Under the programming direction of Ms. Scott, he was appointed a solo host of the Saturday night show Watters’ World at 8 PM/ET in January 2017,
Expanding the well-liked segment to a one-hour show. Throughout its tenure, Watters’ World has averaged about 1.9 million viewers,
The most of any weekend program, making it the top-rated show in the 8 PM/ET Saturday evening timeslot. During the show, Mr. Watters interviewed prominent people including.
Former President Donald Trump and Dave Portnoy of Barstool Sports, among many others. Later, in April 2017, he was appointed a co-host of The Five,
Which was also run by Ms. Scott. The Five’s formidable roundtable group, which is co-hosted by Mr. Watters and includes Greg Gutfeld, Dana Perino, and two liberal and conservative candidates.
Who alternately hold the fourth and fifth seats, has been the most popular program at 5 PM/ET for the last ten years, earning millions of viewers’ early evening appointments.
