Soon it really will be the Rachel Maddow Network. Via Hollywood Reporter:
MSNBC is moving reverend and talk-show host Al Sharpton’s PoliticsNation to Sundays, network president Phil Griffin said in a memo on Wednesday. Its last weekday airing will be on Sept. 4.
“After four terrific years — or as Reverend Sharpton said, ‘a full first term’ — PoliticsNation is ready for its next chapter. Beginning on Sunday, October 4, the show will move to Sunday mornings at 8:00 am,” Griffin wrote.
The show has aired at 6 pm ET on weekdays and will now move from five days a week to one day a week.
“I want to congratulate Al and his team. For four years they have done a terrific job bringing his voice and a big spotlight to issues of justice, civil rights and equality. And as many of you know, The Rev never missed a show. I’m looking forward to seeing what he can do with a Sunday morning newsmaker program.”
Sharpton tweeted: “That new Politics Nation w/ Al Sharpton will premiere on my birthday weekend. I am honored with now being a Sunday Morning TV host, Great!!”
The one-hour Politics Nation began airing on MSNBC in August 2011. It will air its first Sunday edition Oct. 4 at 8 a.m.
The Rev’s demotion — 8 a.m. on Sunday morning is a consolation prize if ever I’ve seen one — follows the involuntary departure of Alex Wagner, Ed Schultz, Touré, and several other MSNBC personalities. At this point, Rachel Maddow and Chris Hayes are looking at 12-hour shifts.
But at least those two can read the teleprompter:
