The man, the myth, the LEGEND: Tucker Carlson, a newscaster god, has returned to the world stage to shine a light on the TRUTH!!!!
Tucker Carlson is back with a brand new web show and I’m sorry to report that it’s already gone viral.
The ex-Fox News host, who was ousted from his longtime home at the conservative news network in April, has launched Tucker on Twitter, which—as you might have guessed—is hosted on Twitter. Once the great orator behind Tucker Carlson Tonight, one of the most popular programs on cable television, Carlson was abruptly ejected from his position earlier this year over network executives’ concerns, allegedly regarding his connection to Fox’s Dominion Voting System lawsuit, as well as another suit accusing Carlson and Fox of sexism and harassment.
Now, Fox has accused Carlson of breaking the non-compete clause of his contract, which should bar him from launching any competitor programs until 2025, and may be considering legal action against him over the new show.
But, for the moment, Fox clearly can’t shut Tucker up. In the first episode of Tucker on Twitter, which premiered to a massive viewership on Tuesday, Carlson showed he has absolutely no plans to go quietly into that good night. No, he apparently prefers to go ranting and raving, taking swipes at familiar political and cultural enemies.
If you can’t stomach actually watching Tucker’s new show, you’re in luck: we’ve provided a quick rundown on what happened. (Don’t worry—we don’t plan to do this every week.)
There’s one thing you can’t say about Tucker Carlson and that’s that he’s unpopular. When Carlson was on the air at Fox he consistently rated as one of the most widely viewed cable television programs in America. Now, as he transitions to Twitter, it appears he’s taking his popularity with him. The first episode of Tucker on Twitter gained a massive amount of attention. As of this evening, Carlson’s show had already garnered a whopping 95 million views, 739,000 likes, and approximately 219,000 retweets.
So, yes, he’s a popular guy. That said, the most popular movie on Netflix right now is The Boss Baby, which is a movie about a baby who is a boss, and the most visited restaurant in America is McDonald’s—so I think it’s safe to say that, when it comes to the American consumer, popularity doesn’t necessarily correlate to quality!
Despite Tucker’s promise to shower the internet with “the truth,” Tuesday’s premiere didn’t actually involve all that much content. Clocking in at a little over ten minutes long, Tucker on Twitter’s runtime amounted to a sliver of Tucker Carlson Tonight—which formerly ran for an hour, with commercials. It’s unclear whether Carlson plans to expand the format of his new series or whether this is it. Maybe he should start calling it something else other than a “show.” A vlog, maybe? Or a long TikTok?
Now to the good stuff: the content of Carlson’s show. Sure enough, he started things off right by referring to the president of a besieged nation as some sort of befouled rodent. Nice! That is to say, the war in Ukraine featured heavily in Carlson’s first segment and he wasted no time in sharing some kind words about Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the president of the embattled country.
