Fox affiliate stations and those owned by Fox Corp. will have the opportunity but not the obligation to carry the hearing, the company said.
Fox News will cover the first in a series of House Select Committee public hearings as "news warrants," it said in a release, otherwise leaving intact its regular lineup including "Tucker Carlson Tonight." Fox Business Network, Fox News Digital and other corporate siblings will carry the hearing, with Fox News' Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum co-anchoring.
While Fox Business is among the top-rated business channels, its peak audience is in daytime, where it's been averaging 227,000 viewers recently. In comparison, Fox News averaged 2 million prime-time viewers last week, and 1.3 million for the full day. The Fox News approach is in marked contrast to the other major broadcast networks and cable news channels, which will be covering
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