Aftermath
The following year though, CNN made the announcement that they were terminating their relationship with Carlson and Crossfire was about to be canceled. Shortly before Carlson was approached by Jonathan Klein, the CNN chief, to inform him of the decision, Carlson had already resigned from CNN months before. Long before his interview with Jon Stewart! Carlson told Patricia Duff, “I resigned from Crossfire in April, many months before Jon Stewart came on our show, because I didn’t like the partisanship, and I thought in some ways it was kind of a pointless conversation … each side coming out, you know, ‘Here’s my argument’, and no one listening to anyone else. [CNN] was a frustrating place to work.”
Aftermath
MSNBC’s Tucker
Shortly after leaving CNN, Turker Carlson’s new early evening show first premiered on MSNBC, Tucker. The show only lasted for three seasons before being canceled due to poor ratings. Brian Stelter, The New York Times reporter, said, “During Mr. Carlson’s tenure, MSNBC’s evening programming moved gradually to the left. His former time slots, 6 and 9 p.m., were then occupied by two liberals, Ed Schultz and Rachel Maddow.” Guess it was time for Carlson for move on?
MSNBCs Tucker
