a few select re-broadcasts. I guarantee they will be some of the more tame shows. Not a lot of Nazi stuff/holocaust stuff. lol

    You’re not very smart.

  • http://www.zazzle.com/talkingpoints NORBIT Jr.

    “Fox News is coming off of news of record high quarterly ratings announced yesterday, with the 12 most watched all cable news programs all on Fox.”
    ————————————————————–

    Hey BFD & KING – Have a nice Fourth-of-July!!
    heh-heh-heh

  • Dummy_Thy Name is Chris Matthews

    BFD said:
    Ummm…Beck was canceled.Your point is ridiculous anyway.Beck was canceled because Ailes couldn’t control his big fat mouth.Ailes will have no problem controlling the content of a few select re-broadcasts. I guarantee they will be some of the more tame shows. Not a lot of Nazi stuff/holocaust stuff. lol You’re not very smart.

    Okay, you keep telling yourself that. Dolt…

  • The Rock

    I think Fox should just do american newsroom and not Repeats of Beck just my opinion. My guess is that The Judge will move from FBN to 5:00PM or Eric B both would be good.

  • BFD

    Dummy_Thy Name is Chris Matthews said:
    Okay, you keep telling yourself that. Dolt…

    It’s not what I say, it’s what Ailes said himself.
    He wanted rid of Beck but stated, We don’t want it to look like a victory for the Left.

    And he is an expert AT throwing these small tidbits to the teabaggers so they can shout “SEE!!?! SEE!?! ROGER LOVES BECK!!!”
    Such useful idiots you are to him.

  • The Rock

    I will say this I think it was right for both Beck & Fox News to part ways I think Fox had enough of Beck being over the top. And I think Roger Ailes & Glenn Beck didn’t see eye to eye plus election was coming up and I don’t think Fox didn’t want over the top Beck can do it on his GBTV be as over top and sell those end of the world kits to sell LOL. As I have said many times I can’t take Glenn serously because he is so over the top with what he is saying and I don’t like end of the world types either.

  • Skippy

    Se va el Baboon, se va el Baboon. Se va para Barranquilla!

  • Jaurez

    Skippy said:
    Se va el Baboon, se va el Baboon. Se va para Barranquilla!

    alcohol+bipolar meds

  • TillieGlockenspiel

    Skippy said:
    Se va el Baboon, se va el Baboon. Se va para Barranquilla!

    Pendejo!

  • OxyCon

    Publius219 said:
    …pander to the ignorant elderly…

    Contrary to your ignorant beliefs, most people become wiser as they age, drawing wisdom from their experiences. Now go have a cookie you little snot.

  • TillieGlockenspiel

    It is going to make the Libs’ heads explode when they find out how much money Beck is going to make with GBTV! Joe Scarborough and Mika already had meltdown when they recently found out that his media conglomerate is worth something like $40 million. I can’t wait to see how many of her new book Mika will sell- a laugh a minute.

  • tatboy

    BFD said:
    Ummm…Beck was canceled.
    Your point is ridiculous anyway.
    Beck was canceled because Ailes couldn’t control his big fat mouth.
    Ailes will have no problem controlling the content of a few select re-broadcasts. I guarantee they will be some of the more tame shows. Not a lot of Nazi stuff/holocaust stuff. lol

    You’re not very smart.

    But the same can’t be said for msnbc… Godwin’s law will be violated daily there.

    http://www.theblaze.com/stories/omg-msnbc-host-who-called-beck-a-nazi-attacks-beck-for-nazi-rhetoric/

  • seek

    OxyCon said:
    Contrary to your ignorant beliefs, most people become wiser as they age, drawing wisdom from their experiences. Now go have a cookie you little snot.

    but some old person would have to make it – the little snot doesn’t have a clue how to do anything but peddle b.s.

  • Just my Opinion

    BFD said:
    Ummm…Beck was canceled.
    Your point is ridiculous anyway.
    Beck was canceled because Ailes couldn’t control his big fat mouth.
    Ailes will have no problem controlling the content of a few select re-broadcasts. I guarantee they will be some of the more tame shows. Not a lot of Nazi stuff/holocaust stuff. lol

    You’re not very smart.

    Certainly not smart like BFD and RRK who spend 15 to 18 hours a
    day making absolutly stupid comments on just about every thread 6 0r 7 days
    a week 52 weeks a year.
    NOW THAT IS WHAT I CALL SMART!

  • Swiss

    Michelle Malkin gets my vote. She was the best sub for O’Reilly until her falling out with that host stemming from her brawl with Big Mouth Rivera over illegal immigration. MM has a huge online following and a ready-made fan base which would easily translate to television if she took over the 5PM slot. Eric Boling (sp?) would be my second choice.

    John Stossel has a LIbertarian followng…and maybe that’s what FNC is after. I have nothing against Stossel and know he is a fine investigative reporter. But I am not as likely to tune in regularly if he takes over.

  • X-3

    Colby, while you absolutely go orgasmic in reminding us that Glenn Becks numbers “declined” somewhat, you seem uniquely reticent to acknowledge that Mr. Beck totally owned his time slot for the duration of his time on Fox and that he also holds a record for viewership in that timeslot in the history of television. Now I realize you don’t like Mr. Beck, and that’s OK, but your weak suit (as is the case with so much of the liberal media) is your abject failure in anything remotely resembling objectivity. Perhaps you should not feel as though you have failed in your “mission,” however, because you are no less transparent than any other of your like-minded fellows.

  • X-3

    The people at CNN, MSNBC, HLN are drooling with anticipation of finally capturing more viewers than Fox in the 5:00 PM time slot. This is going to be funny to watch.

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