Fox Draws Nearly 2.6 Million Viewers for Bernie Sanders Town Hall
Sen. Bernie Sanders took heat from some Democrats for holding a town hall on Fox News Channel but there's one result hard to argue with: it was the most-watched candidate events in the election campaign so far.
Bernie Sanders participates in a FOX News Town Hall in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania on April 15, 2019.
Photographer: Mark Makela/Getty ImagesNew York (AP) -- Sen. Bernie Sanders took heat from some Democrats for holding a town hall on Fox News Channel but there's one result hard to argue with: it was the most-watched candidate event in the election campaign so far.
An estimated 2.55 million people saw Sanders' town hall Monday in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, the Nielsen company said. Not only did that beat the 1.35 million people who saw Sanders on CNN on Feb. 25, the Fox telecast aired before prime time when traditionally the largest audience gathers.