Fox News, Trump Town Hall Draws 4.2M Viewers

Fox News's town hall with President Trump Thursday delivered 4.2 million viewers, making it the most-watched town hall of the 2020 campaign cycle, according to The Hill citing early data from Nielsen Media Research.

MSNBC was second in total viewers during the time slot with 1.44 million total viewers, followed by CNN's 1.03 million.

The Trump event moderated by "Special Report" anchor Bret Baier and "The Story" anchor Martha MacCallum from Scranton, Pa., also delivered 744,000 viewers in the 25- to 54-year-old demographic sought by advertisers, topping rivals CNN and MSNBC combined, which registered 251,000 and 239,000 viewers in the category, respectively.

The event with Trump surpassed the previous high for a town hall this cycle, when 2.6 million viewers tuned in to Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) in April 2019.

The ratings are still well below Democratic presidential debates: Nearly 20 million viewers tuned in to the debate in Las Vegas, just days before the Nevada caucuses.

Sanders will again be taking part in a Fox News town hall on Monday from Detroit ahead of a crucial primary in Michigan.