I may have misunderstood but I think FNC said ads were purchased on all networks prior to the State of the Union speech.
"I may have misunderstood but I think FNC said ads were purchased on all networks prior to the State of the Union speech." The pre-purchase of deicated blocks of air time is quite possible.
From the looks on the guys at Fox breaking the story, the content was what the shocker was.
And yes, FOX has got the option to turn down the money!