Rachel Maddow Reveals She Will Host Her MSNBC Show Only Once a Week
Rachel Maddow returned to MSNBC on Monday night following a two-month hiatus and shed some light on what the future holds for her nightly program, The Rachel Maddow Show.
The long-serving host revealed that she will go to a weekly schedule starting in May, hosting her popular news show on Monday nights only. The rest of the week will be filled in by a rotating line-up of guest hosts; there are no immediate plans for a permanent replacement host, according to Deadline.
“Here’s the plan; I’m back, ” Maddow said on her show on Monday. “I’m going to be here all this month, Monday through Thursday nights. For big news events, like the lead-up to the election, I will, of course, be here more than that… And then next month, starting in May, I’m going to be here weekly. I’m going to be here Monday nights.”
Maddow said that the time away from her nightly show will give her “more time to work on some of this other stuff I’ve got cooking for MSNBC and NBC.” She also noted that things might change again, depending on how things go. “But that is the plan as of now,” she stated.
The famed political commentator began her hiatus on January 31, explaining that she would be working on a Ben Stiller-directed film adaptation of her podcast Bag Man. “There may eventually be another hiatus again sometime in my future,” she told viewers at the time. “But for now, we’re just taking it one step at a time.”
However, on Monday’s show, Maddow said that she doesn’t need another hiatus. “One of the things I realized to my surprise is that I actually don’t need another hiatus,” she explained. “This one was great. But I think I only needed the one. I still have these other irons in the fire, all these other things I am working on that I want to bring to fruition.”
Maddow signed a multi-year agreement with NBCUniversal and MSNBC last year, which will allow her to develop other projects, including potential film and television series.
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We are not happy to hear this news. You are the only newscaster that comes up with different things to discuss not the repeat over and over again. You also point out things to help us think on the real truth. You are the best and we do not want you only on Mondays. Maybe Monday thru Thursday so you have 3 days off for Rachel. Its only 1 hour of your time with your dynamite crew digging up the info. Your audience needs you especially when our country is so screwed up.
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Please Rachel don’t do this to us I’m used to watching you from Mondays to Fridays and when you go on vacation I go crazy just the way you say the news and you bring suspense to the news I like that and you always tell the truth please come back to Mondays through Sundays if not come back Mondays to Fridays please and NBC And MS NBC we need to get Rachael to keep her here Rachel is a good announcer go to reporter we have to keep her please let’s get a petition going to get her to stay please
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We are not happy. We send you best wishes on your new adventures, please come back soon.😟
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I feel like we have lost a great public servant...
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While I wish you all the success in your new endeavors, I miss hearing you 5 days a week. It's just not the same. You were my all time favorite thoughtful, informative and truth telling voice in journalism.
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oh noooo, Rachel you were the only news host that would explain things in a way that I could understand… please come back 🙌🏽
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Thank you Rachel! You are so honest! We miss you greatly! Hoping success in all you do.
Looking forward to any of your projects!! We appreciate all you do to make our country the United States of America a safer and better place to live in! Go Team Rachel!!
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I will miss you Rachel. You were my go to but I am giving your replacements a chance as I'm sure your research team will continue to astonish us with amazingly researched stories as you always have. Thanks so much for the years you have given us. Look forward to following your next endeavor. Best of everything, you are a legend!!
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So sorry to hear this. I guess I can now check out other
Networks. Good bye.
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The one that I taken her place for right now Ali is good too but it not going to be the same but I’m gonna watch it with Ali Hope Rachel comes back quick
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I miss Rachel Maddow but best wishes to you following your dreams and aspirations l!
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I'll be switching to CNN.
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Rachel, we are lost without out!!!
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