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In the latest sign of MSNBC's reinvention, polarizing talk show host Al Sharpton is being moved from a prime five-day-a-week show to once-a-week.
Sharpton will give up his 6 p.m. hour on weeknights on September 4, and he'll take over the 8 a.m. Sunday hour a month later.
The move comes as MSNBC steers away from provocative progressive talk and emphasizes more straightforward news programming.
Sharpton is provocative, for sure. He is one of the country's foremost civil rights activists, and his reputation has been burnished by "PoliticsNation," his weeknight show that started in 2011.
But the show, like much of the rest of MSNBC, struggled to compete in the daily ratings race with Fox News and CNN.
As executives at MSNBC's parent company, Comcast-owned NBCUniversal, have prepared a reboot of the cable news channel, they concluded that Sharpton's political commentary didn't fit.
He'll initially be replaced by an hour of news coverage called "MSNBC Live."
MSNBC did the same thing earlier this summer when it canceled its 3 p.m, 4 p.m. and 5 p.m. political talk shows. "MSNBC Live" is seen as a placeholder until new programs are installed.
http://www.local10.com/news/money/msnbc-bumps-al-sharpton-to-sunday-morning/34938462
Sherman A1
(38,958 posts)don't watch any of the cable news talking heads and it makes no difference what time slots they have or don't have.
Buns_of_Fire
(17,178 posts)My recommendations:
3-4: Donald
4-5: The Trump Show
5-7: Evening Don (with co-host Sparklemoose)
In for a penny, in for a pound. Go for it, Comcast!
newfie11
(8,159 posts)It's Free Speech TV for me. Thom Hartman is very informative.
kelliekat44
(7,759 posts)That really makes a lot of sense.
Lee-Lee
(6,324 posts)By replacing Reverand Sharptons show with one hour of Donald Trump in blackface every day.
SoCalDem
(103,856 posts)it's painful to watch him desperately trying to pronounce guests' names & read a teleprompter..
He needs an unscripted free for all show..maybe his new one will be like that
MSNBC used to be on most of the time in our house, but now I only watch Chris & Rachel..