Brian Stelter: “It should go without saying that Trump, a creature of TV ratings, wanted to out-rate the CNN debate. And on Thursday the overnight Nielsen report card showed he succeeded: Fox and Trump averaged 4.3 million TV viewers, while CNN’s telecast with DeSantis and Haley averaged 2.5 million at the same hour.”
“Before the numbers landed, though, I heard from a rival TV news executive who was flabbergasted by Baier’s admission that the Trump town hall timing was ‘not our choice.'”
“’It’s their air!’ the executive exclaimed. ‘Who is in control?'”
“The answer is self-evident. Fox is falling in line just like most of the rest of the GOP.”
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