Ed Schultz Moves Back To Weekdays, Takes Chris Matthews' 5 PM Slot

[onehandle]

Source: Huffington Post



Ed Schultz is moving back to weekdays, and taking one of Chris Matthews' time slots, MSNBC said Monday.

Schultz will take over the 5 PM slot Mondays through Fridays, starting August 26th. Matthews, whose "Hardball" aired at both 5 and 7 PM, will now air solely at 7.

TV Newser and The Hollywood Reporter both reported the news.

The move represents something of a triumphant return from the wilderness for Schultz. He moved to the relative desert of weekend afternoons back in May; now, he will not only be returning to weekdays, but kicking off MSNBC's prime time lineup every night.

Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/19/ed-schultz-weekdays-chris-matthews-msnbc-chris-hayes_n_3780084.html

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Fantastic News!!!

[valerief]

1. K&R

[Fantastic Anarchist]

2. Good News! nt

[Plucketeer]

3. This is great news!

Tweety has NEVER been a resident of our DVR, but said unit HAS been missing Ed - especially since TYT is gone from Current.

[classof56]

23. +1

YAY!

[BlueToTheBone]

4. Finally, break that spittle strangle hold on the evening

news.

[montanacowboy]

5. FANTASTIC NEWS

I LOVE BIG EDDIE - SEND MATTHEWS TO HIS PRE ORDAINED SPOT

[gordianot]

6. Could it be a concern about ratings? This is good news.

[all american girl]

7. AWESOME!!!!!!

[ctsnowman]

8. K & R

[Iliyah]

9. YIPPEE!

Talk plently s*** to those nutso RWers!!!!!

[broiles]

10. Now move Chris Hayes back to weekends.

I really enjoyed UP with Chris Hayes, All In not so much and please somebody tell me why he named his show after the title of Paula Broadwell's book.

[protect our future]

21. I don't know about the title of the show,

but I think Chris Hayes is terrific. I hope his show lasts until he adjusts to the new time slot and viewers begin to see him as I do. What a quick thinker he is, and I enjoy how he packs so many ideas and thoughts into just a few moments of fast talking.

I am so happy Ed is back. There is room for his show and room for Chris Hayes' new show as well. Both Ed and Chris do a great job.

[classof56]

24. +1111

Couldn't agree more!

[mountain grammy]

27. Agree! good, common sense, fact based reporting and commenting..

Love them both, and Rachel too. Chris Matthews? He's ok, but just.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

68. Switch out Chris Hayes. Agreed. Move him to the weekends. He's so utterly boring. Or...

Trade Chris and Larry O.

[alp227]

11. So will he still do his weekend show, or who will replace him there?

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And good luck with only 2 hours of show prep between the radio and TV shows!

[stopbush]

33. They'll probably try out another of their young guns.

Maybe Joy Reid.

[Judi Lynn]

58. Hope so. She is terrific. n/t

[calimary]

73. Now THAT would be a good idea, too!

I've been impressed with her for a long time! I see her filling in as host from time to time - I hope they're getting her warmed up for a show of her own. She's really terrific!!!!! Quick-witted, brilliant, and killer points she makes, especially in debates with adversarials and other assorted CONs.

[sheshe2]

12. K&R!

[protect our future]

13. I'm happy Ed is back and glad his supporters

will be able to enjoy his show every day. What Ed has done for the Democratic Party should have been rewarded, and instead he was demoted.

I'm a Chris Hayes fan, too. I wonder how many people have been boycotting his show because of the decision to drop Ed in favor of the new show for Chris. I hope the boycott is now over.

I think both Ed and Chris have a lot to offer and it is my hope that Chris' show will be around for years. Then I hope Chris runs for office. I think he is pretty amazing.

[George II]

43. He wasn't demoted, he asked for reduced hours to care for his wife.

[question everything]

76. Hope is wife is doning well now (nt)

[leftynyc]

14. Great news

Has he mentioned how his wife is doing?

[xxqqqzme]

77. Recently Ed mentioned his

wife had an all clear after her check up. I think he said she's been cancer free for a year.

Has it been that long? I'm losing track of time it seems.

[leftynyc]

78. Even better news

That's wonderful.

[bravenak]

15. Yay!!!!!!

They should have done this in the first place. And let Tweety take over Meet the Press. I can't stand chimp-face Gregory.

[RKP5637]

17. Tweety would be great for Meet the Press. I hope we're not stuck with Gregory for eternity. n/t

[bravenak]

18. I'm tired of him kissing up to every right winger he has on.

Every time I watch I send a complaint to NBC and msnbc. I can't help myself.

[RKP5637]

19. When he took it over was when I stopped watching MTP. n/t

[stopbush]

31. Matthews is 68 years old, probably too old for NBC to put in the MTP spot

as they seem hell-bent on hiring younger people as on-air talent. They seem to have these long-term plans for people, not that their shows last more than a few years.

Of course, even if Matthews were to die suddenly, it wouldn't necessarily stop him from talking and interrupting guests.

[bravenak]

36. Omg!

"Of course, even if Matthews were to die suddenly, it wouldn't necessarily stop him from talking and interrupting guests."
Sooooo true! At least they won't have to duck the spittle anymore.
Rachel can do mtp or bring back my Olbermann! I want Keith! Now! ( spittle flys from my lips)
Unfortunately they'll give the job to someone like Lindsay Graham.

[mzmolly]

35. Hear Hear!

Chris would be an excellent MTP host.

[George II]

44. I watched Meet the Press for decades, stopped a week after Gregory took over

[bravenak]

46. I only watch occasionally.

I call it the John McCain and Lindsay Graham show.

[RKP5637]

16. Excellent for Ed!!! If Chris quit interrupting his guests, one hour is all Chris needs. n/t

[JaneQPublic]

38. Tweety should just abandon the whole "Hardball" interview model

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In fact, he would be much more watchable if he cut way down on the number of guests and just expressed his own opinions for most of the show, which is what he's dying to do every day.

The current Tweety format is terribly frustrating for viewers who actually want to hear the tail end of sentences from the guests.

[Plucketeer]

80. What you said...

"The current Tweety format is terribly frustrating for viewers who actually want to hear the tail end of sentences from the guests."

I don't watch Tweety for that very reason. The guy is SO damned rude - rude to the guests and rude to the viewers.

[Paladin]

20. More Ed and less Chris "have I mentioned my book about JFK" Matthews? Suits me. (nt)

[TeamPooka]

22. Victory!

[JEB]

25. Vast improvement.

[mountain grammy]

26. Ed is back, Chris Hayes and Rachel still in place..

I'm a happy woman!

[protect our future]

29. Me too!

[VanillaRhapsody]

28. Now we're talking....Go Big Ed..

I was getting fairly sick of Smerconish by the way!

[bigdarryl]

50. Bald headed is a former rethug who now claims to be a Independent

He said the Republican Party left him.

[stopbush]

30. This is weird. I watched Ed yesterday and came over to DU with the intention of starting a thread

discussing whether MSNBC had made the right move in promoting Chris Hayes to Ed's old prime-time slot and relegating Ed to weekends (a move I saw as a demotion), but I got sidetracked reading other articles and never got around to it.

Not surprised MSNBC made this move.

Welcome back, Ed!!

[George II]

45. Again, Schultz ASKED to go to weekends to cut down on his hours

[thecrow]

52. His wife was very ill for a long time.

I am hoping his return to a daily show means she is better now.

[stopbush]

63. That's the first time I've heard that. Do you have a source for that comment?

[George II]

65. I don't think he made much of a thing about the fact that his wife had ovarian cancer!

[stopbush]

66. That's not proof that he asked to go to weekends.

When the change came up a few months ago he never said he had asked for the change. He said that he was accepting his new assignment with excitement. But he never said he asked to go to fewer hours.

[George II]

70. You need to read up on what happened, I'm not going to argue about this stupidity

[Garion_55]

32. i would have put him on at noon

moved alex up to 5pm.

[mzmolly]

34. Wooo Hooooo!

to Ed!

Psssst. >>> http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=3333198

[SoapBox]

37. Cool.

Kick ass, Big Ed!

[Stuckinthebush]

39. Groan

More pointless polls from Ed.

He's a little over the top.

[bravenak]

47. I crack up over the polls.

They r ridiculous.

[Stuckinthebush]

69. Amen

I don't have anything against Ed, but give me a break on those polls.

"I want to hear from you. Do you agree or disagree that people are more important than roaches."

Like I said. Groan!

[LaPera]

40. Cheers to Ed Schultz -And Bury the hatchet bring back the great brilliant Keith Olbermann.....

It's been years now I'm sure both Olbermann and MSNBC can see the advantages for both parties, certainty viewers and ratings would benefit!

[musiclawyer]

41. Ditto

They need to kiss and make up

Sign Keith as a special correspondent Which allows him to guest host and comment and give him his own show Friday night. Then phase tweety out and bring back Keith full time

[YvonneCa]

59. Keith starts on ESPN on August 26th...

...talking sports not politics.

[stonecutter357]

42. K&R

[bigdarryl]

48. They need to put Chris Hayes back to weekends

Nice kid but he's BORING!!! and needs to take a Valium

[Ilsa]

49. This is great news!!

I didn't like two doses of Hardball, and bringing Ed back is wonderful.

[notadmblnd]

51. That's great!

never understood why Tweety was aired at 5 and then again at 7 anyway.

[scooter rider]

53. Are they 2 different shows

Or just a repeat of the same one?

[notadmblnd]

55. repeat

[Squinch]

54. Yay! We so need a loud labor voice.

[xxqqqzme]

56. It is about time!

It is extremely difficult to catch Ed's program @ 2pm on the left coast. And no I cannot afford a DVR added onto my already outrageous cable bill.

I bet I have seen only about 8 programs since he went weekends.

[Tx4obama]

57. Great news! It was too hard to remember to turn on MSNBC on the weekends

[dawn frenzy adams]

60. Here is a hint: Chris Hayes Delivers MSNBC’s Lowest 8 PM Rating

Chris Hayes Delivers MSNBC’s Lowest 8 PM Ratings Since 2006

By: Jason Easley May. 29th, 2013

MSNBC’s great experiment of putting Chris Hayes at 8 PM has turned into a total disaster as All In is delivering the network’s lowest ratings since 2006.

Chris Hayes’ second full month in prime time since taking over for Ed Schultz saw total viewership drop by 32%, and viewership among those age 25-54 decline by 13%. All In’s bad ratings caused The Rachel Maddow Show to deliver its worst ratings month since 2008. Maddow’s ratings are down 21% in terms of total viewers, and 22% with viewers age 25-54. The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell had the smallest decline in total viewers at 18%, but suffered a 33% decline with viewers age 25-54.

Chris Hayes is going to take a lot of heat for these ratings, but it isn’t all his fault. Phil Griffin and the other “geniuses” running MSNBC tossed Ed Schultz out of weeknights because they thought they could remake the network as wonk TV, and attract more younger viewers with Chris Hayes.

http://www.politicususa.com/2013/05/29/chris-hayes-delivers-msnbcs-lowest-8pm-ratings-2006.html

[DonCoquixote]

61. muahahahahahaha!

Best move MSNBC has done...now they just need to toss Sippy Cupp off the roof.

[Tx4obama]

62. S.E. Cupp is not on MSNBC - she moved over to CNN.

[c588415]

64. Big Eddie is the man !

Best news I have heard in a while! I love listening to Big Eddie beat the snot out of Repukes. I have nothing against Matthews, nevertheless, MSNBC made a wise choice. "Kick their monkey ass, Big Eddie!"

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

67. MSNBC must've heard our pleas over the years. We don't need Tweety for two hours. Tonight, much to

his credit, Tweety asked us to watch his show at 7:00. I thought it was a nice gesture. I liked the way he carried himself tonight...a bit more humble, a welcome change from his normal, pompous attitude.

So happy to have Big Ed back! We need his voice!

[titaniumsalute]

71. It makes sense

Ed doing a 12-3pm Radio show and then doing a 9pm show must have been killer. If you're doing a 12noon radio show you're up bright and early doing show prep. You do 3 hours of talk radio (not as easy as it seems) and then 6 hours later you do an hour TV show. Probably midnight or 1am before he was wound down enough to crash for the night. 5 days a week. That had to be VERY tough.

[iandhr]

72. Ed said he wanted to focus more on his radio show.

What made him change his mind?

[onehandle]

74. My guess is that his old numbers didn't look so bad compared to MSNBC's latest numbers.

The network honchos took a look and made him an offer he couldn't refuse.

I think, sadly, Chris Hayes is at major risk.

[Third Doctor]

75. All Riiiight!

[AAO]

79. My only problem is 5pm EST is 4pm where I live. I don't even get off work yet!

[icnorth]

81. Welcome back Ed...

we can use your voice bud.

[Scalded Nun]

82. Let's Get to Work!

Now!

[SleeplessinSoCal]

83. Excellent show with bang on target topics for progressives

I hope he gains steam and a big audience. As a reformed progressive, he is just what the doctor ordered. I know so many Republicans in Orange County who are pissed at the GOP. Ed speaks their language and I hope we can get an increase in the minimum wage and health care for even more.

Great Going Ed!!!