The Real Reason Fox News Needs Trump to Win
If Donald Trump is not in the White House next year, look for him on Trump TV.
Fox’s continued dominance is all but ensured if Trump wins again; if he loses, he may hold his own town halls.
Photographer: Oliver Contreras/SipaFox News needs Donald Trump to win — but not for the reason you think.
A press release landed in media reporters’ inboxes last week: “Fox News Channel Earns Highest-Rated Primetime Monthly Average in the History of Cable Led by Tucker Carlson Tonight.” Carlson, Fox’s biggest moneymaker, drew more than 5 million viewers on average to his show last month, with Sean Hannity’s program close behind. Ratings for Fox News overall surged 43% during the third quarter from a year earlier as it moderated the first U.S. presidential debate and covered the race — and the many controversies surrounding it — in its own Fox way. Stirring outrage among an ever-loyal audience of President Donald Trump’s supporters has worked for Fox these last four years, but the election result could make or break the next four, or longer.