Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson finally took some shots at the network that canned him this week during episode number four of his new show on Twitter.
Carlson shared key internal details from an incident at Fox where a producer was “scolded” and ultimately fired by the “women who run the network,” who “panicked” according to Carlson over a banner that appeared on the network describing Joe Biden as a “wannabe dictator.”
Ep. 4 Wannabe Dictator pic.twitter.com/MDcs5g0gxB
— Tucker Carlson (@TuckerCarlson) June 15, 2023
Earlier this month Carlson and his team sent a message to his email subscribers – many who likely viewed him strictly on cable – informing them how to use Twitter to watch his program, potentially sending an influx of new users to Elon Musk’s platform.
The email from Carlson’s team promises viewers, “Don’t have a Twitter account? No problem,” before offering a detailed tutorial of how to use Twitter to watch his program by visiting his website, TuckerCarlson.com, including separate instructions for users on mobile devices and desktop computers.
Though Tucker has quickly become one of the most popular – and perhaps the most viral – newsmen on social media, his former audience at Fox News is potentially less likely to be familiar with the platform.
In 2015, the median age of a Fox News prime-time viewer was 68 and in 2019 Pew Research found that 69% of those who watch the network as their main source for political news are over the age of 50.
In stark contrast, data from 2022 revealed the overwhelming majority of Twitter users to be younger than the age of 45: 7.8% of users were aged 13-17; 25.2% of users 18-24; 26.6% of users 25-34; 28.4% of users 35-44, and only 12% of users were at least 45 years of age.
Carlson’s inaugural episode currently has over 75.1 million views on Twitter, and has amassed more than 620,000 likes and 170,000 retweets.
