FOX NEWS CHANNEL TO HOST REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY DEBATE IN SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH ON MARCH 21ST

FOX News Channel (FNC) announced today that the network will host its fourth Republican presidential primary debate on Monday, March 21st from Salt Lake City, Utah. The two-hour debate will be presented live from the Salt Palace Convention Center at 9PM/ET on FNC, as well as the network’s additional platforms, including FOX News Radio, FOX News Mobile and FOXNews.com.

Following the pivotal March 15th Republican primaries, Special Report anchor Bret Baier, The Kelly File anchor Megyn Kelly and FOX News Sunday host Chris Wallace will return as moderators before voters go to the polls in Arizona and Utah on March 22nd. All remaining candidates in the primary race will be invited to participate in the debate.

FNC’s three previous primary debates delivered the three highest-rated telecasts in the network’s history. The August 6th debate delivered a record-breaking 24 million viewers and remains the highest-rated non-sports cable broadcast of all time. Additionally, the network’s most recent debate on March 3rd in Detroit delivered the highest ratings for a debate in 2016.

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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