Who is getting Ed's time slot ? ? ?

[Tx4obama]

[bluedigger]

1. All Tweety - all the time!

[nc4bo]

2. Tweety x3 was my first thought.

[fadedrose]

72. NOooooooooo.

Two tweeties a day is two times too many already...

[putitinD]

3. Keith Olberman?

[BattyDem]

4. I know it won't happen, but I want KO back!!!

I miss him.

[putitinD]

9. KO had the ratings, isn't that all they really care about?

[BattyDem]

14. Ratings definitely matter ...

but Keith has ticked off a lot of people over the years. He just settled his lawsuit with Current TV, so I assume he's free to work without any restrictions.

[montanacowboy]

5. I Vote for Martin Bashir

he'd be great in that spot

and it will be wonderful to have something to watch on the weekends - good on Big Ed

[Cleita]

13. I think it's a mistake.

There is no news on the weekends because they don't report it and no one really is at home except shut in wall flowers like me.

[ashling]

70. Up w/ CH is one of the best

if not THE best political show on TV. Thus proving that a weekend time slot has a lot of potential.

[Greybnk48]

38. Martin would be perfect!!

I, too, am excited that there's something on the weekend!

[bluestate10]

44. I like Bashir in that slot also. He would be perfect for it if he wants it. nt

[femmocrat]

47. Yes!

I didn't think of Martin, but he would be excellent. I love his dry wit.

I hope it's not Ezra Klein (too boring).

[elfin]

6. Martin, I hope

And a further hope - Joy for the afternoon slot.

[loyalsister]

12. I would love to see martin then, but he operates differently

He gets interviews with our friends AND enemies who he shreds. Ed always seems to just bring on friends.
Martin works with the WH correspondent in real time. I can't imagine him wanting to give that up. I would love for them to replay his show.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

7. I was hoping Joy Reid. They need a little more diversity.

[elleng]

20. Yes, love her!

[Beaverhausen]

50. I would love to see her get a show. She hasn't guest hosted yet as far as I know

Usually it seems like they do some live try-outs for hosts.

[StrayKat]

56. Joy guested over the Christmas Holidays.

She definitely filled in for Melissa Harris-Perry, and I think Alex Wagner.

[avebury]

8. Martin Bashir or Soledad O'Brien nt

[madokie]

16. I'd go back to watching some tv if it was Soledad

She truly rocks

[Cleita]

10. Well, with no Ed, I will be watching John Fugelsang on Current TV at that time.

Weird since his radio show was in the top ten radio shows listened to in some survey they had and that included all radio shows not just the liberal ones. Stephanie Miller mentioned it yesterday.

[House of Roberts]

18. How much longer

before that plays out as Al Jazeera really takes over?

[Cleita]

19. They are taking over in July.

I hope they keep John on. He actually is relevant and entertaining.

[Nite Owl]

25. Time Warner took

Current off their listings as soon as al Jazeera bought the station now we have no alternatives here.

[Cleita]

27. You need to demand they carry it.

If enough people want it, they will have to put it back on, or as an alternative get DirectTV satellite and you don't have to bother with Time Warner.

[bluestate10]

45. As Bashir takes the slot, you really, really need to watch him. He is good and progressive.

If you are at home at 4pm on a weekday, tune in to Bashir's show. I had seen snippets from his show. I got a chance to watch it one day.

[Cleita]

53. Let him have the second Tweety rerun time just before Ed and keep Ed.

[southernyankeebelle]

11. I bet it will be Aizar Klein. He subs for him alot.

[bluestate10]

46. Ezra Klein is a good guest and fill in, but his delivery and passion are too flat. Bashir would

be a good fit, if he wants it. Soledad O'Brien would be good if MSNBC can get her.

[southernyankeebelle]

71. She would be great. I like Bashir but I know they will never put him in that time slot.

But this morning I see Chris Hayes got it. It will be good. He is really wonky sometimes but he is an unbashed liberal. He is polite and he will get his points across.

[Terra Alta]

15. I'm hoping it's Ron Reagan.

I really hope it isn't another Tweety segment. I like Tweety, but can only take him in small doses. I've always thought Ron Reagan deserved his own show.

[avebury]

23. Ron Reagan is another great suggestion. nt

[Rosa Luxemburg]

28. I LOVE RON REAGAN!

[Zambero]

54. He is very quick on the draw

And is capable of making a strong argument with a good dose of humor. He gets my "vote".

[Marie Marie]

59. He would be on my short list. Always liked him!

[fadedrose]

73. I love Ron too. Even Reps might give him a look because of his dad.... nt.

[Tx4obama]

17. I'd like for MSNBC to give Karen Finney a show, during the daytime. Ed's slot I vote for KO :) n/t

[brush]

61. Agree

Karen Finney was great during the election coverage. I'd like her to have a show, and Joy Reid as well. Then there's Ron Reagan and KO. God! There just aren't enough slots.

[warrior1]

21. Chris Hayes would be my pick

[bluestate10]

48. I don't think so. Hayes is good for his Saturday and Sunday talk show format. I

don't see him as a lone desk anchor.

[colsohlibgal]

22. Probably Ezra Klein

I'd love it to be Thom Hartmann or Amy Goodman - both very smart and very left - which is why they have no shot.

[First Speaker]

24. Charles Pierce...

...if he could be half as much fun on the air as he is at Esquire's politics blog, the American right would dissolve into a puff of smoke and little pool of water before they knew what had hit them...

[yourout]

26. Joy Behar?

[Botany]

29. Stephanie Miller

[Cleita]

35. They'd make her tone down and it's just not her when she's toned down.

I first discovered her during the Clinton scandal days on CNN. She had to bat the harpy Baye Buchanan down in those days and she was brilliant and funny doing it. I guess she was too much for them and they canceled the show after a year.

[Firebrand Gary]

30. I'd agree with you on Karen Finney..

I also think that Soledad O'Brien is ripe for a pick up. Chris Hayes show should be tweaked as well, I just think he is someone that needs a much bigger spot light.

Ezra too.

[graham4anything]

31. Rev. Al Sharpton and/or Rev. Jesse Jackson

[brooklynite]

32. Maybe they could stick in a prison show...

...just for old time's sake.

[bluestate10]

49. DON'T!!! give them ideas .

[StrayKat]

33. Ugh.

I would hope for Joy Reid or Alex Wagner. Al Sharpton's show is lively enough.

I think Chris Hayes could be good, but it might seem like two hours of Rachel Maddow to some.

I can't see the return of Olberman. He did pull in ratings, but I don't think it's enough to offset his salary + lawsuits + antics.

I have a feeling it will be Ezra Klein. They certainly hype him enough, but not my favorite.

Just PLEASE not Scarborough, Chuck Todd, or anyone from The Cycle.

I don't think anyone currently visible is actually a good fit for the time slot. Both Olberman and Shultz were there to appeal to appeal to a specific audience -- middle age, middle income, white, male, sports fanatic, middle America. I honestly don't think anyone there fits the bill of being both left leaning and providing the same style of appeal that those two did.

[Cleita]

34. No one who could hold a candle to him I'm afraid

unless it's KO and that isn't gonna happen.

[bluestate10]

51. Bashir will give Ed a run for his money. nt

[Cleita]

52. Bashir is fine but he's not Ed. He's too corporate for me.

Why don't they give that Tweety rerun hour before Ed to whoever is going to replace Ed instead and keep Ed where he is?

[Raine1967]

36. Haven't been online... or watching TV -- So PLEASE explain?

Is Ed off the MSNBC lineup? Is his show done? What is going on?

(thanks)

[StrayKat]

39. Shultz announced

that he'd be moving to a weekend time slot by his choice.

[Samantha]

68. Who can blame him?

He said he works 14 hours a day, including his radio show. He said he would never give that up. He always wants to be on the radio. Thinking about his wife's recent illness, at least he could spend more time with his family.

He also said the two hour format on the weekends give him more time to do the type of show he wants to do, for instance shows like the ones he did in Wisconsin. I can understand that.

Sam

[Tx4obama]

42. Tomorrow night is his last night in his normal time slot. He'll move to a 2 hour show in April

on Saturday and Sunday evenings.

[bluestate10]

55. MSNBC is positioning this brilliantly.

The network takes on local news, which can be a winner for MSNBC if Ed uses his interviewing skills and brings in good guests and good stories. But MSNBC avoids taking 60 Minutes, at least until it finds out how popular Ed can be in his time slot.

[Raine1967]

78. Thanks for getting back to me Tx4.

I'm really surprised, but I was wondering how long he could keep doing his radio show and the TV show. Those are seriously long days.

[Robb]

37. Me.

I know, I was as surprised as anyone when the phone rang. But who am I to say no?

[Tx4obama]

40. Alex Wagner's hair drives me nuts, can't watch her show because of it. Ezra Klein & Chris Hayes...

Ezra Klein & Chris Hayes (to me) are not at all very exciting.
They are good as a fill-in but I for one would not watch them.

I'm just praying they pick someone that is worth watching every night.

[csziggy]

67. Alex Wagner's HAIR is why you don't watch her?

Sorry, but that comment annoys me. I don't like Ed Shultz' greased hair, Tweety's yellow hair, or any number of hair styes of other TV show hosts, but I don't watch them for their hair styles so I ignore them.

If a broadcaster is competent why should their hair or their makeup or the clothes they are wearing keep you from watching them?

[Tx4obama]

69. Well I am sorry you are annoyed, but ...

the way her hair keeps falling forward on the right side of her head/face annoys me and I found that I couldn't concentrate on what she says because I'd be watching her hair swaying back and forth.

So, the best thing, for me, was to just stop watching her show.

As far as Ed and Tweety their hair doesn't sway around when they are talking and moving their head

[fadedrose]

75. I like her hair. It looks good on her. Leave her alone....nt

[heather blossom]

41. Eliot Spitzer

he has been making some guest appearances

[Zax2me]

43. I vote for Joy Bahar?

But she may be wanting to cut back her workload, in which case I say enjoy your new time off.
She deserves it.

[Capt.Rocky300]

57. My wife I never miss Ed's show.........

So unless it's Olbermann, which I doubt it will be, we won't be tuning into MSNBC until Rachel comes on.

[Kalidurga]

58. Paul Krugman

He makes RW heads go pop. I vote for anyone that can do that though. The more the RW hates them the more I love them.

[BlueStreak]

60. What difference does it make? All they do is rehash the same damn stories

over and over for 5 hours. Anybody who has MSNBC on for more than 7 minutes a night needs to have their head examined because that is the entire information content, regardless of who happens to have their name on the marquee for that hour.

(Sometimes Rachael is the exception to this rule, but not very often these days. At least on her show, while rehashing the same damn stories that have already been covered 25 times, she might actually present some relevant facts. The others just rant for an hour and then go home.

A total waste of time, IMHO.

If Ed has a different format on the weekends, maybe his show could actually be a lot better. At least he won't be following Tweety and Rev with the exact same stories every time out.

[brooklynite]

64. Wait a minute! I have a right to have my biases and beliefs continually reinforced...

[BlueStreak]

66. We're looking a lot like what we accuse Faux viewers of being

[Samantha]

62. I am wondering if they will move Rachel to 8 and put someone else in at 9

That makes sense to me.

Commenting on other posts here, Bashir was the first person I thought of. He is great but is kind of wasted at that 4:00 time slot.

I did briefly daydream about Keith Olbermann, but I don't think that would be in the works on either end. One of the reasons he wanted to leave was that he thought when NBC took over and Comcast had more influence, his commentary would be reigned in. I thought he was correct in thinking that; looking at some of the characters they have now on MSNBC confirms it in my mind.

I do love Ron Reagan but some reason over the years no one offers him a regular slot. He is brilliant in a way no one else matches. But perhaps he doesn't want a regular full-time slot?? I would think because of his name, he might attract some Republicans, though not the right-wingers!

What about Jennifer Granholm at 9:00? I guess Elliot Spitzer is available as well but Granholm would be a better selection than he.

Ezra Klein would be a wonderful permanent addition; but somehow I don't think that is going to happen.

I like Bill Press too but I don't think they will give it to him.

WAIT A MINUTE -- HOW ABOUT BARNEY FRANK?????

Sam

[Samantha]

63. I would like to start a rumor -- BARNEY FRANK IS GETTING THE JOB! nt

I have never started a rumor before. It is great fun.

Sam

[StrayKat]

65. You picked a fun one to start.:) /nt

[fadedrose]

74. Keith Olberman might raise the ratings . . . nt

[Sheepshank]

76. Maybe he's trading places with Melissa Harris-Perry? n/t

[Chipper Chat]

77. I still don't understand the "Tweety-peat."

I am able to watch TV from 5 to 7 and again from 7 to 8. I have to miss Bashir and Rev AL and endure Tweety twice.