Covering the 2017 eclipse: How the networks covered the sky’s big day

By Michael P. Hill August 21, 2017

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Fox News

Fox News relied on Shepard Smith to provide most of its coverage, anchoring from the Fox News Deck.

The broadcast took full advantage of the studio’s plethora of video walls, including live shots of the eclipse, maps and charts being fed to almost every screen on set.