who will be doing face the nation then?

Then hearing them talk about how innovative they are for having a woman on.

I got tired of Ed talking about the sky falling all the time. Maybe the sky is falling but I need a break from that. A little levity perhaps. I hope they bring back Olbermann.

How liberal of them...

I enjoy Alex...the Cycle has gotten a little shallow, Ed is about the only one with any interest in issues
affecting the working classes....

So now, I don't have to tune in to MSNBC in the afternoon.
Tweety...well, what's with that ad about the Supreme Court "understanding" American values...he's all poetic about the gay marriage thing, the healthcare ruling...but he seems to forget what the SC has done to voting rights, etc. etc.

Seems like we won't have that much "liberal" talk to listen to anymore on MSNBC!

wanted to improve ratings....what a sorry ass decision this is....

Love ED - Chris Hayes..Rachel of course and Lawrence..but I have shut it down until May 2016...my DTV is on vaca mode - so I have Netflix and Milk Music...enough to last for a long time...I so enjoy DU....I would rather hear DU opinions than pundits anyday...

Chuckie.????.What are they thinking - I'm beginning to think Chuckie has a scoop on msnbc and is holding them hostage...LOL - How could they possibly be thinking that the toad will improve ratings...give me a break!!! - Unless...corp. masters say so...here we go leaning further to the right...and being dictated to ..more and more like FOX......

A loser that's Chuck Todd. Same for Scarborough. What a boring male chauvinist show. It's embarrassing to watch Scarborough scowl and dominate the show.

Can't remember where I heard that, but I think he said he would be too constrained on TV and he wouldn't be able to continue with TYT if he did the TV show.

keep him on weeknights, prime- I'm done with MSNBC. Ed's the most populist host of all, covering workers issues, Wisconsin, the TPP, Bernie Sanders and guests like Mike Papantonio the lawyer, activist from 'Ring of Fire' radio and other much needed voices.

I agree with everything you posted.

msnbc . What is management thinking??? Replace whoever is making these god awful decision

On a brighter note: Sounds like they may be in negotiations right now!

He was the face of the franchise, so to speak. They haven't really had a solid leading personality since he left.

So I'm happy to hear this.

I would've thought that Brian Williams would take over any news program. Where is he going to fit in? I like Ed, though Olbermann always drove me a a bit bonkers at times. I really don't see him coming back, but stranger things have happened. Who would have ever thought Rev Al would have a show back in the day?

...he will be brought in to anchors special news stories.

have the zing that her radio show had.

I have not turned on MSNBC for years now.

see Joe Scarborough early in the morning or anytime for that matter of fact. And, it's endless commercials.

Tuesday, July 21

"Only The Ed Show Devoted Significant Coverage To The TPP. During the same 18-month period, CNN and Fox News each mentioned the TPP during two broadcasts. MSNBC's The Ed Show discussed the trade agreement on 71 broadcasts, but the TPP was mentioned on the network's other evening programming only twice (once by host Ed Schultz during coverage of the president's State of the Union speech and a passing mention by All In host Chris Hayes)."

http://mediamatters.org/research/2015/02/04/study-tv-news-shows-largely-ignore-historic-tra/202403j

Ed was just about the only one to address the TPP for a very, very long time. He did give it visibility quite a bit, but no one else really did over time (even at MSNBC).

This was over an 18-month period ending 1/31/15. Not sure if there's updated information that covers through the passage of Fast Track.

It's no wonder his ratings weren't wonderful. The time slot is weird with most people not even home to watch it if they wanted to. I'll miss Alex Wagner, too. The Cycle, not so much. But Chuck Todd? Are they nuts?

8 pm Eastern is on at 5 pm Pacific. Many other cable outlets have more than one feed, so 8 pm is 8pm, prime time is prime time. People understandably see the slot as it relates to where they live, but with MSNBC a great time slot for me is a bad one for the other region. Here, Ed is 2 pm, Al is 3 pm. By the time the West is in 'prime time' the East is going to bed, watching late night talk and that sort of thing.

This makes it harder for MSNBC to eek out the numbers.

Even though they declared her cancer free in 2013, ovarian cancer is one of those cancers that often returns. It's rarely discovered in Stage 1. Stage 2 & 3's 5 year survival rates are 75% and 50% respectively. I certainly hope she is still cancer free, but having lost a close friend to this, I'm concerned.

Ed still has his radio show.

$$$$$'s wherever that can be found, and lineups will change. They are not dedicated friends of the left IMO, they are MSM and $$$$'s first. And look at the parent company! Comcast! UGH!

No where on tee vee for a reason: don't want proles to organize.

great legacy across the country in many ways. If I was anywhere near Madison, I would be there.

Will save me a whole slew of money.

They are probably upset about a few things Ed has done. His support of the protestors in WI, his support of Bernie, he has blown up a couple of times when he was forced to have some R talking head on and they did nothing but lie.

They want to go to a regular news programing then they need to find themselves a Walter Cronkite and they do not have one. Chuck Toad?

I just emailed Krystal to see what's up with the Cycle. I hope they find a way to keep her, Abby, Touré and Ari on in some other capacity.

when Walker began his attack on us, and he is still a solid ally. He even switched his allegiance to the Packers because they are publicly owned. He has fought everyday for years in support of American workers. He may be a bit rough around the edges, but he's the real deal and he's the only reason I turn on MSNBC during the daytime. I must admit I like Alex and Thomas Roberts too, but I don't specifically turn them on like I do for Ed.

I cannot stomach Chuck Todd and will not watch a minute of his show. I do hope they keep Ed on somewhere in a slot that he enjoys. He almost single-handedly let people know what Walker and his mafia were doing in Wisconsin and I feel a need to support him.

He also supported the Keystone pipeline until people like me started squawking. He did some research and came back vehemently against it and could clearly explain why.

Finally, he has been against TPP with the same gusto, going to the mat for workers and unions, which he argues TPP would hurt.
He's a good man.