Career Timeline of Jesse Watters: Major Achievements and Milestones

From career breakthroughs to professional milestones, explore how Jesse Watters made an impact.

Jesse Watters is an American conservative political commentator and television host on Fox News. He rose to prominence through his "Watters' World" segment on The O'Reilly Factor, known for its man-on-the-street interviews. "Watters' World" later became a standalone show in 2015. Watters joined The Five as a co-host in 2017. In January 2022, he began hosting his own program, Jesse Watters Primetime, on Fox News Channel.

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2003: Watters joins The O'Reilly Factor production staff

In 2003, Jesse Watters joined the production staff of The O'Reilly Factor.

2004: Watters begins on-air appearances

In 2004, Jesse Watters began to appear on air in segments of Bill O'Reilly's show, The O'Reilly Factor.

June 11, 2014: Watters Debuts on Outnumbered

On June 11, 2014, Jesse Watters made his debut on the Fox News Channel show Outnumbered.

November 20, 2015: Debut of Watters' World

On November 20, 2015, Jesse Watters' own monthly Fox News program, Watters' World, debuted.

2015: "Watters' World" becomes its own show

In 2015, Jesse Watters' segment "Watters' World" on The O'Reilly Factor became its own show.

January 2017: Watters' World Becomes Weekly

In January 2017, Jesse Watters' show, "Watters' World," transitioned to a weekly format.

April 2017: Watters Becomes Co-Host of The Five

In April 2017, Jesse Watters became a co-host of the roundtable series "The Five".

January 10, 2022: Announcement of Jesse Watters Primetime

On January 10, 2022, it was announced that Jesse Watters would become the permanent host of a new primetime show, titled Jesse Watters Primetime.

January 15, 2022: Watters' World Program Ends

On January 15, 2022, the Watters' World program ended its run, while Watters continued to be a co-host of The Five.

January 2022: Watters Hosts Jesse Watters Primetime

In January 2022, Jesse Watters became the host of his own program, "Jesse Watters Primetime", on the Fox News Channel.

January 24, 2022: Debut of Jesse Watters Primetime

On January 24, 2022, Jesse Watters' new primetime show, Jesse Watters Primetime, debuted.

June 2023: Watters Becomes Permanent Host

In June 2023, Fox News announced Jesse Watters as the permanent host of the network's 8 p.m. EST hour.

2024: Walz accuses MAGA of obsessively attacking him

In 2024, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz appeared on the This is Gavin Newsom podcast, where he said that MAGA voters are "scared" of his masculinity because he doesn't joke that he can fix a truck and that MAGA focused on attacking him for his masculinity "obsessively" during the 2024 presidential election.