Jeff Shell, who will succeed Burke, has been on a listening tour at NBCUniversal, taking temperatures at both NBC News and MSNBC. Looming over all the internal speculation is what will happen with Lack and NBC News President Noah Oppenheim after Steve Burke-a supporter of both-leaves as chairman of NBCUniversal in August. Velshi, who currently hosts several hours of weekday programming, is moving to his weekend show in a matter of weeks, so it’s expected that some of these changes will be accomplished sooner rather than later. and David Gura (Joy Reid’s former lead-in) has taken over from 2 to 4. Alex Witt is expected to continue at noon to 2 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday show, which draws a healthy viewership and is seen as the anchor of the network’s weekend programming. On the weekends, changes are expected in the schedule prior to Joy-Ann Reid’s 10 a.m. MSNBC recruited Joshua Johnson from NPR late last year for an anchor role he’s expected to eventually join the weekday lineup as well. slot, which will be vacated when anchor Ali Velshi moves into a new weekend role. host Katy Tur, have also been floated for the 3 p.m. to meet with the Meet the Press staff to discuss the team’s weekend show and various other projects, including the show’s podcast and a possible role on NBC’s forthcoming streaming platform. One source told The Daily Beast that NBC News and MSNBC Chairman Andy Lack recently traveled to D.C.
Others said that some of the show’s staffers were less than thrilled by the scheduling demands of an earlier time slot. Several sources inside NBC cited the perception that his new slot would hurt him with an even bigger dip for any program that airs after the successful Morning Joe franchise.
However, Todd is said to be resisting such a move. anchor, Stephanie Ruhle, could move to 3 p.m., where her financial expertise would mesh well with the market closings. show-there has been talk of switching Todd to 9 a.m., as Page Six first reported. With the lackluster performance of Todd’s MTP Daily at 5 p.m.-“a hammock,” as one insider put it, between the robust ratings of Nicolle Wallace’s 4 p.m. “We are well aware Zucker is also pursuing him, as are a number of the networks.”Īt 30 Rock, much of the tinkering is focused on the daytime schedule. “It’s unclear what slot he would take, but we’d want him in prime-time,” an MSNBC insider told The Daily Beast. Smith has had conversations with MSNBC President Phil Griffin about a potential gig when his non-compete clause expires, although his price tag is expected to be considerable for any interested network. One of those is new blood in the form of Smith, who abruptly quit Fox News late last year after on-air skirmishes with Tucker Carlson and other prime-time hosts. Sources at the network cautioned that a new look for the lineup is still up in the air, but brass have been batting around several options. The goal of any reshuffle would be to shed ratings dead weight in the lead-up to the election. MSNBC talent and staffers are bracing for a major 2020 shakeup amid discussion of moving ratings-challenged Chuck Todd to a morning slot and execs talking with Fox News escapee Shepard Smith.
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