Brian Williams may score top time slot after late-night ratings success

[mfcorey1]

Brian Williams could come back from TV news exile, Page Six is told.

The anchor was booted from the “NBC Nightly News” in 2015 after it was revealed that he’d embellished some stories with fictional details — and sent to the relative Siberia of 11 p.m. on sister station MSNBC.

But despite his tarnished reputation and graveyard-adjacent time slot, Williams has made his “11th Hour With Brian Williams” show a legit hit, beating CNN and Fox News for three months straight.

Now 30 Rock insiders say Williams could move to a more prominent time slot, possibly replacing vet Chris Matthews at 7 p.m.

https://pagesix.com/2019/02/28/brian-williams-may-score-top-time-slot-after-late-night-rating-success/

[Vinca]

1. That would be fine. Stick Tweety at 11 p.m. when I'm in bed. LOL.

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

2. Replacing Tweety would be fine. Just leave everyone else alone.

I was especially concerned they'd stick Williams into Chris Hayes' slot, trying to play off Rachel's strong ratings. Or move him up into Lawrence O'Donnell's slot. No matter how much his ratings have improved, Williams is still a pretty face. Lawrence has experience actually working in the Senate that he can -- and does -- draw on.

As far as Matthews is concerned:

[samnsara]

3. I usually turn off the news at Brian... I like Chris!

[displacedtexan]

10. That's when I turn to Don Lemon on CNN.

He's the only one I watch on CNN.

Trump hates Don Lemon with a purple passion.

[Ninga]

4. Tweety sick? He's not been on this entire week. There was a DU discussion yesterday

Wondering about his health.

[HipChick]

7. He's on vacation ..but he did say he was going to retire after 2016 election...

[Zoonart]

5. Let's see what happens to his ratings when he is not following

Rachel and Lawrence. I generally turn him off. He is usually just rehashing everything else that I have heard and does not have much to add.

On the other hand... I find Chris Matthews insufferable, because he is so rude to his guests and he never lets them finish a thought. JMHO

[FakeNoose]

9. Yes, following Rachel and Lawrence is a big reason for his success

I think he's a better host than Chris Matthews, so I want Brian to stay on. But his success at 11 p.m. doesn't mean it will automatically translate to success at 7 p.m. Personally I'd like to see Joy Reid at that time slot. I think she'd be great, and more liberal/progressive than Williams.

[Gothmog]

6. I enjoy the 11th Hour

I would prefer Williams over Tweety

[jcgoldie]

8. I like Williams ok, if he gets promoted I hope Joy gets the 11th hour....

And Tweety grates on me because he asks questions and never listens to answers, but I think his heart is in the right place hope his health problems aren't serious.

[lame54]

11. With Trump stories - no need to embellish...

If anything they are under-reported