Trump's Fox News Town Hall Draws 3.2 Million Viewers, Outperformed by DeSantis-Newsom Debate

Despite being the most-watched cable news program on Wednesday, Trump's town hall did not match the viewership of his previous town hall with CNN’s Kaitlan Collins or the recent DeSantis-Newsom debate, which brought Fox News back to the top of the cable news rankings.

• Donald Trump's Fox News town hall with Sean Hannity was the most-watched cable news program on Wednesday, drawing an average of 3.164 million total viewers, but still pulled in more than 1.5 million fewer viewers than the debate between GOP presidential primary rival Ron DeSantis and California Gov. Gavin Newsom.
• The DeSantis-Newsom debate, heavily promoted by Fox News and aired last Thursday night, brought in a robust 4.75 million total viewers and was Hannity’s highest-rated broadcast this year.
• Despite ruling the cable news night on Wednesday, Trump's town hall did not match the viewership of his previous town hall with CNN’s Kaitlan Collins, which scored 3.3 million viewers overall.
• Fox News has retaken its spot at the top of the cable news rankings thanks to the Newsom-DeSantis debate, allowing the channel to overtake both ESPN and the Hallmark Channel.
• The Newsom-DeSantis debate more than doubled Sean Hannity's typical audience and was the show's most viewed telecast of the year.

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