MS NOW Reveals New Slate of Programming Including New Shows for Stephanie Ruhl, Jacob Soboroff, Katy Tur
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MS NOW Reveals New Slate of Programming  Including New Shows for Stephanie Ruhl, Jacob Soboroff, Katy Tur
"Ruhle will move from late night to mornings with Money, Power, Politics with Stephanie Ruhle, airing weekdays from 9 to 11 a.m. ET, and will retain elements of The 11th Hour, including its Nightcap round table. Patrick McMenamin will executive produce."
"Menendez will anchor On the Line from noon to 2 p.m. ET, which will focus on national politics and the coming election season, while Tur, who has been with the network since 2017, will take over the 2 to 4 p.m. ET block with The Moment with Katy Tur, aimed at unpacking the day's political and national stories."
"At 7 p.m., Luke Russert will now join Symone Sanders Townsend and Michael Steele as co-anchor of The Weeknight. Russert, a former Capitol Hill reporter, has previously filled in on the program. Later in the evenings, Velshi will take over as host of The 11th Hour from Ruhle while continuing as the network's chief data reporter for election nights."
"Connect with Jacob Soboroff will air Saturdays and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. ET, marking MS NOW's first Los Angeles-based show. Meanwhile, Morning Joe will return to a three-hour time slot in the early mornings, airing from 6 to 9 a.m. ET. In a memo sharing the changes, Greg Krodick, MS NOW's senior vice president for programming, noted the network's fifth consecutive month of year-over-year growth and added that weekday primetime was averaging more than 1.5 million viewers."
MS NOW is updating its weekday and weekend schedules with new programming and host assignments aimed at the midterm election cycle. The weekday lineup begins June 15, while weekend changes start June 13. Stephanie Ruhle moves to mornings with Money, Power, Politics with Stephanie Ruhle from 9 to 11 a.m. ET, retaining elements of The 11th Hour through its Nightcap round table. Alicia Menendez anchors On the Line from noon to 2 p.m. ET, focusing on national politics and the election season. Katy Tur hosts The Moment with Katy Tur from 2 to 4 p.m. ET. Luke Russert joins Symone Sanders Townsend and Michael Steele as co-anchor of The Weeknight at 7 p.m. Ali Velshi takes over The 11th Hour later in the evening while continuing as chief data reporter for election nights. Jacob Soboroff hosts Connect with Jacob Soboroff on Saturdays and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. ET, the network’s first Los Angeles-based show. Morning Joe returns from 6 to 9 a.m. ET. The changes follow MS NOW’s new parent company VERSANT and are paired with reported growth across platforms and strong weekday primetime viewership.
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