Tucker Carlson is taking over as host of the 7:00 pm ET hour on FOX News Channel.

Carlson's primetime show will begin after the presidential election.

Brit Hume announced the news on "On the Record" Thursday night.

Great news! @TuckerCarlson will take over On the Record after the election as the new host. Congratulations to him. Terrific choice! — Brit Hume (@brithume) November 3, 2016

Many of Carlson's on-air friends at FOX News were quick to chime in with their congratulations.