Chief Political Anchor and Anchor of “Special Report” Bret Baier and “The Story” Anchor and Executive Editor Martha MacCallum to Host “Democracy 2024: Iowa Caucuses” On FOX News Channel
NEW YORK – JANUARY 11, 2024 – FOX News Media (FNM) will provide extensive live analysis and reporting ahead of the Iowa caucuses beginning on Thursday, January 11 and leading up to special coverage the day of the caucuses on Monday, January 15.
FNC will present nearly all of its live programming from Des Moines, Iowa. On Thursday, January 11 and Friday, January 12, Martha MacCallum, executive editor and anchor of The Story (weekdays, 3 PM/ET) will host her program live from the Hawkeye state. On the eve of the caucus, Sunday, January 14th, FNC will present special editions of FOX & Friends Weekend (weekends, 6-10 AM/ET), FOX News Sunday with Shannon Bream (Sundays, check your local listings), America’s Newsroom (12-2 PM/ET) The Story with Martha MacCallum (3 PM/ET), Your World with Neil Cavuto (4 PM/ET) and Special Report with Bret Baier (6 PM/ET). Later that evening, Harris Faulkner will anchor a special edition of The Faulkner Focus: Iowa in Focus at 10 PM/ET which will include guest commentary from Gov. Kim Reynolds (R-IA) and Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA). Additionally, a panel of Iowa voters will discuss the candidate they’re supporting and the most pressing issues that will determine their decision on caucus day.
Kicking off the Iowa Caucuses, FOX News’ signature morning program FOX & Friends (6-9 AM/ET) will be live from Des Moines, followed by America’s Newsroom (weekdays, 9-11 AM/ET), The Story, Your World with Neil Cavuto (weekdays, 4 PM/ET), The Five (weekdays, 5 PM/ET), Special Report with Bret Baier (weekdays, 6 PM/ET), The Ingraham Angle (weekdays, 7 PM/ET) and Hannity (weekdays, 9 PM/ET). Additionally, FOX Business’ CAVUTO: Coast to Coast (weekdays, 12 PM/ET) will broadcast live from Iowa. Contributions will be made by The Five co-host Jessica Tarlov, Sunday Night in America host Trey Gowdy, FNC senior political analyst Juan Williams, FOX News Radio’s Guy Benson and FNC contributors Charlie Hurt, Katie Pavlich and Marc Thiessen.
At 10 PM, FNC will present a live two hour special titled Democracy 2024: Iowa Caucuses co-anchored by Special Report’s Bret Baier and The Story’s Martha MacCallum with additional insight and analysis from FNC’s senior political analyst Brit Hume, America’s Newsroom co-anchor Dana Perino and The Five co-host Harold Ford Jr. Throughout the evening, Baier and MacCallum will also be joined by Neil Cavuto, America’s Newsroom co-anchor Bill Hemmer, as he analyzes results in real-time on the electronic “Bill-board,” and Sandra Smith, America Reports co-anchor, who will present FOX News Voter Analysis from FNC’s headquarters in New York to showcase results from the caucus. Additional commentary will be made by FNC contributors Karl Rove and Kellyanne Conway. Gutfeld!, which usually airs in the 10 PM/ET time slot, will be preempted that evening. From 12-2 AM/ET, Trace Gallagher will helm post-caucus analysis during FOX News @ Night, followed by a two-hour special with Mike Emanuel and Gillian Turner titled Democracy 2024: Iowa Caucuses.
Reporting live on the ground throughout the caucuses and the days leading up to it will be FNC correspondents Bill Melugin and Aishah Hasnie along with FOX Business Network correspondent Grady Trimble. On Monday night, FNC correspondent Rich Edson will join the network’s expanded coverage from Iowa.
FNC’s special programming will include:
Thursday, January 11
- 3 PM/ET – The Story with Martha MacCallum
Friday, January 12
- 3 PM/ET – The Story with Martha MacCallum
Saturday, January 13:
- 10 AM-12 PM/ET – CAVUTO Live with anchor Neil Cavuto
Sunday, January 14:
- 6-10 AM/ET – FOX & Friends Weekend
- 12-2 PM/ET – America’s Newsroom with Bill Hemmer and Dana Perino
- 2 PM/ET – FOX News Sunday with anchor Shannon Bream
- 3 PM/ET – The Story with Martha MacCallum
- 4 PM/ET – Your World with Neil Cavuto
- 6 PM/ET – Special Report with Bret Baier
- 7 PM/ET – The Big Weekend Show
- 10 PM/ET – The Faulkner Focus: Iowa in Focus with Harris Faulkner
Monday, January 15:
- 6-9 AM/ET – FOX & Friends
- 9-11 AM/ET – America’s Newsroom with anchors Dana Perino and Bill Hemmer
- 12 PM/ET – CAVUTO: Coast to Coast on FOX Business Network
- 3 PM/ET – The Story with Martha MacCallum
- 4 PM/ET – Your World with Neil Cavuto
- 5 PM/ET – The Five
- 6 PM/ET – Special Report with Bret Baier
- 7 PM/ET – The Ingraham Angle
- 8 PM/ET – Jesse Watters Primetime
- 9 PM/ET – Hannity
- 10 PM-12 AM/ET – Democracy 2024: Iowa Caucuses with Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum
Tuesday, January 16:
- 12-2 AM/ET – FOX News @ Night with Trace Gallagher
- 2-4 AM/ET – Democracy 2024: Iowa Caucuses with Mike Emanuel and Gillian Turner
FOXNews.com will offer special on-site reporting and analysis along with a live blog throughout the night. There will be a video stream of the major speeches and significant events which viewers can access at www.foxnews.com. Additionally, the Democracy 2024 election hub will feature a landing page dedicated to voter feedback and tracking candidates and results in real time.
FOX News Radio (FNR) will offer full coverage of the 2024 Iowa Caucus beginning at 7 PM/ET with a one-hour preview program featuring Baier, MacCallum and America’s Newsroom anchor Dana Perino. At 8 PM/ET, FNR co-anchors Jared Halpern and Jessica Rosenthal along with FNR Political Analyst Josh Kraushaar will provide key analysis as the caucusing begins. Additionally, The Brian Kilmeade Show, FOX Across America with Jimmy Failla and The Guy Benson Show will break down the results and opinion on their respective programs, with Benson broadcasting live from Iowa. New episodes of FOX News Podcasts The Bret Baier Podcast, The Untold Story with Martha MacCallum, The FOX News Rundown and Perino on Politics will also be offered. The following morning, FOX News Audio will present a one-hour post-caucus show, analyzing the caucus results and previewing the upcoming New Hampshire Primary on January 23.
FOX Nation, FOX News Media’s streaming platform, will offer special analysis surrounding the caucus for platform subscribers. Beginning at 8:00 PM/ET, FOX & Friends Weekend co-host Pete Hegseth and a panel, including FOX & Friends Weekend’s Rachel Campos-Duffy, FOX News Saturday Night’s Jimmy Failla, FOX News contributor Charlie Hurt and others, will highlight the process behind the Iowa Caucuses and interview Iowa viewers as they cast their ballots.
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