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Tucker Carlson's return hailed by MAGA as first show viewed 40M times

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On the first episode of his new Twitter show, Carlson aired his frustrations with journalists and the media industry.

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  1. PJ Media

    First Episode of 'Tucker on Twitter' Gets Huge Viewership. Really Huge. (opens PJ Media)

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    On Tuesday evening, Tucker Carlson launched his new show, Tucker on Twitter. And as of 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, the first episode had accumulated a stunning 65 million views. While it’s not clear what...

  2. Newsweek

    Tucker Carlson's return hailed by MAGA as first show viewed 40M times (opens Newsweek)

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    On the first episode of his new Twitter show, Carlson aired his frustrations with journalists and the media industry.

  3. Washington Times

    Tucker Carlson launches Twitter show, attacks Ukraine (opens Washington Times)

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    Tucker Carlson’s new show on Twitter launched Tuesday night, a month after he was fired from Fox News.

  4. Insider

    Tucker Carlson's first Twitter show went big on UFOs and Ukraine war conspiracy theories. Musk must know that spells disaster. (opens Insider)

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    Tucker Carlson's debut episode on Twitter was full of claims that are likely to raise further concerns about the platform's content.

  5. The Daily Dot

    'Alex Jones on a podcast filmed by a 12 year old': Tucker Carlson's Twitter debut roasted—as it racks up 60 million views (opens The Daily Dot)

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    Tucker Carlson's new Twitter show debuted last night. Outside of the gloss of Fox News, people compared it to a low-rent Alex Jones.

  6. Forbes

    Tucker Carlson Launches New Twitter Show Weeks After Fox News Ouster—And Talks Ukraine And UFOs (opens Forbes)

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    Carlson left Fox News in April, and promptly announced his intentions to take his show to Twitter.

  7. Breitbart News

    Tucker Carlson Releases First Episode of Twitter Show (opens Breitbart News)

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    Tucker Carlson released the first episode of his talk show on Twitter, criticizing the establishment’s unwavering support for the Ukraine war.

  8. Deadline

    Tucker Carlson Debuts Twitter Show To Big Numbers; Threatens To Leave Elon Musk-Owned Platform If Anyone Calls Him Out (opens Deadline)

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    Tucker Carlson launched his promised new show on Twitter today with talk of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, UFOs, who killed JFK and what really went down on 9/11 — and the one-time Fox News…

  9. The Daily Caller

    Tucker’s First Twitter Broadcast Racks Up Over 13 Million Views In Less Than 3 Hours, Destroys Fox News’ Ratings (opens The Daily Caller)

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    Tucker Carlson's first Twitter broadcast reached nine million views in its first two hours, demolishing his old employer's ratings the previous day.

  10. Just the News

    Tucker Carlson's Twitter show surpasses 100 million views for first episode (opens Just the News)

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    Carlson hinted at releasing more episodes on Twitter, but Fox has threatened legal action against him.

  11. The Daily Caller

    Tucker Carlson’s Twitter Show Surpasses 100 Million Views (opens The Daily Caller)

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    Daily Caller co-founder Tucker Carlson's first Twitter show surpassed 100 million views Thursday in less than two days.

  12. Breitbart News

    Tucker Carlson's Twitter Show Surpassed 100 Million Views (opens Breitbart News)

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    Tucker Carlson aired his first episode of the Tucker Carlson Show on Twitter on Tuesday, and it has garnered more than 100 million views.

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