{"id":2332462,"date":"2024-08-28T11:02:59","date_gmt":"2024-08-28T15:02:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/megyn-kelly-gets-revenge-on-her-former-employer-nbc-pulls-off-impressive-win-on-the-charts\/"},"modified":"2024-08-28T11:06:20","modified_gmt":"2024-08-28T15:06:20","slug":"megyn-kelly-gets-revenge-on-her-former-employer-nbc-pulls-off-impressive-win-on-the-charts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/megyn-kelly-gets-revenge-on-her-former-employer-nbc-pulls-off-impressive-win-on-the-charts\/","title":{"rendered":"Megyn Kelly Gets Revenge on Her Former Employer NBC, Pulls Off Impressive Win on the Charts"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmegyn-kelly-gets-revenge-on-her-former-employer-nbc-pulls-off-impressive-win-on-the-charts%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2332462&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses\u200b Megyn Kelly&#8217;s resurgence in the media landscape following her departure from NBC in 2018\u2064 after a controversial incident related to blackface. Despite fears about her career after the fallout,\u2064 Kelly has successfully re-established her presence \u200bthrough platforms like \u2062YouTube and SiriusXM, where she now runs one \u200dof \u200cthe most popular podcast and radio shows in the country. Her approach to content creation, inspired by advice from Ben Shapiro, has led her channel to\u2062 surpass the viewership of\u2064 various <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">mainstream news outlets<\/a>. Kelly attributes her success to the familiarity viewers have with her \u2062on-camera presence and the engaging \u200dnature of her personality. The article\u200c also highlights\u2062 how \u2062other media figures, both conservative and liberal, have turned to digital platforms to regain their\u200b footing after leaving traditional\u200b networks, suggesting that \u200cthe establishment media&#8217;s efforts to limit their reach are less effective in the digital age. Kelly\u2019s journey exemplifies the\u200c changing dynamics of media \u200dconsumption and the enduring \u200brelevance of personal brands in \u2062connecting with audiences.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> <script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Megyn Kelly may just be the perfect poster child for why deplatforming doesn&rsquo;t work in the digital age.<\/p>\n<p>Kelly, formerly of Fox News and NBC, was thought to be finished when the peacock network took her off the air in 2018. The supposed inciting incident was a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/straight-bull-tomi-lahren-defends-megyn-kelly-unloads-network-firing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">blackface controversy<\/a> so minor as to scarcely bear mentioning now, but it was clear that the politically conservative Kelly didn&rsquo;t fit in at a news division which employed, in other capacities, Rachel Maddow and Lawrence O&rsquo;Donnell.<\/p>\n<p>Even though Kelly walked away with $30 million in a settlement with the network when the split was made official in 2019, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/media\/425024-megyn-kelly-officially-leaves-nbc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Hill<\/a>, the implication was that she better be able to make it last &mdash; because, at least when it came to the dominant broadcast and cable networks, she was finished.<\/p>\n<p>The problem was that the dominant broadcast and cable networks suddenly became, well, much less dominant. It wasn&rsquo;t just that social media and other distribution channels were proliferating, it was also that Americans and others were rapidly losing trust in mainstream media, and were turning to voices they wouldn&rsquo;t normally hear on NBC or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/prominent-cnn-reporter-suddenly-quits-network\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>That&rsquo;s why, as online outlet <a href=\"https:\/\/www.semafor.com\/article\/08\/25\/2024\/inside-megyn-kellys-youtube-success\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Semafor<\/a> noted in a Monday piece, Kelly is arguably more visible than ever on YouTube and SiriusXM satellite radio.<\/p>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;According to audience figures highlighted by Kelly&rsquo;s team for Semafor, Kelly&rsquo;s show is now not only one of the most listened-to programs on SiriusXM, but it&rsquo;s also one of the top ten podcasts in the country and its viewership is eclipsing that of some mainstream news outlets on YouTube,&rdquo; the outlet noted.<\/p>\n<p>Kelly said that she turned to podcasting after meeting with the Daily Wire&rsquo;s Ben Shapiro following her ouster from NBC News. Even though she was apprehensive about finding an audience in the digital space, she took his advice.<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s paid off.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Kelly boasts that despite the fact that she only has six staffers, she has managed to get numbers that put her in the range of the accounts of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/protesters-clash-with-cops-threaten-to-burn-dc-during-black-lives-matter-march\/\" title=\"Protesters Clash With Cops, Threaten To \u2018Burn\u2019 DC During \u2018Black Lives Matter\u2019 March\">legacy media outlets<\/a>,&rdquo; Semafor noted.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Megyn Kelly Show&rsquo;s YouTube channel, which has 2.3 million subscribers, had 116.8 million views in July &mdash; more views than the official channels for NBC News (78 million) CBS News (83 million), Sky News (87 million), the BBC News (72 million) and CNBC (17 million).&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;On-camera is how people are used to getting their news from me, so it likely feels familiar,&rdquo; Kelly said regarding her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/disney-admits-defeat-youtube-battle-steamboat-willie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a> presence.<\/p>\n<p>She humorously added: &ldquo;I am also half Italian, half Irish, so if you choose to watch the show, you will definitely glean something from the hand gestures and facial expressions that you might not always pick up on from listening alone. With the news what it is these days, sometimes an eye-roll, forehead slap, or pen-throw is absolutely required.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Kelly joins figures from both the right and the left who have found a second life in new media &mdash; most notably including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/mitch-mcconnell-takes-public-shot-tucker-carlson-accuses-turning-republicans-ukraine-aid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tucker Carlson<\/a>, whom Kelly publicly urged to go digital after his acrimonious split with Fox News last year.<\/p>\n<p>As Fox essentially paid Carlson to do nothing and sit on the couch during election season, Kelly said that &ldquo;Tucker should breach [the contract]&rdquo; he had with Fox and start his own show.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He should come out. He should talk. He should start a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnn-may-be-in-the-chopping-block-execs-axe-all-external-marketing-report\/\" title=\"CNN+ May Be In The Chopping Block - Execs Axe \u2018All External Marketing\u2019: Report\">rival news network<\/a>. He should quit. He should forfeit the money,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/megyn-kelly-tells-tucker-carlson-breach-contract-fox-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kelly said<\/a>. &ldquo;He&rsquo;ll make more money anyway.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Carlson soon wound up on Twitter\/X, and the rest is history.<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s not just conservatives, either. Controversial former MSNBC host Mehdi Hasan has had some initial success with his YouTube venture Zeteo, and even Don Lemon has managed to muddle through on X with an interview-centric program after he got canned from CNN.<\/p>\n<p>Not that Hasan or Lemon are good people &mdash; or even tolerable, for that matter &mdash; but the point is that, if they aren&rsquo;t saying truly vile things, they should have the freedom to say them. For decades, establishment media has acted as a gatekeeper, and when that failed, they turned to big tech to turn down the reach of those who weren&rsquo;t on board.<\/p>\n<p>As Megyn Kelly has amply proved, that strategy won&rsquo;t work forever &mdash; and that revenge is indeed sweet.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Once a prominent figure at Fox News and NBC, she was believed to be done for when NBC removed her from the air in 2018 due to a relatively insignificant blackface controversy. It became evident that Kelly&#8217;s conservative views clashed with the network&#8217;s liberal environment, which featured personalities like Rachel Maddow and Lawrence O&#8217;Donnell. Although she secured a $30 million settlement from NBC when their partnership ended in 2019, it was implied that her career on major broadcast networks was over.<\/p>\n<p>However, the landscape of media changed dramatically as traditional broadcast and cable networks lost their dominance. With the rise of social media and alternative distribution channels, public trust in mainstream media waned, leading audiences to seek out voices they wouldn&#8217;t typically encounter on platforms like NBC or CNN. As noted by online outlet Semafor, Kelly has gained unprecedented visibility through YouTube and SiriusXM satellite radio.<\/p>\n<p>According to audience metrics shared by Kelly\u2019s team with Semafor, her show has become one of the most popular programs on SiriusXM and ranks among the top ten podcasts nationwide while surpassing viewership numbers of several mainstream news outlets on YouTube. After being ousted from NBC News, Kelly turned to podcasting upon advice from Ben Shapiro at Daily Wire despite initial doubts about attracting an audience online.<\/p>\n<p>Her efforts have proven successful; Semafor reported that despite having only six staff members, she has achieved viewership figures comparable to those of established media organizations. For instance, The Megyn Kelly Show\u2019s YouTube channel boasts 2.3 million subscribers and garnered 116.8 million views in July\u2014outpacing official channels for major networks like NBC News (78 million), CBS News (83 million), Sky News (87 million), BBC News (72 million), and CNBC (17 million).<\/p>\n<p>Kelly remarked that her visual presence aligns with how audiences are accustomed to receiving news from her; she humorously added that her Italian-Irish heritage adds expressive elements often missed through audio alone\u2014sometimes requiring gestures or facial expressions given today\u2019s news climate.<\/p>\n<p>She is not alone; other figures across the political spectrum have found new opportunities in digital media\u2014most notably Tucker Carlson whom she encouraged publicly after his contentious departure from Fox News last year. She suggested he should break his contract with Fox to launch his own show instead of remaining idle during election season\u2014a move he eventually made by joining Twitter\/X.<\/p>\n<p>This trend isn&#8217;t limited to conservatives; former MSNBC host Mehdi Hasan has seen some success with his YouTube project Zeteo while Don Lemon continues his career on X with an interview-focused program after leaving CNN. Regardless of personal opinions about these individuals&#8217; character or viewpoints, they should retain freedom of expression unless they engage in truly harmful rhetoric.<\/p>\n<p>For decades now, traditional media acted as gatekeepers but failed when they attempted to rely on big tech companies for limiting reach against dissenting voices outside their narrative framework. Megyn Kelly&#8217;s experience illustrates that such strategies may not be sustainable\u2014and highlights how sweet revenge can be for those who adapt successfully<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2332463,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/megyn-kelly.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[39521,39520,33131,7471,10582],"class_list":["post-2332462","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-chart-success","tag-media-trends","tag-megyn-kelly","tag-nbc","tag-revenge"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/megyn-kelly.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2332462","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2332462"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2332462\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2332463"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2332462"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2332462"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2332462"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}