UPDATE: 9:30 a.m. ET July 7, 2016
Gretchen Carlson’s lawyers released a statement Thursday refuting Roger Ailes’ claim that Carlson was fired due “her disappointingly low ratings,” saying her “total viewership was up 33 percent year to date and up 23 percent in the key demographic.”
Advertising AgeconfirmedCarlson’s Nielsen ratings, saying they showed “steady if unspectacular growth for the show, and better numbers than any of its rivals on other news networks.”
