Carlson can easily regroup, partner with someone like O'Keefe, Crowder, etc and be very successful.
Lemon got away so much due to his race and sexual orientation, and will likely not fare as well.
My guess is that Tucker Carlson will seek out a position like the one he held at FOX. The problem is there aren't a lot of choices. There are fledgling conservative outlets such as Newsmax and One America News. The question is can either of them afford him? Reportedly he earned around $6 mil at FOX and has a net worth of around $30 mil.
Lemon, on the other hand, was paid around $4 mil and has a net worth of around $12 mil. He has the luxury of there being several other 'liberal leaning' news networks for him to choose from assuming they would hire him. He is not my favorite new person. He is more interested in being a personality that in reporting the news… He has too much attitude for my taste and a lacking sense of humor and sharp wit like Rachel Maddow.
CNN has been undergoing a huge change lately. Many of the primetime positions are held by women. There is nothing wrong with this, it is just a big change from prior times.