Biden’s State of the Union address: Bret Baier, Martha MacCallum to lead Fox News Channel's special coverage

Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum will co-anchor Fox News Channel’s special programming surrounding President Biden’s 2024 State of the Union address and the Republican response by Alabama Sen. Katie Britt on Thursday at 9 p.m. ET. 

Dana Perino, John Roberts and Harold Ford Jr. will join Baier and MacCallum, while chief political analyst Brit Hume, Fox Business Network host Larry Kudlow and senior strategic analyst General Jack Keane will provide additional commentary. 

White House correspondent Peter Doocy and congressional correspondent Aishah Hasnie will provide live reports from the White House and the Capitol.

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Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum will co-anchor Fox News Channel’s special programming surrounding President Biden’s 2024 State of the Union address and the Republican response by Alabama Sen. Katie Britt on Thursday.  (Fox News Media)

Biden is set to address a joint session of Congress amid questions about his age and memory as he seeks re-election this fall. The State of the Union often allows the president a unique opportunity to discuss their agenda and draw attention to significant issues in front of a large audience.

Fox Business Network will simulcast Fox News Channel’s special coverage of the address, starting at 9 p.m. ET, and FOX Nation subscribers will also be able to stream the special programming coverage on the platform. 

Fox News Digital will offer up-to-the-minute updates on its live blog throughout the night, along with original reporting and political analysis. 

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Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala., will provide the Republican response to President Biden's State of the Union address on March 7. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

On FOX network, "FOX News Sunday" anchor Shannon Bream will lead separate live coverage with contributions from senior congressional correspondent Chad Pergram, senior national correspondent Kevin Corke, and a panel with FNC contributor Jason Chaffetz and former Rep. John Delaney, D-Md.

FOX News Radio will cover Biden’s 2024 State of the Union and the Republican response live with Jared Halpern and Jessica Rosenthal along with political analyst Josh Kraushaar. 

FOX News Podcasts will present special editions of "The FOX News Rundown," "The Bret Baier Podcast" and "The Untold Story with Martha MacCallum" to coincide with the evening’s speeches. 

FOX NEWS CHANNEL VIEWERSHIP THUMPS MSNBC, CNN COMBINED THROUGHOUT FEBRUARY

President Biden will deliver the State of the Union address on Thursday, March 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Fox News Channel recently dominated the cable landscape during February, finishing as the most-watched network across total day viewership and primetime while beating MSNBC and CNN combined. 

Fox News Channel averaged 1.3 million total day viewers to top all of basic cable, compared to 852,000 for MSNBC and 479,000 for CNN. During the primetime hours of 8-11 p.m., Fox News topped all of basic cable with 2.1 million viewers compared to 1.3 million for MSNBC and a dismal 573,000 for CNN.

Fox News has finished as the No. 1 cable news network in primetime for 37 months and has won total day viewership for 36 straight months. 

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