MSNBC Sets Postwar Programming (Nachman & Abrams Shows Cancelled)

TVWeek.com ^ | April 21, 2003

[Timesink]

Posted Monday, April 21

MSNBC Sets Postwar Programming

MSBNC has taken another step in its transition to postwar programming. The cable network declared that stand-alone shows hosted by legal correspondent Dan Abrams and editor-in-chief Jerry Nachman don't "make sense going forward."

In an internal e-mail, MSNBC President Erik Sorenson said both men would remain on-air contributors -- Mr. Abrams as a daytime anchor and correspondent on crime and legal stories and Mr. Nachman "as a kind of Eric Sevareid/Jeff Greenfield voice on media, politics and law enforcement stories and issues." Mr. Sorenson said the staffs of both shows are being redeployed to other shifts and shows.

The average weekday programming lineup is now divided between live news coverage produced by MSNBC's Newsforce team until 3 p.m., when the more opinionated hosts rule over programming that will bookend a total of four hours of newscasts anchored by Lester Holt.

The weekday lineup starting this week: From 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. Buchanan & Press, followed by Lester Holt Live (4 p.m. to 6 p.m.), a second hour of Buchanan & Press (6 p.m. to 7 p.m.), Hardball With Chris Matthews (7 p.m. to 8 p.m.), Countdown With Keith Olbermann (8 p.m. to 9 p.m.), Lester Holt (9 p.m. to 10 p.m.), Scarborough Country With Joe Scarborough (10 p.m. to 11 p.m.) and Lester Holt (11 p.m. to midnight).#

[Timesink]

Too bad; I really liked both those shows.

[mewzilla]

I liked Nachman's. Hope they had the decency to call him with this info.

[GraniteStateConservative]

Briefly they aired Hardball from 6:30-8. That was a good idea. If I got bored with what was being said during the panel discussion on FNC, I could watch Hardball.

[Warhead W-88]

I don't mind Lester Holt (I think he said one time that he was an ex military pilot...?), but honestly, does MSNBC think that Amercia is clamoring for four hours of Lester Holt daily?

Give the man some rest!

[MattMa]

What happened to the former Minnesota Gov. show?

[Warhead W-88]

I am aware of no documented outbreaks of "Lester Holt Fever."

[PhiKapMom]

I am just glad they picked up Joe Scarborough's show which is now named Scarborough Country. I have been watching him every night and is sure nice to have a Conservative Republican whose hero in the Administration is Rumsfeld on at 9:00 cdt!

What happened to Ventura's show? I thought he was supposed to be in the lineup shortly although I wouldn't watch anyways!

[The South Texan]

Not that I like the guy very much, but what happended to Jesse Ventura's show?

[martin_fierro]

I heard Pikachu was gonna get his own MSNBC show. <|:)~

[Timesink]

Not that I like the guy very much, but what happended to Jesse Ventura's show?

It's coming. I just read something a day or so ago saying it'll show up in the next couple of months.

[blackie]

Maybe Ventura will have weekend show like Savage.

[Wait4Truth]

Scarborough Country is the BEST show on MSNBC! How anybody can choose Greta over Joe is beyond me. If you watch Joe once, you will be hooked.

[smith288]

Savage's show makes me snoooze. I like his line of thinking but the radio show on TV is just boring.

[prairiebreeze]

Must we have a second hour of Puchannan and Press?

Prairie

[prairiebreeze]

the radio show on TV is just boring.

ditto that on Imus, IMO

Prairie

[JohnMac]

As long as they keep Natalie Morales, I don't care!

[blackie]

"Savage's show makes me snoooze. I like his line of thinking but the radio show on TV is just boring."

Maybe you should look at your attachment to snoozing and being bored. :):)

[majordivit]

The only issue that gets Buchanon animated right now is Israel. It's like showing a cross to Dracula. Almost any other issue Buchanon just gives his opinion but when the topic turns to Israel, hold on tight..as Buchanon tries to pop all his veins in his neck.

I enjoy Scarborough Country. I could do without that leftist
Olbermann.

[Rummyfan]

Re Savage ....... don't know if the format is that great. But on Saturday I watched the whole thing. It was great just to hear someone on television call Tim Robbins a putz and at one point Savage inadvertently gave the one-finger salute while recounting some anecdote about about a run-in with a Bay Area lib. Where else can you get that on TV these days? In some ways it's revolutionary!

[tkathy]

Lester Holt is nice for a few minutes while channel surfing.