– Next GOP debate to exclude Maria Bartiromo
– Fox Business Network conducting major shakeup
– Changes expected due to poor debate ratings
Maria Bartiromo, who was previously a moderator for the Republican primary debates, will not be participating in the next GOP debate. Fox Business Network has seemingly benched Bartiromo, along with several others involved in previous debate productions, in a rather dramatic shakeup of its team.
It appears that Fox Business Network may be attempting to revamp its debate production due to disappointing ratings from previous GOP debates. Despite stellar performances from the moderators, their efforts were undermined by less than impressive ratings for the Fox Business Network hosted debate in November, which drew 13.5 million viewers, and for Bartiromo’s performance in a November 10th debate that netted just over 4 million viewers.