Nearly a year after Fox News parted ways with its star host, Tucker Carlson, Greg Gutfeld appears to be the network’s latest prized possession.
Variety was the first to report that Gutfeld has recently signed a contract extension as his ratings continue to blow out the competition:
Fox News is expected to announce that it recently closed a deal with Gutfeld to extend his contract, a move that spotlights the host’s importance to the network’s operations even if he isn’t in the mold of a Sean Hannity or Laura Ingraham.
Under the pact, Gutfeld will continue his co-hosting duties at the roundtable show “The Five” as well as his 10 p.m. program, “Gutfeld!,” a looser take on the issues of the day that marks a bid by Fox News to woo the younger TV viewers who might watch late-night programs such as “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” on CBS or “The Daily Show”…
