Tucker Carlson Tonight

Tucker Carlson Tonight
Red text "Tucker Carlson", written in all caps, atop blue text reading "tonight" in lowercase, with strikes on either side
Logo used from 2016 to 2021
Also known asTucker
GenreCurrent affairs program
Presented byTucker Carlson
Country of originUnited States
No. of seasons6
Production
Production locationsWashington, D.C. (primary)
Bryant Pond, Maine (primary)
Florida (on location)
Los Angeles, California (specials)
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time60 minutes (with commercials)
Original release
NetworkFox News
ReleaseNovember 14, 2016 (2016-11-14) –
April 21, 2023 (2023-04-21)
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Tucker Carlson Tonight is an American conservative[a] talk show and current affairs program hosted by political commentator Tucker Carlson. The show aired on Fox News from November 14, 2016, to April 21, 2023, replacing On the Record hosted by Greta Van Susteren. Tucker Carlson Tonight included political commentary, monologues, interviews, and analysis, sharing some similarities with On the Record. Guest hosts for the program included Will Cain, Sean Duffy, Tulsi Gabbard and Brian Kilmeade.

The show is presented in a populist format. Tucker Carlson Tonight employed a minute-by-minute viewership rating system, a change brought about by Ron Mitchell, the former senior producer for The O'Reilly Factor. During its run, the show garnered significant attention amid several controversies. In July 2020, Tucker Carlson Tonight became the highest-rated primetime program across all of cable news; its dominance in the time slot ended only after the program's abrupt cancellation.[6]

On April 24, 2023, Fox News announced that Tucker Carlson had departed the network. The timeslot was rebranded as Fox News Tonight and filled by an interim rotation of personalities. In response, Carlson announced an intent to create a show on Twitter; Tucker on Twitter released its first episode in June. On July 17, Jesse Watters Primetime took the place of Carlson's former timeslot.

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  4. ^ Arkin, Daniel (May 16, 2022). "Fox News' Tucker Carlson under fresh scrutiny after Buffalo mass shooting". NBC News. Archived from the original on March 22, 2023. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
  5. ^ Davies, Dave (May 12, 2022). "Has Tucker Carlson created the most racist show in the history of cable news?". NPR. Archived from the original on June 28, 2023. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
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