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Tucker Carlson waded into the podcast space dominated by shows like The Joe Rogan Experience in 2024. That paid off as Apple Podcasts named them some of the top shows of the year.
The Tucker Carlson Show was tabbed as the top new show of the year by Apple Podcasts. Debuting in May, Carlson’s show also ranked in the top 10 on the most followed shows list. He also saw the most shared show of the year, as his episode centered on Ozempic took the top spot on that list.
The Joe Rogan Experience was the most followed show of the year and was number three on the list of top shows for 2024. It also earned a spot on the top episodes of the year, in addition to earning a spot on the most shared episodes list.
Apple Podcasts will release its Podcast of the Year Award on Tuesday, December 3rd.
The entire list of shows, series, and episodes honored by the platform is below.
Top Shows
- The Daily
- Crime Junkie
- The Joe Rogan Experience
- Dateline NBC
- SmartLess
- Huberman Lab
- This American Life
- New Heights with Jason & Travis Kelce
- Up First from NPR
- Morbid
Top New Shows
- The Tucker Carlson Show
- Three
- Mortal Sin
- Drowning Creek
- The Rise and Fall of Ruby Franke
- Blood is Thicker: The Hargan Family Killings
- Noble
- Murder in the Hollywood Hills
- Hysterical
- Who Killed JFK?
Top Series
- Serial
- Up and Vanished
- Three
- The Bakersfield Three
- CounterClock
- Something Was Wrong
- Dr. Death
- The Binge Cases
- Rachel Maddow Presents: Ultra
- The Binge Crimes
Top Episodes
- Crime Junkie: “SERIAL KILLER: The Alphabet Murders Part 1”
- The Joe Rogan Experience: “#2219 – Donald Trump”
- The Daily: “Harris Baits Trump: Inside Their Fiery Debate”
- Dateline NBC: “Dangerous Secret”
- The Bakersfield Three: “Episode 1: Fight Like a Mother”
- SmartLess: “Vince Vaughn”
- Three: “Skylar Is Missing | Chapter 1”
- Serial: “Serial S04 – Ep. 1: Poor Baby Raul”
- Mortal Sin: “1 – Ashes to Ashes”
- New Heights with Jason & Travis Kelce: “Travis Wins on the Road, Jason Celebrates Shirtless and Full Divisional Round Recap | Ep 75”
Most Shared Shows
- Huberman Lab
- Scamanda
- Wiser Than Me with Julia Louis-Dreyfus
- The Daily
- The Bible in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz)
- The Bible Recap
- The Mel Robbins Podcast
- Sold a Story
- Who Killed JFK?
- Crime Junkie
Most Shared Episodes
- The Tucker Carlson Show: “Calley & Casey Means: The Truth About Ozempic, the Pill, and How Big Pharma Keeps You Sick”
- The Mel Robbins Podcast: “The #1 Menopause Doctor: How to Lose Belly Fat, Sleep Better, & Stop Suffering Now”
- The Daily: “The Year of Taylor Swift”
- Huberman Lab: “Dr. Stacy Sims: Female-Specific Exercise & Nutrition for Health, Performance & Longevity”
- The Joe Rogan Experience: “#2219 – Donald Trump”
- The Ezra Klein Show: “Is Tim Walz the Midwestern Dad Democrats Need?”
- Honestly with Bari Weiss: “Why the Kids Aren’t Alright”
- We Can Do Hard Things: “263. Healing from Emotionally Immature Parents with Lindsay C. Gibson”
- Call Her Daddy: “Vice President Kamala Harris”
- Good Inside with Dr. Becky: “The Anxious Generation with Jonathan Haidt”
Most Followed Shows
- The Joe Rogan Experience
- New Heights with Jason & Travis Kelce
- Huberman Lab
- Call Her Daddy
- The Tucker Carlson Show
- The Mel Robbins Podcast
- SmartLess
- Wiser Than Me with Julia Louis-Dreyfus
- Crime Junkie
- The Daily
Top Subscriber Shows
- Apple News+ Narrated
- Morbid
- Dateline NBC
- The Rise and Fall of Ruby Franke
- Dr. Death
- SmartLess
- Something Was Wrong
- Scamtown
- American Scandal
- Mortal Sin
Top Channels
- Wondery
- iHeartPodcasts
- The New York Times
- audiochuck
- SiriusXM Podcasts
- Dateline NBC
- Dear Media
- iHeart True Crime
- Scicomm Media
- Cumulus Podcast Network
