One of
Fox News Channel's biggest on-air talents, Megyn Kelly, is joining NBC News.
Kelly will become anchor of a new Monday through Friday one-hour daytime program developed with NBC News. Further
details in terms of timing and the show’s daypart have yet to be disclosed.
Kelly’s multiyear agreement will include a new Sunday-evening news magazine show. She will also become
an important contributor to NBC’s breaking news, political and special events coverage.
Since 2013, Kelly has anchored Fox's top-rated “The Kelly File.” In 2016, the show
averaged 2.7 million viewers -- second-place overall for all cable TV news programs -- to Fox’ s “The O’Reilly File.”
“The Kelly File” was also second-best
overall in key 25-54 TV news viewers at 533,000. Kelly joined FNC in 2004 as a Washington-based correspondent.
In 2016, Fox News Channel ascended to the No. 1 cable network in 2016 -- largely
due to strong interest in the political season -- and averaged 2.5 million viewers in prime time, with 1.7 million viewing in total day.
In a memoir released late last year, Kelly has said she
endured sexual harassment by Roger Ailes, former CEO of Fox News.
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