QUICK TAKES - April 28, 2009

Fox has decided not to broadcast President Obama’s 100th-day news conference Wednesday night, opting instead to let its sister cable networks air the event in its entirety.

The address, scheduled for 8 p.m. on the East Coast, could overlap with the “American Idol” results show, which begins at 9 p.m., and the network did not want to risk that during a critical ratings sweeps month, sources said.

Fox aired Obama’s two previous prime-time addresses as president.

“Fox will be alerting viewers with an on-screen graphic at the top of the 8:00 p.m. (ET) hour that the press conference is available on Fox News Channel and the Fox Business Network,” a Fox statement said.

ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, MSNBC and CNBC are planning to cover the news conference.

-- Maria Elena Fernandez