FOX NEWS CHANNEL TO PRESENT LIVE COVERAGE OF IOWA CAUCUSES WITH ANCHORS BRET BAIER AND MARTHA MACCALLUM

Published January 28, 2020

Chief Political Anchor Bret Baier and “The Story” Anchor Martha MacCallum to Host 6PM/ET Evening Special Followed by Primetime Coverage Live from Des Moines, Iowa

FOX News Channel (FNC) will provide extensive live analysis and reporting ahead of the Iowa caucuses beginning on Friday, January 31st and leading up to special coverage the day of the caucuses on Monday, February 3rd.

Broadcasting live from the Iowa Event Center, FNC’s chief political anchor and Special Report’s Bret Baier, alongside The Story’s Martha MacCallum will host a two-hour evening special, Democracy 2020: The Iowa Caucuses, beginning at 6PM/ET on Monday, February 3rd featuring the main event and live reports, followed by a two-hour* primetime special at 10PM/ET breaking down the evening’s results and providing live analysis.

On the eve of the Iowa caucuses, Baier and MacCallum will helm a two-hour special, beginning at 12:00 PM/ET. Reporting live on the ground at the candidate headquarters throughout the caucuses and the days leading up to it will be FNC’s campaign correspondent Peter Doocy with contributions from network correspondents Jacqui Heinrich, Ellison Barber, Mike Tobin and Griff Jenkins. On Monday night, reporters Alicia Acuna and Dan Springer will report live from caucus locations and Mark Meredith will report from the Iowa Event Center.

On Friday, January 31st, various FNC daytime and evening news programs will report live from the River Center in Des Moines, including America’s Newsroom, Your World with Neil Cavuto, Special Report, The Story, and FOX News @ Night.

FNC’s special live programming will include:

Friday, January 31st:

  • 9:00 AM/ET-12:00 PM/ET – America’s Newsroom live from the River Center
  • 4:00-5:00 PM/ET – Your World with Neil Cavuto live from the River Center
  • 6:00-7:00   PM/ET – Special Report with Bret Baier live from the River Center
  • 7:00-8:00   PM/ET – The Story live from the River Center
  • 11:00 PM/ET-12 AM/ET – FOX News @ Night live from the River Center

Saturday, February 1st:

  • 10:00 AM/ET-12:00PM/ET – Cavuto Live from the River Center

Sunday, February 2nd:

  • 12:00-2:00 PM/ET – Democracy 2020: The Iowa Caucuses live from the River Center with anchors Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum

Monday, February 3rd:

  • 5:00-9:00   AM/ET – FOX & Friends’ signature “Breakfast with Friends” live segments on location in Iowa
  • 9:00 AM/ET-12:00 PM/ET – America’s Newsroom live from the River Center
  • 2:00-3:00   PM/ET – The Daily Briefing live from the River Center
  • 3:00-4:00   PM/ET – Bill Hemmer Reports live from the River Center
  • 5:00-6:00   PM/ET – The Five live from the River Center
  • 6:00-8:00   PM/ET – Democracy 2020: The Iowa Caucuses live from the Iowa Event Center with anchors Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum
  • 10:00-12:00* AM/ET – Democracy 2020: The Iowa Caucuses live from the Iowa Event Center with anchors Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum
  • 12:00-2:00 AM/ET – FOX News @ Night live from the Iowa Event Center

FOXNews.com will offer coverage and will live blog the entire event, as well as a video stream which viewers can access at www.foxnews.com.

FOX News Radio (FNR) will offer live national network coverage from Des Moines on caucus day beginning at 7PM/ET with a FOX News Podcast special, “The Campaign with Bret Baier”, followed by live coverage of the results anchored by FNR’s National Correspondent Jared Halpern, FNR Political Analyst Josh Kraushaar and FNR reporters Tonya J. Powers and Jessica Rosenthal. Additionally, the nationally syndicated Guy Benson Show (3-6PM/ET) will broadcast live from Des Moines on February 3rd. FOX News Podcasts will also offer special editions of their daily morning podcast the FOX News Rundown from Iowa.

FOX News Channel (FNC) is a 24-hour all-encompassing news service delivering breaking news as well as political and business news. The number one network in cable, FNC has been the most watched television news channel for 18 years.  According to a 2019 Suffolk University poll, FOX News is the most trusted source for television news or commentary in the country, while a 2019 Brand Keys Emotion Engagement Brand Analysis survey found that FOX News was the most trusted cable news brand. A 2017 Gallup/Knight Foundation survey also found that among Americans who could name an objective news source, FOX News is the top-cited outlet. Owned by FOX Corporation, FNC is available in nearly 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 CONTACT:

Tessica Glancey/212-301-3285

*This press release was updated on January 31, 2020 to reflect additional programming.

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