Tucker Carlson is set to takeover the 9pm time slot on Fox News Channel starting Monday.

Tucker Carlson Tonight will begin on January 9 and continue to show that he's the sworn enemy of lying, smugness and group think, according to Fox News.

Carlson's show is taking over Megyn Kelly's time slot, a move that was announced on Tuesday.

Kelly's last day at Fox News was Friday, and she will make the move to NBC in July where she will host a weekday talk show and a Sunday news magazine while also anchoring special event coverage for the network.

Tucker Carlson (pictured left with Billy Ray Cyrus during a cooking segment) is set to takeover the 9pm time slot on Fox News starting Monday. His show, Tucker Carlson Tonight will begin on January 9 and continue to show that he's the sworn enemy of lying, smugness and group think

Carlson's show is taking over Megyn Kelly (above) time slot. Kelly's last day at Fox News was Friday, and she will make the move to NBC in July where she will host a weekday talk show and a Sunday news magazine while also anchoring special event coverage for the network

Fan: Kelly applauded the decision made by Fox News to put Carlson in her time slot (above)

Kelly was quick to congratulate her Fox News co-worker on Thursday, writing: 'Congratulations to my friend @TuckerCarlson on moving to the 9p slot at Fox! This is a great decision by FNC & I will be cheering him on!'

Carlson, 47, who started out as a contributor on the network back in 2009, will feature spirited debates with guests from across the political and cultural spectrum on his show, according to Fox.

He plans to tackle issues largely uncovered by the media, challenge political correctness through an investigative portion called 'Campus Craziness' of America's universities.

Carlson is also planning to showcase a nightly forecast of social media's most powerful weather patterns in the 'TwitterStorm'.

Fox News said they will also continue to get help from viewers to uncover 'News Abuse' and viewers have a chance to be made the next 'King for a Day'.

The news marks a fast rise for Carlson at the cable network, where he began hosting his 7pm program Tucker Carlson Tonight in November.

Carlson (left) is planning to showcase a nightly forecast of social media's most powerful weather patterns in the 'TwitterStorm'. Fox said they will continue to get help from viewers to uncover 'News Abuse' and viewers have a chance to be made the next 'King for a Day'

Martha MacCallum (above in January with Bill Hemmer) will replace Carlson at 7pm with a new show, The First 100 Days

Family: Carlson is married to his high school sweetheart and the couple have four children a son Buckley and daughters Hopie, Lillie (above with her father) and Dorothy

Executive Chairman of 21st Century Fox and Executive Chairman of FOX News Rupert Murdoch said of Carlson: 'In less than two months, Tucker has taken cable news by storm with his spirited interviews and consistently strong performance.

'Viewers have overwhelmingly responded to the show and we look forward to him being a part of Fox News' powerful primetime line-up.'

Carlson got that spot as a replacement host as well, taking over the time slot vacated by Greta Van Susteren when she made the decision to step down as host of her long-running program, On the Record with Greta Van Susteren.

Carlson has been with Fox News for years, but prior to taking over for Van Susteren had a smaller role on the channel as one of the three hosts on the weekend edition of Fox & Friends.

Martha MacCallum will replace Carlson at 7pm with a new show, The First 100 days.