FOX News Channel to Host Primetime Town Hall With Former President Donald Trump on January 10

Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum to Co-Moderate

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--FOX News Channel (FNC) will present a live town hall with former President Donald Trump in Des Moines, Iowa on January 10^th from 9-10 PM/ET. Co-moderated by Special Report chief political anchor Bret Baier and The Story’s executive editor and anchor Martha MacCallum, the town hall will focus on the leading issues facing voters ahead of the Iowa Caucus. Hannity, which usually airs in the 9-10 PM/ET time slot, will be preempted that evening.

The town hall marks the first time the former president will sit with Baier and MacCallum jointly since May 2020. In June 2023, Baier received praise on both sides of the aisle for his interview with former President Trump. Most recently, Baier and MacCallum moderated the first Republican presidential primary debate in Milwaukee which delivered 13 million viewers and has been the most-watched debate of the 2024 cycle.

FOX News Channel (FNC) is a 24-hour all-encompassing news service and has been the number one network in basic cable for the last eight years and the most-watched television news channel for nearly 22 consecutive years, currently attracting nearly 50% of the cable news viewing audience according to Nielsen Media Research. Notably, Nielsen/MRI Fusion has consistently shown FNC to be the network of choice for more Democrat and Independent viewers, with the most politically diverse audience in cable news. Additionally, a 2023 New York Times/Siena College poll found FNC as the leading single source of news for voters across the country. Owned by Fox Corporation, FNC is available in more than 70 million homes and dominates the cable news landscape, routinely notching the top 10 programs in the genre.