Fox News announced a multi-year deal with host Laura Ingraham, whose show first premiered in 2017, on Wednesday.
Ingraham hosts “The Ingraham Angle,” which airs in the 10 p.m. slot and began months after host Bill O’Reilly departed the network that year. “The Ingraham Angle” has seen impressive ratings, averaging 3.6 million viewers this year, Fox News reported. That plus the average 650,000 in the key demographic age group marks the show’s best-rated year to date.
“With so many challenges facing Americans, I am more determined than ever to deliver the incisive, pull-no-punches analysis and commentary that our viewers expect and enjoy,” Ingraham said in a press release. “It is a great privilege to host an hour each weeknight on FOX News to address the most important, most timely, and sometimes, the most hilarious moments of the day. Our team takes great pride in the work we do—and has fun doing it!”
Traffic on Sixth Avenue passes by advertisements featuring Fox News personalities, including Bret Baier, Martha MacCallum, Tucker Carlson, Laura Ingraham, and Sean Hannity, adorn the front of the News Corporation building, March 13, 2019 in New York City. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
The Fox News host has had a long tenure at the network, first joining in 2007 as a contributor. During that time, according to the press release, Ingraham offered “political analysis and commentary” on both daytime and primetime shows. (RELATED: Laura Ingraham Says Antifa, Black Lives Matter Will Go Through Biden ‘Like A Hot Knife Through Butter’)
Fox News did not specify how long the multi-year contract with Ingraham is but CEO of Fox News Media Suzanne Scott expressed excitement at the continued partnership.
“Laura’s one-of-a-kind expertise and powerful commentary has provided an important voice to millions of Americans as a staple of our primetime lineup and we are thrilled to feature her insightful perspective across our platforms for many years to come,” Scott said in the press release.