Suspension doesn’t even start until April 16th.
Which means his first day back will be April 30. I'm sure it will get a good deal of coverage, Just in time for May sweeps. Instead of a mediocre showing under threats of boycott, they'll have a big media event and a surge in ratings just in time to log the ratings that will set ad rates for the rest of the year.
This is a coup for MSNBC, and probably for Imus' bottom line, too. Sharpton's playing checkers and they're playing chess.