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 Fox NewsFox News host Sean Hannity delivered President Trump a message on Monday night: if you want high ratings for your TV interviews, stick with Fox.
Despite all the hype and headline-making news from the president's sit-down with George Stephanopoulos, ABC's big Sunday night Trump interview was a ratings bust, finishing third in its time slot with 3.91 million total viewers. The hour-long special represented a sharp drop from Celebrity Family Feud, which drew an audience of over six million in the same time slot the previous week.
During his opening monologue on Monday, Hannity took some pointed shots at Stephanopoulos while celebrating the disappointing numbers from the president's special.
Read more at The Daily Beast.
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