News analysis
Tucker Carlson is back.
The anchor, who parted ways with Fox News on April 24, announced on May 9 that he would bring his show, which was the most-watched in cable news, to Twitter.
Carlson posted a video on his Twitter account that, as of press time, has gotten 21 million views—far more than the numbers of viewers combined of Fox News’ prime-time lineup, which consistently dominates ratings. After all, between April 24 and May 5, an average of about 1.37 million total viewers, tuned in to Fox News’ 8 p.m. ET slot, which Carlson helmed for several years.
In the video, Carlson decried the news media for being misleading “in every story that matters every day of the week, every week of the year….