Watched Rachel until Alex Wagner came on

[chillfactor]

then turned her off. Will not be watching that time slot Tuesday-Friday.

[DURHAM D]

1. I will be watching Tuesday thru Friday.

[elleng]

2. Ditto, as I usually do.

[onecaliberal]

3. Same. I would watch Velshi here and there but I will not watch Wagner.

[USALiberal]

43. +1000!

[hlthe2b]

4. Well, I wanted Velshi and still believe he deserved it.

She did "the Circus" (which I didn't have access to-- other than a couple of episodes) and apparently impressed a lot of people. But, Velshi more than earned it--filling in for literally EVERY other anchor whenever asked. I guess loyalty doesn't go very far on MSNBC.

I guess we shall see and I won't say I won't watch at all, but I am disappointed.

[Deuxcents]

8. Agree.. Velshi would be my preference

[yorkster]

9. This is the 2nd or 3rd time I've thought that Ali Velshi

was poorly treated by MSNBC. Maybe between lecturing and book tours, he wants it this way . But I feel as though this is a style over substance choice. Ali is one of the very best.

[FoxNewsSucks]

18. I really liked when he was paired with Stephanie Ruhle in the morning

Way better than having a fourth hour of morning joe.

[JoanofArgh]

12. Velshi was my pick as well.

[renate]

5. I'm looking forward to Alex Wagner's show

I’ll miss Ali Velshi but I think he likes being flexible as the hardest working man at MSNBC, and I like Alex Wagner.

To each their own!

Edit: Yikes! I’m an hour behind and I just saw a post saying she’s going to talk to both sides. I mean, that’s fine depending on who she has on her show but I like the “The Circus” Alex and don’t really want crazy GOPers to get any more air time than they already do.

[SergeStorms]

10. I'd expect her to...

call them on each and every lie they try to push. If she doesn't there's absolutely no reason to watch MSNBC in that time slot.

[PortTack]

22. Exactly..why is msnbc interested in giving the RWNJ air time. Absolutely no loyalty to their viewers

Quit watching!!

[USALiberal]

36. No!

[wackadoo wabbit]

6. Neither will I ... n/t

[aeromanKC]

7. Yep, CNN for variety for me

[gab13by13]

11. Mehdi Hasan would be the best,

but he doesn't toe the domestic oligarch line.

[OnDoutside]

23. Meh.

He has potential but bombastic presenters don't tend to last, unless they temper their rough edges.

[we can do it]

40. Gawd no

[ecstatic]

13. I probably won't tune in to Wagner either

I'm not a fan of bubbly personalities when it comes to political news shows. Rachel has the perfect mix of nerdy charisma and I actually learn stuff from watching her show (it's very adhd friendly, lol). However, for the most part I like hosts with an edge to them or if they're exceptionally good with analyzing current events and putting everything into context. It's possible that I might accidentally end up on Wagner's show and realize that there's very good content, and at that point I'd start watching. But my initial impression just based on what I've seen from her in the past is no.

[Rebl2]

15. Haven't

watched Wagner in years. Didn’t remember her having a bubbly personality. I don’t like bubbly personality when it comes to msnbc. Don’t mind on my local news, but not on national news.

[FoxNewsSucks]

17. Same here.

I didn't see her MSNBC show often, given the time it was on. But when I did, I liked it. I thought it was a mistake that they eliminated her while keeping the likes of Mrs Alan Greenspan. Same for Tamron Hall, her show was excellent.

I didn't see whatever show wagner has had since then, but I sure will give her new show a chance.

And I do agree with those who think Ali Velshi should get a prime timeslot for a show of his own. Along with Mehdi Hasan.

[PuraVidaDreamin]

14. I am going to give her a chance AND

She has Rachel's team keeping the information we receive at a stellar level!
Plus Rachel every Monday!

Keep an open mind folks.

[unitedwethrive]

19. Agreed

How can anyone make a judgement before the show even airs?

[Novara]

24. Right.

I'll definitely give the show a chance. That's the least anyone can do. Criticizing the entire show before the first episode even airs is nuts.

Y'all do know that Velshi has his own weekend morning show, right? Maybe you can record that and watch it later if you can't see it live?

[BlueIdaho]

16. I'll wait and see what Alex does with her shot at the brass ring.

For now it’s hers to win or lose.

[Samrob]

20. If we can't have Ali Velshi, my choice is Soledad O'Brien. nt

[budkin]

21. Stop watching cable news

Its awful.

[USALiberal]

37. Lol

[PCIntern]

25. My guess is that Velshi wants this role....

I don’t believe that the suits over at MSNBC don’t understand his appeal. I could well be wrong, but I think he relishes the scattershot nature of his appearances. If I remember correctly, his wife works here in Philadelphia And they have probably a complex travel and social arrangement.

Then again I could be entirely wrong and they are dissing him which would be a terrible shame because he is extremely bright and competent as well as engaging.

[Emile]

26. I think Ari Melber would have been a better choice

for that time slot.

[Paladin]

29. You prefer the non-stop rap music references later at night, do you? (nt)

[Emile]

30. No idea what you are talking about.

Ari has a great show, but in a bad time a lot.

[Paladin]

31. Enjoy Snoop on Ari's show tonight. (nt)

[Emile]

34. I like Snoop Dog.

[Paladin]

35. I like him too. That doesn't mean I want political advice from him.

I feel the same way about country-western singers, and the string section of the New York Philharmonic. When I tune into MSNBC or CNN, I want to see and hear political and legal experts, not musicians. Ari Melber's constant groupie fixation on rap artists used to be a mere distraction---now it's an embarrassment. I offer tonight's show as Exhibit "A."

[USALiberal]

42. I'm sure the MSNBC team knows what they are doing. Nt

[kentuck]

27. What's wrong with Alex??

Good grief!

[Caliman73]

33. Oh you didn't hear?

She said that she was going to present "both sides" of the political landscape, though actually, she never said that.

This is what Wagner is trying to do with her show, in her own words from an interview:

“I spend a lot of time in the field, and I hope to bring that experience and some of that DNA to the show. I cut my teeth in cultural journalism, and so I hope our show would have space for voices outside the political mainframe, whether those are authors or directors or poets. I hope we can find some space to have a different cross-section of voices, not just because I think that’s interesting to me, but I think that that’s important in these times. We try and better understand where we are as a country and how we’ve gotten here.”

[USALiberal]

38. I agree, she is fine! Nt

[USALiberal]

41. Nothing, not sure why posters are so upset.

[themaguffin]

28. Care to elaborate? This isn't FB. No need for vague posts.

[Demsrule86]

32. I won't watch because she said she will present both sides...I am not interested.

in another show that gives air time to MAGA central... a dreadful idea MSNBC.

[USALiberal]

39. I am sure she will survive!