MS NOW Announces Debut Dates, Show Titles For New Lineup

MS NOW will debut its new weekday lineup on June 15 with a slate of programming that includes a morning show featuring Stephanie Ruhle and a two-hour slot for Alicia Menendez.

The new titles mark a break from the “Reports” branding of the network’s MSNBC days, with shows titled Katy Tur Reports and Ana Cabrera Reports to emphasize the news-centric aspect of its daytime slate.

Breaking news is still the daytime focus, but Ruhle’s show will be called Money, Power, Politics with Stephanie Ruhle, with Patrick McMenamin as executive producer. The title reflects Ruhle’s role not just as anchor but the network’s senior business analyst. Airing from 9 a.m. ET to 11 a.m. ET, the show replaces the fourth hour of Morning Joe and Cabrera’s show. Cabrera has departed the network.

Menendez will move to the noon ET slot for a show titled On the Line with Alicia Menendez, with Marti Hause as executive producer. Her show will be followed at 2 p.m. ET with the retitled The Moment with Katy Tur, with Aaron Volkman continuing to serve as executive producer.

With Menendez’s move to daytime, Luke Russert will join Symone Sanders Townsend and Michael Steele on The Weeknight, airing at 7 p.m. ET, with Kyle Griffin as executive producer.

At 11 p.m., Ali Velshi anchors The 11th Hour with Ali Velshi, with Rebekah Dryden as executive producer.

All of the shows are based in New York except for The Weeknight, which is based in Washington, D.C.

Joining the schedule on weekends is Connect with Jacob Soboroff, airing from 10 a.m. ET to 1 p.m. ET on Saturdays and Sundays, and debuting on June 13. The show will be based in Los Angeles and Dina Moss will serve as executive producer.

Still to be announced is a debut date for the network’s 11 a.m. weekday show anchored by Peter Alexander, who announced his departure from NBC News in March.