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When Don Lemon parted ways with CNN in 2023, he left armed with a few qualities that were bound to serve him in good stead. He was one of the most recognized anchors in the country, and he knew what it took to stand apart from the rest of the TV news pack.

As he dipped his toes into independent, digital media, however, he realized he was just a rookie who had to develop new skills — and fast. Lemon rented studio space “in the heart of Manhattan,” but quickly found viewers wanted to see him in a more authentic venue, like in his living room with the fireplace lit. Early in his tenure, Lemon secured what in the traditional news business would be considered a big “get” — a one on one interview with tech entrepreneur Elon Musk, whose social-media platform, X, had just agreed to distribute a new Lemon program. After...

MSNBC is bringing back its daylong live-event series, MSNBCLive ’25: This Is Who We Are, for the second year in a row, this time to be held on October 11 at New York City’s Hammerstein Ballroom. Tickets for the event, which features various MSNBC on-screen talent taking part in in-depth interactive discussions and interviews, go on sale today, Tuesday (July 29), starting at $100. Read below to find out what else you need to know about this year’s event. Who Is Taking Part? This year’s event will see the return of primetime stars Rachel Maddow, Jen Psaki, and Lawrence O’Donnell, alongside Chris Hayes, Ari Melber, Stephanie Ruhle, Alicia Menendez, Symone Sanders Townsend, Michael Steele, Ali Velshi, and Katy Tur. Morning Joe‘s Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski will also be joining for the first time, in addition to Jacob Soboroff and Nicolle Wallace. What Can Fans Expect? The event will be divided into two sessions,...

MSNBC will hold another daylong live-event series featuring network personalities and guests, this time to be held October 11 at Manhattan’s Hammerstein Ballroom.

Msnbclive ’25: This Is Who We Are will be its second audience-focused event, with Nicolle Wallace, Joe Scarborough, Mika Brzezinski and Jacob Soboroff joining this year along with Rachel Maddow, Lawrence O’Donnell, Jen Psaki, Ari Melber, Stephanie Ruhle, Chris Hayes, Alicia Menendez, Symone Sanders Townsend, Michael Steele and Katy Tur.

The event will feature two sessions, one in the morning from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Et, and an evening session from 5:30 -7:30 p.m. There also will be a Capstone Lunch featuring Wallace and Brzezinski in a conversation focused on “Know Your Value,” and Soboroff in conversation with Tur. A Capstone Dinner will feature Maddow, Psaki, Ruhle and others. Tickets start at $100 per person.

The event will later air on MSNBC. The network said...

“MSNBC Live” will return for a second year with more of the network’s anchors in attendance and fewer dollars to pay for a base ticket.

The cable-news outlet, soon to be spun off into a new publicly-traded entity, Versant, along with the bulk of NBCUniversal cable networks, intends to hold “MSNBCLive ’25: This Is Who We Are” on Saturday, October 11 at the Hammerstein Ballroom in Manhattan. The event will be divided into two sessions, a lunch and seated dinner that will feature MSNBC hosts and guests, including a few, like Nicolle Wallace, Mika Brzezinski, Joe Scarborough and Jacob Soboroff, who did not take part last year.

Like other forms of traditional media, MSNBC faces a a need “to go meet our audiences where they are,” says Lauren Peikoff, executive producer of events for MSNBC, during a recent interview. “We know people are so far beyond the linear sphere in every form,...

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MSNBC is bringing back its flagship live fan event for a second year, seeking to expand the cable channel’s business lines as it prepares for a looking spinout from NBCUniversal into Versant.

The 2025 installment will be called Msnbclive ‘25: This Is Who We Are, and take place on Saturday Oct. 11 in Manhattan’s Hammerstein Ballroom. Tickets for the event go on sale today, starting at $100. As with last year, there will also be special lunches and dinners with MSNBC talent, and the panels will eventually also run on MSNBC.

This year’s event will see the return of primetime stars Rachel Maddow, Jen Psaki and Lawrence O’Donnell, with Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski, Jacob Soboroff and Nicolle Wallace joining for the first time. Chris Hayes, Ari Melber, Stephanie Ruhle and other hosts will also return.

The event will be structured around a...

The 23rd edition of the Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival (Mvaaff) will feature special appearances by A-list talent, including Courtney B. Vance, Debbie Allen, Dwyane Wade and Issa Rae, who will travel to the Vineyard with exciting new projects and to engage in captivating culture-focused discussions, dubbed Color of Conversations.

Founded in 2002 by Floyd and Stephanie Rance, the annual Mvaaff supports African American filmmakers by screening, promoting and celebrating feature films, documentaries and shorts from around the world. The festival runs Aug. 1-9 in Oak Bluffs, Mass., on the campus of the Martha’s Vineyard Performing Arts Center (Mvpac) and the Vineyard Lounge.

On Aug. 5, Vance will present the Black Storytellers Panel alongside Keith David and Bassett Vance Productions’ president Lynnette Ramirez. The discussion is designed to give attendees a behind-the-scenes understanding of the content creation process and how to maintain cultural resonance and relatability while building collaborative and profitable businesses.

Ever since journalist Oliver Darcy launched the media-industry newsletter “Status” in August of last year, he has relied on a take-no-prisoners demeanor and a bevy of intriguing scoops about the business.

Now he’s ready to see if it will translate to podcasting and video.

“Power Lines,” a new podcast and videocast based on the reporting and analysis of Darcy and his colleague Jon Passantino, will launch July 11, with new episodes debuting early each subsequent Friday. The duo will offer “our reporting, our trademark sharp-edged analysis,” says Darcy in a recent interview. “We are not sparing any egos or anything like that.”

In less than a year, “Status” has become a go-to resource for media-industry aficionados, and Darcy has been first to report on eyebrow-raising incidents ranging from accusations about former New York writer Olivia Nuzzi and her relationship with now-hhs Secretary Robert Kennedy after she wrote a profile of him to,...

Joy Reid has spoken out about the future of elections in the United States, saying she thinks the 2026 elections will be rigged and that President Donald Trump intends to remain in office until he dies. The former MSNBC host spoke on Thursday (July 3) with Wajahat Ali on Ali’s substack The Left Hook, where she said she thinks it’s “insane” how people believe future elections will be in any way “fair” or “normal.” “Whenever Democrats say to me… ‘we have to coalesce for 2026,’ I always add to the end of their sentence… ‘Yeah, assuming we actually have free and fair elections,’” Reid said, per Mediaite. “I think it’s insane, honestly, to just assume we’re going to have normal elections next year.” Reid’s warnings come after Republican members of Congress passed Trump’s “big, beautiful” budget bill last week despite many airing concerns in recent weeks. “To me,...

Liberal political commentator Joy Reid revealed that she had been fired from MSNBC after reading a news article that was published days before her termination.

On Feb. 23, Reid was fired by MSNBC’s new president, Rebecca Kutler, who was hoping to shake up the lineup after a ratings slide at the time.

Her show, The ReidOut, was also canceled by the network.

On Tuesday, Reid admitted to discovering she had been fired during an appearance on The Breakfast Club radio show.

“Ratings were fine, we were doing fine, and you know the ratings have not gotten better since I left – they’ve gotten [worse] – so it’s not numbers, it wasn’t ratings,” she stated on the show.

“And when I got the call, we, at first, thought it was a rumor. We had seen that there was this [news blog] Puck story that Friday, and we didn’t know what to do with it.

Jimmy Award-winning student performers Fabiola Caraballo Quijada and Chris Hayes stopped by Good Morning America on Tuesday, following their respective wins during the ceremony Monday evening. Quijada, Broadway Dallas High School Musical Theatre Awards, was nominated for her portrayal of Sandra Bloom in Big Fish, while Hayes, from the Nevada High School Musical Theater Awards, portrayed Gaston in Disney's Beauty and the Beast. "It was a sigh of relief," said Quijada of her win. "It was a journey coming to an end, but also a journey just beginning. I was just excited to be able to come to my family afterward and hug them so, so tight." This was her second time making it as a finalist at the awards. For Hayes, the standout performer noted that winning was "everything" for him. "It's...

2025 marks the 50th anniversary of one of the greatest movies ever made, director Steven Spielberg’s classic Jaws, which first reached theatres on June 20, 1975. To mark the occasion, Jaws aired over three hours on NBC this past Friday, June 20th, beginning at 8pm Et – and Programming Insider reports that that was the most-watched primetime telecast of the night, pulling in 3.261 million viewers! Here are the top 10 primetime telecasts, based on total viewers:

1. NBC Movie Special Jaws (1975) (S) – 3.261 million viewers. 2. Jesse Watters Primetime – 3.180 million viewers. 3. Gutfeld! – 2.942 million viewers. 4. Hannity – 2.706 million viewers. 5. 20/20 – 2.371 million viewers. 6. Celebrity Jeopardy! (Fri.) (Rp) – 2.109 million viewers. 7. Fire Country (R) – 1.866 million viewers. 8. WWE Friday Night SmackDown – 1.524 million viewers. 9. Grammy Greats: The Stories Behind the Songs (Rs) – 1.311 million viewers. 10. All In with Chris Hayes – 0.889 million viewers.

WWE Friday Night SmackDown won the night in the Adults 18-49 category, but switch the age range to 25-54 and Jaws was the most popular.

The future of Broadway took the stage at the Minskoff Theatre last night, where 110 of the most talented high schoolers from across the country competed in the 16th annual Jimmy Awards. The winners, as BroadwayWorld previously reported, were Fabiola Caraballo Quijada (Broadway Dallas High School Musical Theatre Awards) and Chris Hayes (Nevada High School Musical Theater Awards). "I'm so blessed," Fabiola told BroadwayWorld at the after party. "Everything fell into place when it had to and it's just been blessing after blessing. I could not be more grateful for all of the people that have entered my life and the places that they've taken me to. I'm just very grateful in this moment." What does Chris hope that future Jimmy winners learn from their incredible performances? "It's hard,...

Last night, June 23, the most talented teenagers from across the country took the stage at the Minskoff Theatre for the 16th Annual Jimmy Awards, hosted by Josh Groban. BroadwayWorld was there and you can check out photos from the red carpet below! Chris Hayes and Fabiola Caraballo Quijada won Best Performance by an Actor and Best Perfromance by an Actress. Other finalists included: Adam Bouchachia, Seger Ott-Rudolph, Dawson Fullingham, Kinsley Stephens, JJ Korkin, and Kayla Rae. Learn more here. This year’s coaches included: Jenni Barber, Lisa Brescia, Janet Dacal, Colin Hanlon, Lily Kaufmann, Adam J. Levy, Julia Murney, Desi Oakley, Eliseo Román, Q. Smith, Steven Telsey, and Ej Zimmerman. Winners and finalists were...

For channels like Fox News and MSNBC, the battle for news-hungry viewers has moved beyond the TV screen. The top cable and network news outlets are increasingly fighting for viewers on YouTube, which has established itself as the go-to hub for all-things television in 2025.

Fox News, just as it does versus traditional linear broadcasters, leads the way when it comes to YouTube. As the midway point of 2025 approaches, the network’s YouTube channel so far this year has racked up 2.3 billion views on the Google-owned platform, more than doubling the number of views it had at the same time last year, according to data from Emplifi, a company that tracks social media metrics.

Its 109% jump in YouTube views year-over-year helped Fox News leapfrog over MSNBC — which had led all news channels on YouTube in 2024 — as the top mainstream outlet on the platform so far this year.

While Emplifi did not provide age demographics,...

Earlier tonight, the most talented teenagers from across the country took the stage at the Minskoff Theatre for the 16th Annual Jimmy Awards, hosted by Josh Groban. BroadwayWorld is excited to report that Chris Hayes and Fabiola Caraballo Quijada have won Best Performance by an Actor and Best Perfromance by an Actress. Fabiola Caraballo Quijada, Broadway Dallas High School Musical Theatre Awards, was nominated for her portrayal of Sandra Bloom in Big Fish while Chris Hayes, from the Nevada High School Musical Theater Awards, portrayed Gaston in Disney's Beauty and the Beast. Other finalists included: Adam Bouchachia, Seger Ott-Rudolph, Dawson Fullingham, Kinsley Stephens, JJ Korkin, and Kayla Rae. <iframe allow="accelerometer *; clipboard-write *; encrypted-media *; gyroscope *; picture-in-picture *; web-share *;" allowfullscreen="" scrolling="no" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/wDnru1gwMXc?rel=0"...

Joy Reid has revealed a new career move after her firing from MSNBC. The Joy Reid Show, a video podcast, will be launched on Monday, June 9, and film from Washington D.C. The podcast will roll out new episodes every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday on YouTube and major podcast distributors. However, the plan is to extend to five episodes per week later this year. The Monday and Wednesday episodes will have Reid doing analysis, commentary, and interviews with guests. The first guests include Newark Mayor and 2025 gubernatorial candidate Ras Baraka, comedian and writer Amber Ruffin, and former South African Ambassador to the U.S. Ebrahim Rasool. The Friday episodes will be called “Freestyle Fridays,” where her fans, along with her Substack subscribers, get to send in questions that she will answer. “The Joy Reid Show marks an exciting new chapter in my career. Podcasting has evolved into one of the...

One of MSNBC’s best-known personalities is getting into the world of podcasts — even if she’s no longer with MSNBC.

Joy Reid was hosting a Monday-through-Friday program in the early evening for the soon-to-be-spun-off -from-NBCUniversal progressive news outlet as recently as February when she was ousted in a revamp of the network ordered by its new chief, Rebecca Kutler. In the waning minutes of her final broadcast of her program, “The Reid Out,” Reid vowed that viewers would not be hearing her last monologue. “We are not going to stop,” she said.

Now she is ready to go. Starting June 9, Redi will stream “The Joy Reid Show” on Monday, Wednesday and Friday afternoons across YouTube and major podcast distributors. The debut episode will feature comedian Amber Ruffin and former South African ambassador to the U.S. Ebrahim Rasool. The program will be based in Washington, D.C.

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As the line between a conversational podcast and a TV segment blurs rapidly, MSNBC is stocking up on original audio shows — 18 and counting — as the progressive news brand pivots its business beyond its cable news roots.

The latest bet: The Best People, billed as the first podcast from Nicolle Wallace, the network stalwart who has hosted Deadline: White House since joining MSNBC in 2017 from ABC’s The View and who has held roles in the Bush administration and as an advisor to the late John McCain.

The podcast will be an interview format with notable figures — Jason Bateman, Sarah Jessica Parker, Jeff Daniels and NBA coach Doc Rivers are among the first round of guests — cutting across the entertainment, sports and political landscape. The series, which launches June 2, is part of the network’s efforts to bring on-air linear TV talent to other platforms.

MSNBC’s primetime hosts like Rachel Maddow,...

Fox News continued to show robust ratings growth for the month of May, again dominating its cable news rivals MSNBC and CNN, which have seen year-over-year declines.

The past month saw the debut of MSNBC’s new nighttime lineup, with The Weeknight taking the 7 p.m. Et slot, Rachel Maddow returning to one night a week at 9 p.m. Et and Jen Psaki filling that time period Tuesday to Thursday.

But the new shows are not reversing the trendlines vs. 2024. While MSNBC has recovered some audience since a post-election fall off, the network, like CNN, has seen double-digit drops from a year ago. The caveat is that last year was a presidential election year, when networks typically see an increase in viewership.

In primetime, Fox News averaged 2.46 million viewers, up 23%, while MSNBC posted 877,000, down 24%, and CNN averaged 426,000, down 18%. In the 25-54 demo, Fox News averaged 262,000, up 32%, compared to CNN...

In the most recent episode of Fox’s The Cleaning Lady, Episode 9, "Hearts on Fire," Thony (Élodie Yung) faced one of her toughest challenges yet, as she got a glimpse of her past through the lens of immigrant Maria, who had been rushed to hospital with strange stitches on her body. After finding out she works for a drug dealer, with Thony herself having recently found a new position in Jorge’s (Santiago Cabrera) cartel, panic sets in as it slowly dawns on Thony that there is a bomb inside this woman's body.

Like removing the physical embodiment of chaos from a proxy for her previous self, Thony's self-confidence is enriched by this incident, only for said confidence to be tested as she finds herself in a world of trouble in the upcoming Episode 10, "Queen for a Day." As can be seen in the recently released promo available to watch below,...

The cable news ratings are in for last Friday (May 9), including Jen Psaki‘s final rating for her first week in the 9 pm slot with her new show, The Briefing, which replaced The Rachel Maddow Show. According to AdWeek, citing Nielsen numbers, Psaki brought in 1.074 million total viewers for MSNBC at 9 pm on Friday, with 66,000 in the key 25-54 demo. This was down slightly from her Thursday (May 8) numbers, which stood at 1.105 million total viewers and 98,000 in the key demo. Psaki, who previously served as former President Joe Biden’s White House press secretary, took over the Tuesday to Friday 9 pm slot from Rachel Maddow, had been hosting five nights a week for the first 100 days of President Donald Trump’s second term in the White House. Maddow has now scaled back to Monday nights only. Elsewhere on MSNBC, Chris Hayes brought in 932,000 total viewers on Friday at 8 pm, with 87,000 in the key demo.

MSNBC’s All In host Chris Hayes admitted that Fox News anchor Jeanine Pirro makes for “good TV” as he commented on her appointment as interim U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia. On Thursday (May 8), President Donald Trump announced Pirro’s appointment, making her the latest in a long line of former Fox pundits to be given roles within his administration. This came after Trump withdrew the nomination of the controversial Ed Martin. With the appointment, Pirro, who previously served as a judge and later district attorney in Westchester County, New York, will step down as co-host of The Five. “Jeanine Pirro has been a wonderful addition to The Five over the last three years and a longtime beloved host across Fox News Media who contributed greatly to our success throughout her 14-year tenure,” Fox News said in a statement, per Mediaite. “We wish her all the best...

MSNBC‘s Chris Hayes didn’t pull any punches on Wednesday’s (April 30) episode of All In as he slammed “Golden Toilet Guy” President Donald Trump for “preaching minimalism” amid ongoing economic turmoil. The response came as Trump’s back-and-forth tariffs and trade war with China have caused the stock market to plummet in recent weeks, and now there are fears of a recession. While Trump blamed the quarterly numbers on former President Joe Biden at the White House on Wednesday, Hayes fired back, pointing out how the economy was actually stable under Biden. “As wages stayed high and unemployment near record lows, they ended up with this kind of Goldilocks, ‘not too hot, not too cool’ economy, a very difficult trick to pull off. It never went into recession, something so many people on TV kept saying was coming right around the corner, over and over and over,” Hayes said,...

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz didn’t mince words during his latest appearance on MSNBC, telling Chris Hayes that his and Kamala Harris’ loss is to blame for the current state of America.

“Look, I own this. We wouldn’t be in this mess if we won the election, and we didn’t,” Walz told Hayes on Wednesday. “We have to make sure Americans know that it’s not just that Donald Trump is bad, but we’re offering them something better. And I think that’s what we need to work on.”

During his interview, Walz focused on the harm the Trump-led tariff war with Canada has done to his own state. The politician noted that 90% of pot ash used in Minnesota — a common fertilization tool — comes from Canada. He went on to say that these tariffs have made the U.S. an “untrustworthy” trading partner and worried that the...

Joy Reid devoted her final MSNBC show Monday to offering her viewers guidance on resistance, or how to respond to Donald Trump’s moves to consolidate power in his second term.

Reid opened the show by posing a question at the top of the hour. “When you are in the midst of a crisis, and specifically a crisis of democracy, how do you resist? When fascism isn’t just coming, it’s already here.”

Earlier today, MSNBC announced its was canceling The ReidOut as part of a schedule overhaul, and that Reid would be departing the network.

Fellow MSNBC hosts Rachel Maddow, Nicolle Wallace and Lawrence O’Donnell joined Reid to offer their take on the resistance, as well as to offer some farewell messages.

“I am bereft that The ReidOut is ending,” Maddow said. “I sort of can’t get beyond that. But that is also part of what I...

Joy Reid, one of the longtime anchors of MSNBC, is being canceled as the liberal network is going through a reshuffle for its programming structure. Her 7 Pm show called the ReidOut will be replaced by a panel show consisting of Symone Sanders-Townsend, Alicia Menendez, and Michael Steele who co-host the weekend show. The new president of MSNBC Rebecca Kutler is said to have made the reshuffle while Reid’s final episode is going to take place later this week.

Joy Reid | Credit: MSNBC

Reid has been a strong critique of Donald Trump and other Republic voters. She also criticized the right-wing Latino Republican voters saying that they own everything concerning their position under Trump’s administration, indicating the immigration laws.

Reid’s background regarding being a child of immigrant parents and her position in the world of broadcast media as a Black woman has gained her both fandom and hostility.

Joy Reid’s firing from MSNBC leaked to the press before her staff was notified, forcing network chief Rebecca Kutler to call an impromptu meeting filled with “pointed questions” and “raw emotions,” media journalist Oliver Darcy reported Sunday.

According to Darcy’s Status newsletter, staffers “expressed frustration and disbelief, outraged that they had learned of their show’s fate from reports in the press rather than from leadership. Others demanded answers about the reasoning behind the cancellation of ‘The ReidOut’ and what it meant for their futures at the network.”

They got their answer: “The meeting, which lasted nearly 30 minutes, featured pointed questions, raw emotions, and a discussion of the changes ahead” — including the revelation that the entire staff would be laid off, Darcy writes. Kutler said she hoped the staff would produce the 7 p.m. rotation until the changes take effect in April.

Status also reported that Kutler held...

MSNBC is making significant changes to its lineup, including the cancellation of Joy Reid’s The ReidOut. These changes, expected to be announced this week, represent a substantial restructuring of the network’s programming. Reid has anchored The ReidOut since 2020. Here’s the Lowdown: The ReidOut, hosted by Joy Reid, is being removed from MSNBC’s schedule, with […]

Joy Reid’s The ReidOut Canceled, Major MSNBC Shakeup Incoming...

News that Joy Reid will air her final episode of “The ReidOut” sparked reactions of disappointment and support across social media platforms Sunday afternoon.

“Everytime MSNBC has a ‘shakeup’ the Black woman solo led show is Always the first to go,” wrote Ambassador Digital Magazine editor-in-chief Musa Jackson on Threads. “Tamron Hall, Tiffany Cross, Zerlina Maxwell and now Joy Reid. Boycott MSNBC.”

Hall, who departed the network in 2017, also commented on Reid’s ousting. “Where there is Joy there is friendship and love,” she wrote on Threads. “@joyannreid is the core of a sisterhood where we see each other and rise together. Next Chapter. Love you Joy Reid @thereidout.”

I owe the television part of my career to Joy Reid, as do so many other Black voices y'all never would have heard of if not for her.

And *that's* why she's gone. They can treat black folks as interchangeable, but...

The Joy Reid era at MSNBC is over. The liberal commentator, who will be leaving her 7 p.m. weeknight show amidst a larger shakeup, was perhaps the network’s toughest critic of Donald Trump, delivering blistering critiques of both the president and his voters. Reid seemed to welcome controversy in a way that made her built for a contentious moment; after last year’s election, for instance, she told Latino Republican voters that they “own everything” that will happen to their families under Trump. The author of three books about politics, Reid’s personal story as the child of immigrants raised in Brooklyn was inspiring, and her status as a relatively rare Black woman in cable news made her a magnet both for fandom and vitriol.

The MSNBC reorganization will also affect anchor Alex Wagner, downshifting to contributor. And it suggests a desire, on the part of the venerable left-leaning...

MSNBC is set to drop Joy Reid’s “The ReidOut,” which will air its final show on the network this week, TheWrap has learned. The cancellation is part of Rebecca Kutler’s vision for the network moving forward. Anchor Alex Wagner will also be replaced during the 9 p.m. spot Tuesday-Friday, but will remain with the network as a correspondent.

MSNBC will replace “The ReidOut” with a new show hosted by “The Weekend” anchors Symone Sanders Townsend, Michael Steele and Alicia Menendez in the 7 p.m. Et slot.

Kutler is expected to announce changes to the network across daytime, primetime and weekend programming. It is also expected that Jen Psaki will take over one of the primetime hour slots.

MSNBC representatives declined to comment on the incoming changes.

Alicia Menendez, Michael Steele and Symone Sanders Townsend (MSNBC)

An individual with knowledge said that the network’s changes don’t deter...

It’s anchors aweigh at MSNBC. Joy Reid and Alex Wagner are losing their weeknight primetime slots on the cable news channel, according to multiple reports. Reid is expected to host the last episode of The ReidOut sometime this week, ending her show’s run of four and a half years, Variety reports. In her stead in that 7/6c slot, The Weekend anchors Symone Sanders-Townsend, Alicia Menendez, and Michael Steele will host a program that will run for two hours on Monday and one hour on the other weeknights, with Menendez becoming the first Latina woman to host a primetime MSNBC news program, per Deadline. Variety also reports Wagner likely won’t return to her job hosting Alex Wagner Tonight Tuesdays through Fridays at 9/8c. Sources tell the outlet Wagner will be named a correspondent and that other MSNBC personalties will inherit her former time slot once Rachel Maddow goes...

MSNBC is shaking things up: Joy Reid and Alex Wagner will no longer lead their respective time slots, TVLine has confirmed.

As part of a large programming change at the network, Reid will be removed from her 7 pm slot where she currently hosts The ReidOut — which has been in the MSNBC lineup for five years. Her final episode of the show is being planned for sometime this week. The network will fill Reid’s slot with Symone Sanders-Townsend, Alicia Menendez and Michael Steele; the trio currently hosts The Weekend, which airs Saturday and Sunday mornings.

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There’s a major shakeup happening over at MSNBC, and we have all the updates.

News anchor Joy Reid, who has hosted The ReidOut since 2020 on the news network, is apparently involved in one of the first major changes. Her 7pm weeknight show has reportedly been canceled and the timeslot will be overtaken by a show hosted by Symone Sanders-Townsend, Michael Steele and Alicia Menendez.

Keep reading to find out more…

Joy is expected to stop hosting sometime this week.

Alex Wagner has hosted the 9pm timeslot on weeknights at the network, but that appears to be no longer as well. Alex is “expected to be named a contributor,” per Variety, but apparently unlikely to return as a host. Jen Psaki is being looked at as one possible replacement.

The news comes as Rebecca Kutler, who was formerly an executive with CNN, was named MSNBC’s new president.

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MSNBC is set to shake up its programming lineup across all dayparts in a dramatic reworking of the left-leaning cable news channel’s slate, multiple sources familiar with the changes confirm to The Hollywood Reporter.

Shows in primetime, dayside and the weekends will be impacted, with some notable cancelations, elevations, and new additions expected, one of the sources says. The moves will be an opening salvo from Rebecca Kutler, who was named MSNBC’s president earlier this month.

Among the expected changes are the cancelation of Joy Reid’s 7 p.m. show, which is likely to be replaced by a panel show featuring the co-hosts of MSNBC’s The Weekend morning program: Symone Sanders, Michael Steele and Alicia Menendez.

And in primetime, Jen Psaki is expected to secure additional hours during the week. The former White House press secretary currently hosts Inside with Jen Psaki on Mondays at 8 p.m.

Joy Reid’s show will be dropped from MSNBC’s lineup as part of a series of changes expected to be announced this week.

The network is making plans to launch a show featuring The Weekend anchors Symone Sanders Townsend, Michael Steele and Alicia Menendez into the 7 p.m. Et slot, according to a source familiar with the matter. The show would run for two hours on Mondays and for one hour from Tuesday to Friday.

Reid has anchored The ReidOut since 2020, having been put in that time period following the departure of Chris Matthews. Her last show is expected to be this week.

Also expected are other changes, including plans for who will fill the rest of the 9 p.m. Et slot once Rachel Maddow returns to a once-a-week schedule this spring. She was brought back to a five-night-a-week schedule after Donald Trump’s inauguration, as the network looked...

MSNBC’s evening line-up may soon look quite different from what die-hard viewers have come to expect.

The NBCUniversal-backed cable network is expected to move the trio of Symone Sanders-Townsend, Alicia Menendez and Michael Steele to its 7 p.m. weekday slot Tuesday through Friday, according to two people familiar with the matter. The group on Mondays will lead two hours, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. The move will have direct implications for Joy Reid, the anchor who currently fills 7 p.m. She is expected to host her last show on MSNBC this week.

What’s more, Alex Wagner, who has hosted weeknights at 9 p.m. save for a Monday night led by Rachel Maddow, is expected to be named a contributor, according to three people with knowledge of current talks. Wagner, who has been working as a correspondent across the U.S. during the first 100 days of the new...

As it prepares for its next chapter apart from Comcast, MSNBC has formally found its new leader.

Rebecca Kutler, who held the title of interim president at the cable news channel, was officially promoted on Wednesday, top executive Mark Lazarus told employees. Kutler will succeed Rashida Jones, who served as MSNBC’s chief from 2021-2024 during the Biden presidency.

“Over the past two years, I have had the privilege of learning how all of you do what you do so well, and you’ve been doing it for 28 years, and you’ve built something truly incredible. MSNBC is now one of the most engaged brands in all of television,” Kutler told staff. “We ended 2024 as number one in cable news on both YouTube and TikTok. That is a credit to everyone on this call and everyone who has built this brand into what it has become over the last 28 years.

‘Red, White & Royal Blue’ is a romantic comedy film based on the popular book by Casey McQuiston. It follows the love story between Alex, the son of the U.S. President, and Prince Henry, a British royal. What starts as a fake friendship to fix a public scandal turns into a real romance, full of humor, heart, and political drama.

The movie was well-received by fans and critics alike. People loved the chemistry between the lead actors, the fun and emotional story, and the positive LGBTQ+ representation.

While some felt it could have explored certain themes more deeply, most agreed it was a charming and feel-good film. It became a hit on Prime Video, proving that audiences love a good royal romance!

Now we’ve known since last year that the movie is going to definitely get a sequel. On May 9, 2024, after a special screening of ‘Red, White & Royal Blue,...

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert remains late-night TV's top-rated show. And with another eventful weekend, millions of fans will want to tune in to hear Stephen Colbert's take.

The Philadelphia Eagles defeated the Kansas City Chiefs in the Super Bowl, President Donald Trump ramped up rhetoric about Canada and added new tariffs, and Elon Musk continues to pick through the federal government. All in all, it's been a busy weekend.

Unfortunately, we won't get to hear what Stephen Colbert thinks about it on Monday. There will not be a new episode of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert tonight.

Instead, CBS will air a repeat episode of its late-night TV show. Tune in to revisit the January 29 episode that welcomed Will Ferrell and Flo to the show.

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert is taking an extended break

No, this isn't some long weekend planned for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.

Comedian Bill Maher has publicly criticized the National Football League’s move toward streaming platforms, highlighting significant challenges in the digital sports viewing experience. During the latest episode of HBO’s “Real Time,” Maher outlined specific issues that he believes are making football harder to watch.

The comedian focused on technical difficulties that plague modern sports streaming. “I used to be able to switch between two games in just a second,” Maher said during his “New Rules” segment. He described the complicated process of navigating streaming services like YouTube TV, which requires multiple clicks to switch between games.

This critique comes at a critical time for the NFL, which has been aggressively expanding its digital presence. The league has recently secured major streaming deals, including a three-year agreement with Netflix for Christmas Day games and Amazon Prime Video’s exclusive Thursday Night Football coverage.

Maher’s complaints extend beyond game navigation.

Is Real Time with Bill Maher new tonight, February 7? The answer is yes, and the HBO late-night TV is opening its doors to one of President Donald Trump's biggest supporters.

Real Time with Bill Maher has a habit of ruffling feathers on both sides of the aisle. But there's no denying that it has the most diverse group of guests in late-night TV when it comes to political and social views.

That characteristic will absolutely be on display tonight, February 7. A brand-new episode of Real Time with Bill Maher will air featuring one of President Trump's most loyal supporters in Washington, D.C.

That honor goes to Representative Byron Donalds. The Florida Republican joins Real Time with Bill Maher tonight as a member of the panel.

While Donalds will be eager to keep the attention on Trump's second term and the wave of changes the president has already made,...

Bill Maher’s roundtable returns this Friday with another potentially fiery lineup. MSNBC host and author Chris Hayes takes the hot seat for a one-on-one with Maher, followed by a panel discussion featuring Republican Congressman Byron Donalds and Puck’s senior political correspondent Tara Palmeri. Palmeri, also known for her podcast “Somebody’s Gotta Win,” brings her sharp […]

Real Time with Bill Maher: Chris Hayes, Rep. Byron Donalds, Tara Palmeri...

Real Time With Bill Maher continues Friday, February 7 (10:00-11:00 p.m. Et/7:00-8:00 p.m. Pt) on HBO and will be available to stream on Max. Allowing Maher to offer his unique perspective on contemporary issues, the show continues with its opening monologue, one-on-one interviews with notable guests, roundtable discussions with panelists, and its signature “New Rules.” This week features a one-on-one interview with Chris Hayes, Emmy® Award-winning host of MSNBC’s “All In with Chris Hayes” and author of “The Sirens’ Call: How Attention Became the World’s Most Endangered Resource.” This week’s panel discussion includes Rep. Byron Donalds, Republican congressman who represents Florida’s 19th district; and Tara Palmeri, Puck senior political correspondent ... Read more...

Call it a blue wave. A host of actors, directors, musicians, journalists and other prominent people are dumping X (formerly Twitter) and flocking to social media platform Bluesky.

In the past week, an increasing number of bold-faced names have announced that they plan to post less on X, or leave the platform altogether, citing myriad issues with the social media company, including far right content, hate speech, transphobia, racism, harassment, pornography, crypto scams, bots and the political views of owner Elon Musk, the billionaire oligarch who is a vocal supporter and financial backer of Donald Trump.

Musk’s ownership of X and his updates to content moderation on the platform have been pushing brands and media groups closer and closer to the exit. This week, The Guardian media group announced that it will stop posting on X, describing the site as a “toxic media platform.” On Nov. 4, the Berlin Film...

Election Day is here, and the major news networks are prepared for a long night — and potentially a long week.

With over 50 million people early voting in the 2024 Presidential Election, Tuesday night will offer plenty of results to thumb through even if an ultimate winner isn’t called until later in the week, and most of the news networks will kick off their election night coverage at 6 p.m. Et, with CNN even starting at 12 a.m. Et while NBC News begins at 5 p.m. Et.

MSNBC’s Steve Kornacki will return to the Big Board — and will even be livestreamed on Peacock and other social platforms — while Fox News will see Bill Hemmer steering the “Bill”-board.

Most networks have scheduled eight hours of election night programming from 6 p.m. Et to 2 a.m. Et, with a result for the presidential showdown between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump not expected immediately.

Joy Reid got the call while she was waiting in a restaurant at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport to get on a plane to Paris. Nicolle Wallace received a summons, she remembers, when “I was in the middle of nowhere with my son and had no makeup.” To respond to similar requests, says Rachel Maddow, “I have made illegal U-turns on the state highway.”

When “The Avengers” are needed, no one can ignore the alert.

Reid, Wallace and Maddow look nothing like Iron Man, Captain America, Thor or any of the other super-powered characters who populate the well-watched Marvel films from Disney. And yet, on MSNBC, where each anchors her own program, they are part of an assemblage that is being convened with greater frequency.

“When there’s a moment,” says Rashida Jones, MSNBC’s president, the network likes to “bring the team together and elevate the seriousness of the news.

A newly unsealed filing reveals additional evidence in Special Counsel Jack Smith’s election conspiracy case against Donald Trump, as the prosecutor argued that the former president “resorted to crimes to try and stay in office.”

The filing, made public Wednesday, details the extent to which a bevy of advisers, including Vice President Mike Pence, sought to convince Trump that his challenge to the 2020 presidential election would not succeed and that it lacked evidence, but the then-president went ahead with his election-rigging claims anyway.

“The evidence demonstrates that the defendant knew his fraud claims were false because he continued to make those claims even after his close advisers — acting not in an official capacity but in a private or campaign-related capacity — told him they were not true,” Smith wrote in the brief.

Throughout the filing are instances where state lawmakers and officials told Trump and his allies that their rigged election claims were not credible.

On Tuesday, October 1, 2024, The Late Show With Stephen Colbert features political commentator Chris Hayes as the main guest. Hayes will engage in discussions relevant to current political events. Musical guest Brittany Howard is also scheduled to perform, adding a musical element to the evening’s entertainment. The show continues with notable guests throughout the […]

The Late Show With Stephen Colbert: Chris Hayes, Brittany Howard (CBS Tuesday October 1)...

On Monday, September 30, 2024, The Late Show With Stephen Colbert will feature actor Don Cheadle and author Malcolm Gladwell. Plus what’s happening the rest of this week on the show. The week continues on Tuesday, October 1, with political commentator Chris Hayes discussing current events, and a performance by Brittany Howard. On Wednesday, October […]

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