In March 2016 , it was announced that Kelly would host a one-hour prime time special on the Fox network , wherein she would interview celebrities from the worlds of " politics , entertainment , and other areas of human interest " . The special aired in May 2016 , which is a sweeps month . It acquired 4.8 million viewers , but came in third place in ratings . Gabriel Sherman wrote of the stakes for Kelly as " high " , elaborating that with Kelly being in the final year of her contract with Fox and having confirmed her ambitions , " The special was essentially a public interview for her next job . " In July 2016 , amid allegations of sexual harassment on the part of Fox News CEO Roger Ailes , Kelly was reported to have confirmed that she herself was also subjected to his harassment . Two days after the report , Ailes resigned from Fox News and his lawyer , Susan Estrich , publicly denied the charge . During her coverage of the 2016 Republican National Convention , her attire received criticism . In a defense of Kelly , Jenavieve Hatch of '' The Huffington Post '' commented , " If you 're a woman on national television reporting on a political event from hot , humid Cleveland , wearing a weather-appropriate outfit makes you the target of an endless stream of sexist commentary . " In September , it was reported that Kelly would be collaborating with Michael De Luca to produce '' Embeds '' , a scripted comedy about reporters covering politics , to be aired on a streaming service
2016 Republican National Convention
2016 Republican National Convention
Megyn Kelly