A success timeline featuring the most significant achievements of Tucker Carlson.
Tucker Carlson is an American conservative political commentator, best known for hosting Tucker Carlson Tonight on Fox News from 2016 to 2023. After his departure from Fox News, he launched shows on X and his own platform. A strong supporter of Donald Trump, Carlson has become a prominent voice in right-wing media, advocating for Trumpism and often associated with white grievance politics. He has been recognized as a highly influential figure in conservative media.
In 2003, Tucker Carlson's Esquire profile on his journey to Liberia alongside Reverend Al Sharpton received a nomination at the National Magazine Awards.
In January 2017, Forbes reported that 'Tucker Carlson Tonight' had high ratings, averaging 2.8 million viewers per night.
In March 2017, 'Tucker Carlson Tonight' became the most watched cable program in the 9:00 p.m. time slot.
As of March 2018, Tucker Carlson Tonight was the third-highest-rated cable news show.
In October 2018, 'Tucker Carlson Tonight' was the second-highest rated cable news show in prime time, with 3.2 million nightly viewers.
In October 2018, Tucker Carlson's book Ship of Fools: How a Selfish Ruling Class is Bringing America to the Brink of Revolution was released and debuted at No. 1 on The New York Times Best Seller list.
In September 2020, a federal judge dismissed Karen McDougal's lawsuit against Fox News, citing that Carlson's extortion claims were opinion-based and viewers would be skeptical of his statements.
By October 2020, 'Tucker Carlson Tonight' averaged 5.3 million viewers, becoming the highest of any cable news program in history at that point.
Beginning the week of June 8-14, 2020, 'Tucker Carlson Tonight' became the highest-rated cable news show in the U.S., averaging four million viewers, despite controversies around Carlson's remarks criticizing the Black Lives Matter movement.
In 2021, a former NewsCorp executive, Alex Azam, described Tucker Carlson as having impunity within Fox News. Also in 2021, Carlson was included in the Time 100, Time's annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world.
By July 2024, The Tucker Carlson Show became the #1 most popular podcast on Spotify.
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