The reality is, even allowing for the differences in social media views and television viewers, Carlson's numbers are telling.

While cable news networks fight over a shrinking audience, Carlson is now untethered and has a larger platform than ever before.

While many of his fans were likely just happy to have him back, Carlson added a surprisingly ominous comment at the end of his first episode.

Longtime CNN executive Amy Entelis will helm the wayward network on an interim basis, according to reports.

"To those whose trust I've lost, I will fight like hell to win it back, because you deserve a leader who will be in the trenches."

If the network had been trying to remind Americans how badly it has betrayed their trust, it couldn't have done a much better job.

When he enters the witness box, Harry will be the first member of the British royal family in more than a century to testify in court.

Fox News and its weekend prime- time block will soon look very different thanks to yet another departure from the network.

He started off with trademark humor, then got down to the serious news topics of the day. Meanwhile, CNN was pushing a liberal priority.

Many sports fans have turned against a baseball legend because he believes grown men shouldn't share a restroom with little girls.