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Networks Hope New Hampshire Primary Will Provide Viewership Spike In A Race Where Interest Has Sputtered


The morning before the first-in-the-nation New Hampshire primary, the atmosphere at the media center of gravity in Manchester was busy but hardly frenetic — muted may be more like it. At the …

On Tuesday, the cable and broadcast networks again will provide a swarm of coverage of the final hours of the race, then feverishly report on the initial exit polls and finish by micro-analyzing the results. The New Hampshire vote might have the advantage of a head-to-head matchup against former President Donald Trump and former UN ambassador Nikki Haley, defining whether the race is all but concluded or still has a bit of life left in it. Fox News anchor Neil Cavuto said via email: “At first blush when I arrived for my Saturday show, it definitely seemed like a smaller media presence, but I attributed that more to the weekend and that attention and crowds would build.

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