He was named one of the twenty most influential people in the Arab world by the Global Influence Research Centre.

[2] Albasheer trained as a journalist at Nahrain University in Baghdad and went on to work for state-owned Iraqi television.

[3] Until 2011, Albasheer worked for eight years as a political correspondent for Iraq's state-run news channels.

[4] The show has changed channels multiple times since its premiere due to threats from the Iraqi Communications and Media Commission, and is currently broadcast from outside of Iraq on Deutsche Welle's Arabic channel, in addition to on YouTube, where the show has amassed over five million subscribers as of 2021.

[5] Albasheer Show has been cited as playing an integral role in the ongoing anti-government 2019–2021 Iraqi protests.