Greta Van Susteren, who joined MSNBC six months ago, is out at the liberal network. Van Susteren tweeted about it this afternoon: I am out at MSNBC – — Greta Van Susteren (@greta) June 29, 2017 “MSNBC and Greta Van Susteren have decided to part ways. Greta is a well-regarded television veteran and one of […]
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In an interview with The Hill’s Joe Concha, MSNBC president Phil Griffin joked that he wished that MSNBC would get the same treatment from Donald Trump that CNN receives. “I wish he called us out once in awhile because it’s like a promo for CNN all the time,” Griffin joked. “But look, all I know […]
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MSNBC, which spent years crafting an image as a left-leaning alternative to Fox News and at one time labeled itself as the “Lean Forward” network, has found new life after a major programming shake-up. They are now poised to launch an ad stating that maybe they have gone too far to the right. The ad […]
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The New York Post is reporting that MSNBC may be ready to dump its longtime president, Phil Griffin, in favor of new daytime boss Janelle Rodriguez. If Griffin is fired, it would represent quite a reversal of fortune. Just a few years ago, MSNBC was riding high as it overtook CNN for second place in the […]
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MSNBC and Melissa Harris-Perry have parted company after the race-baiting host fired off an angry email about her show being pre-empted over the last two weeks. Harris-Perry had apparently been complaining about the pre-emptions with MSNBC brass. But her refusal to appear on her show on Saturday, coupled with an email she sent to her […]
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MSNBC ‘s ratings woes continued in May with the liberal cable network recording double-digit losses in all major categories. The network was down 14 percent among total viewers for both total day and primetime. In the key A25-54 demo, which is closely watched by advertisers, MSNBC was down 18 percent in total day and 19 […]
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MSNBC, which has been struggling in the ratings for the last two years and has recently been hitting new 10-year lows, may finally be getting the attention it needs from NBC News. According to Mediaite, new NBC News president Andrew Lack is beginning to take an active role at the left-leaning cable news network. He […]
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MSNBC, the liberal cable news network that only a few years ago was cocky enough to predict it would overtake Fox News by 2014, lost more ground in April as its monthly ratings hit a low not seen since May 2005. The network did manage to claim the No. 2 spot in total primetime viewers […]
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MSNBC’s ratings took another nosedive in the first quarter of 2015, with total daytime viewership down 39 percent and primetime down 45 percent in the key demo compared to the same period a year ago. This represented MSNBC’s lowest quarterly demo viewership in both categories since the second quarter of 2005, and the lowest quarterly […]
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NBCUniversal CEO Steve Burke is betting that the hiring of former NBC News president Andy Lack can reverse the news division’s sliding fortunes and return it to the same level of success it achieved during Lack’s initial tenure. He will serve as the chairman for both NBC News and MSNBC. Lack’s previous stint at NBC […]
Continue Reading6/29/2017 - MSNBC Dumps Greta Van Susteren After Just Six Months
3/3/2017 - MSNBC President Wants Trump to Call Out Liberal Network
6/3/2016 - MSNBC to Launch “Lean Right” Ad
3/21/2016 - New York Post: MSNBC President Phil Griffin’s Days Are Numbered
2/29/2016 - MSNBC Fires Race-Baiting Host Melissa Harris-Perry
6/3/2015 - Liberal Woes: MSNBC Ratings Down Double Digits in May
5/5/2015 - Report: New NBC News President Reevaluating MSNBC Programming
4/29/2015 - April Showers: MSNBC Ratings Lowest in Almost Ten Years
4/1/2015 - MSNBC First-Quarter Ratings Collapse, Maddow Hits All-Time Low
3/7/2015 - Andy Lack Returns to NBC—Can Couric Be Far Behind?
2/25/2015 - MSNBC’s Ratings Plunge Again in February
2/20/2015 - MSNBC Cancels Ratings-Challenged Ronan Farrow, Joy Reid Shows
2/3/2015 - Morning Joe Flops in Primetime Experiment
1/9/2015 - Fox News’ Roger Ailes Praises Staff—Urges Them to Maintain Commitment
1/2/2015 - No Unlucky Number as Fox News Remains Top Cable News Network for 13th Consecutive Year
12/30/2014 - MSNBC President Phil Griffin Admits 2014 Was a “Difficult Year” for the Network
12/15/2014 - MSNBC May Look to Sports to Boost Ratings
12/4/2014 - MSNBC Ratings Down Sharply in November
10/14/2014 - MSNBC President Phil Griffin Blames Washington Dysfunction for Low Ratings
10/2/2014 - MSNBC President Phil Griffin Says Network Has Had a “Tough Stretch” as Ratings Sink to 7-Year Low
1/31/2014 - MSNBC apologizes for offensive Cheerios Ad Tweet
1/30/2014 - MSNBC President Phil Griffin: We’ve Never Had an Ideology—Just a “Progressive Sensibility”
1/16/2014 - MSNBC President Phil Griffin: Anchor Controversies Didn’t Hurt Network
10/17/2013 - MSNBC President Phil Griffin Calls Chris Matthews a “National Treasure”
10/15/2013 - MSNBC President Doesn’t Believe Megyn Kelly’s Ratings
8/28/2013 - MSNBC’s Chris Hayes Admits His Ratings Have Been “Bad”
8/2/2013 - MSNBC President Says Ratings Dip is Short-Lived
7/31/2013 - MSNBC Still Singing the Ratings Blues
6/4/2013 - MSNBC President Phil Griffin: We’re “Not the Place” For Breaking News
5/31/2013 - May Day! MSNBC Ratings Sink To a Six-Year Low
3/26/2013 - MSNBC President Phil Griffin: We Can Beat Fox By 2014
3/14/2013 - Demoted: MSNBC’s Ed Schultz Moving to Weekends
12/28/2012 - MSNBC President Calls Chris Matthews a “Statesman”
11/23/2012 - MSNBC President Phil Griffin: “We Are Not Pro-Obama”
9/13/2012 - MSNBC President Says Network Praises Republicans While Fox Never Praises Democrat
8/17/2012 - CNN Promises Unbiased Convention Coverage—MSNBC President Calls CNN “Desperate”
2/27/2012 - MSNBC President: “I Want MSNBC to Reflect America in the 21st Century, Not the America of the 1940s.”
2/22/2012 - Chris Matthews: “Lean Forward Has Been a Winner for Us” [Video]
2/21/2012 - MSNBC President Predicts Future Success for Ed Schultz Despite Ratings Challenges
8/23/2011 - Rev. Al Gets A Job at MSNBC
8/3/2011 - MSNBC President: “We’re Beginning to Chip Away at Fox News”
7/15/2011 - MSNBC President: “We’re Not As Biased As Fox News”
6/20/2011 - Olbermann Aims Low By Targeting MSNBC
3/30/2011 - MSNBC’s Griffin: ‘We’re Setting Our Sights on Fox’
