The niche conservative news channel is still small compared to Fox News, but its viewership has doubled and in some time slots even tripled since Tucker Carlson was dismissed.
The highly anticipated matchup delivered more viewers than any non-championship game in women’s college basketball. And the Iowa-Louisiana State final on Sunday is on network TV.
“Suzanne Scott has done a tremendous job,” Mr. Murdoch said in his first public remarks since damaging revelations about the inner workings of the news network.