FOX NEWS CHANNEL TO PRESENT LIVE COVERAGE OF THE FIRST PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE ON SEPTEMBER 26th
Bret Baier and Megyn Kelly to Co-Anchor Primetime Coverage
Debate Livestream will be Available Without Authentication on Digital Platforms
FOX News Channel (FNC) will present extensive live programming of the upcoming presidential debate between nominees Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump on September 26th from Hofstra University. Coverage will be available on FNC, as well as on additional platforms including, FOX News Radio, FOX News Mobile and FOXNews.com, where the debate will livestream for free without authentication.
Special Report’s Bret Baier and The Kelly File’s Megyn Kelly will co-anchor special primetime debate coverage live from the debate hall beginning at 9PM/ET through 11PM/ET. Baier and Kelly will be joined by a team of commentators for post-debate analysis, including current On the Record host Brit Hume, The Five’s Dana Perino and political contributors Juan Williams and Tucker Carlson.
Additionally, FNC’s signature programs and primetime line-up will telecast from Hofstra University beginning with Special Report with Bret Baier (6PM/ET), On the Record with Brit Hume (7PM/ET), The O’Reilly Factor (8PM/ET), The Kelly File (11PM/ET) and a two-hour Hannity (12-2AM/ET).
FNC’s special live programming originating from Hofstra University will include:
Monday, September 26th
6-9AM/ET – FOX & Friends
9-11AM/ET – America’s Newsroom with Bill Hemmer and Martha MacCallum
2PM/ET – America’s Election Headquarters with Martha MacCallum
3PM/ET – Shepard Smith Reporting
4PM/ET – Your World with Neil Cavuto
5PM/ET – The Five
6PM/ET – Special Report with Bret Baier
7PM/ET – On the Record with Brit Hume
8PM/ET – The O’Reilly Factor
9-11PM/ET – Presidential Candidates Debate co-anchored by Bret Baier and Megyn Kelly
11PM/ET – The Kelly File
12-2AM/ET – Hannity
FOX News Radio will also feature special coverage of the presidential debate from 8PM-12AM/ET with host Jared Halpern and political analyst Tony Sayegh. Fox News Headlines 24/7, on SiriusXM Channel 115, will have live reports as well as “instant highlights” – the best moments from each debate, even as they are still underway.
FOX News Channel (FNC) is a 24-hour all-encompassing news service dedicated to delivering breaking news as well as political and business news. A top five cable network, FNC has been the most-watched news channel in the country for more than 14 years and according to a Suffolk University/USA Today poll, is the most trusted television news source in the country. Owned by 21st Century Fox, FNC is available in more than 90 million homes and dominates the cable news landscape, routinely notching the top ten programs in the genre.
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FOX News Media Contacts:
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Jamie Rokus/212.301.3294