Laura Ingraham Mocks Her Own Fox Nation Show Debut: ‘No One Is Ever Going to Tune Into This Again’
The Fox News host seems less than thrilled with her new gig at Fox Nation
Jon Levine | November 30, 2018 @ 7:49 AM
Last Updated: November 30, 2018 @ 9:35 AM
Laura Ingraham had a rocky debut this week on Fox Nation, the channel’s new 24/7 online subscription service.
“Oh, my God, nobody is every going to tune into this again. This is it for us,” she told co-host Raymond Arroyo after a probing discussion about their mutual distaste for the term “Seasons greetings.”
“Can we rename it, ‘Don’t You Hate It When Dot Dot Dot’?” added the host of Fox News’ primetime show “The Ingraham Angle.”
“Why? This is fun, Laura,” Arroyo responded during Season 1, Episode 1 of “Laura and Raymond.”
“Oh, OK,” Ingraham responded meekly.
Believe it or not, it wasn’t the first Fox Nation show to get off to a less than smooth start. The debut of the post-“Fox & Friends” program “After the Show Show” also ended with a laughing apology from network meteorologist Janice Dean after the four co-hosts apparently ran out of topics of discussion.
Fox News has invested heavily in Fox Nation, a subscription-only service intended to develop a new generation of Fox News viewers. Fox News’ ratings position — while dominant — has not grown as quickly as left-leaning counterparts at MSNBC.
The network has recruited its biggest stars for the effort, including Ingraham and Sean Hannity, as well as younger voices like Tomi Lahren and Britt McHenry.
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Fox News has enhanced the careers of numerous women who have served as hosts. All were hired by Roger Ailes, the former network boss who exited in August 2016 amid a sexual harassment scandal.
Greta Van Susteren -- who had been one of Ailes' most stalwart defenders -- left in early September 2016 after saying that Fox had "not felt like a home" for years.
Laurie Dhue was a familiar presence on Fox in the early 2000s but left the network in 2008. She has reportedly been shopping a tell-all book this year.
Outspoken host Elisabeth Hasselbeck left "The View" to join "Fox & Friends" in 2013, which she exited at the end of 2015.
Andrea Tantaros, former co-host of "The Five," filed a lawsuit saying that Fox News operated like a "sex-fueled, Playboy-Mansion-like cult."
Alisyn Camerota hosted a number of Fox News programs during a 16-year run that ended in 2014. She now hosts "New Day" on CNN.
Rudi Bakhtiar jumped from CNN to Fox News in 2006. She claimed she was sexually harassed by correspondent Brian Wilson and later spoke out against Fox News' culture after the Ailes scandal broke. She now works at Reuters.
Kiran Chetry was a Fox News host from 2001 to 2007. She was reportedly also an aspirant for a role on "Fox & Friends," the network's morning show.
Libertarian commentator Jedediah Bila appeared on Fox's "Outnumbered" and later turned up on ABC's "The View."
Her lawsuit started it all: Former Fox host Gretchen Carlson claims Ailes repeatedly sexually harassed her. Her suit was later settled for a reported $20 million.
Megyn Kelly ended her 12-year run with Fox News in early 2017 in exchange for a weekday show at NBC. She turned down a four-year, $100 million offer to stay with Fox News saying that one of the reasons for her departure was to spend more time with her kids. Kelly said she was among those at Fox News sexually harassed by Ailes.
"Happening Now" anchor Jenna Lee announced that she was leaving the Fox News after working there for 10 years. Lee said she still loves being a journalist and that she has "some really big ideas on how to better serve you in that particular arena" without Fox News.
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The Roger Ailes and Bill O’Reilly scandals have cast even some old departures in a new light
Fox News has enhanced the careers of numerous women who have served as hosts. All were hired by Roger Ailes, the former network boss who exited in August 2016 amid a sexual harassment scandal.
