2016 Postmortem

brooklynite

(94,598 posts) Tue Aug 16, 2016, 12:27 AM Aug 2016

MSNBC eyeing 11 p.m. time slot for Brian Williams through Election Day

CNN

Brian Williams is expected to get his own time slot on MSNBC between Labor Day and Election Day, according to sources with knowledge of the plan.

According to the plan, Williams will anchor a special 11 p.m. program wrapping up the day's campaign news, the sources said.

The plan is subject to change until the scheduling move is officially announced. But the Williams program has been under consideration for weeks inside MSNBC.

One of the sources said it will be a half hour show, with MSNBC's usual replays of prime time programming picking up at 11:30 p.m.

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MSNBC eyeing 11 p.m. time slot for Brian Williams through Election Day (Original Post) brooklynite Aug 2016 OP

Will he know it's 11 p.m.? bucolic_frolic Aug 2016 #1

30 minutes seems a little thin. madaboutharry Aug 2016 #2

Good. He screwed up but I like him and am glad he's getting a second chance. nolabear Aug 2016 #3

to be fair.. annabanana Aug 2016 #8

30 minutes would throw off their whole schedule. Should be an hour. Explains why they have been TeamPooka Aug 2016 #4

Joy Reid would also be good fit for a nightly show n/t GoDawgs Aug 2016 #5

She had an early show MFM008 Aug 2016 #6

I wish it was HER instead of Steve Kornacki subbing annabanana Aug 2016 #9

I love Joy Reid. Demsrule86 Aug 2016 #11

I can't stand Brian Williams. nt Demsrule86 Aug 2016 #7

^^^THIS^^^ COLGATE4 Aug 2016 #10

bucolic_frolic

(43,187 posts)

1. Will he know it's 11 p.m.?

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Tue Aug 16, 2016, 12:47 AM

Aug 2016

madaboutharry

(40,212 posts)

2. 30 minutes seems a little thin.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Tue Aug 16, 2016, 12:50 AM

Aug 2016

But it seems like a good idea. Brian Williams leaves me a little cold, but he does have good chemistry with Rachel when they work together.

nolabear

(41,987 posts)

3. Good. He screwed up but I like him and am glad he's getting a second chance.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Tue Aug 16, 2016, 12:53 AM

Aug 2016

annabanana

(52,791 posts)

8. to be fair..

Reply to nolabear (Reply #3)

Tue Aug 16, 2016, 06:33 AM

Aug 2016

His screw up was loose talk about how brave he was on a late night talk show.. Pretty male-standard exaggeration for the sake of a good tale. I personally think his exile was overkill.