Despite former host Gretchen Carlson’s exit and replacement hosts filling in, Fox News Channel’s “Real Story” had its highest-rated week ever during the week of July 4.
Carlson filed a sexual harassment suit last week against Fox News boss Roger Ailes. Carlson’s old program averaged 1.7 million total viewers and 292,000 in the key demo of adults age 25-54 last week, according to Nielsen.
“Real Story” is now up 11 percent in viewers and 21 percent in the demo in the two weeks since Carlson’s last day on June 23, compared to the prior two weeks that Carlson was on the air.