FOX NEWS CHANNEL TO PRESENT LIVE COVERAGE OF THE VICE PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE ON OCTOBER 4th

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 special live programming of the upcoming vice presidential debate between nominees Democratic vice presidential nominee Senator Tim Kaine and Republican vice presidential nominee Governor Mike Pence on October 4th from Longwood 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 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 Longwood University, including Special Report with Bret Baier (6PM/ET), The Kelly File (11PM/ET) and a two-hour edition of Hannity (12-2AM/ET). On the Record with Brit Hume (7PM/ET) will originate from Washington D.C, and The O’Reilly Factor (8PM/ET) will originate from New York.

FNC’s special live programming originating from Longwood University will include:

Tuesday, October 4th

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

6PM/ET – Special Report with Bret Baier

7PM/ET – On the Record with Brit Hume [to originate from D.C.]

8PM/ET – The O’Reilly Factor [to originate from NY]

9-11PM/ET – Vice 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