Rachel Maddow has trimmed her on-air schedule throughout President Biden’s administration, slicing her standard MSNBC prime-time program to as soon as every week.
After President-elect Donald J. Trump is again in energy, she’s again full time.
MSNBC mentioned Monday that Ms. Maddow would briefly return to airing her hour-long present each week at 9 p.m. east throughout Mr. Trump’s first 100 days in workplace.
Till April 30, Alex Wagner, the anchor who occupied Ms. Maddow’s Tuesday by means of Friday timeslot, will as a substitute report from across the nation “on the impression of Trump’s early insurance policies and guarantees on the citizens,” the community mentioned.
Ms. Maddow signed a profitable contract in 2021 that considerably elevated her pay whereas lowering her on-air commitments. Since then, she’s pursued a number of podcasts and documentaries, although MSNBC viewers have recurrently seen her host protection of main occasions like election nights and political conventions since final summer season.
After April 30, Ms. Maddow will return to host solely on Mondays, with Ms. Wagner filling the slot the remainder of the week.
MSNBC’s rankings have plummeted since Mr. Trump’s re-election in November. Community executives hope the viewers will return when Mr. Trump takes workplace and viewers look to investigate his early coverage strikes. Among the many different modifications is a brand new fact-checking phase to be hosted by Chris Hayes known as “Here is What’s True.”
Fox Information additionally introduced a programming change on Monday. Will Cain, a conservative pundit who’s the weekend host of “Fox & Mates,” will go away his morning position and take over the community’s weekday 4 p.m. slot. That point slot was beforehand occupied by an everyday newscast hosted by Neil Cavuto, a veteran enterprise journalist who signed off on his show in December.
