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MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow Tops FNC’s Sean Hannity In Weekly Demo Ratings

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Monday September 24, 2012 @ 4:34pm PDTTags: Lawrence O'Donnell, MSNBC, Rachel Maddow, Sean Hannity

Fueled by coverage of the secret Mitt Romney tape, The Rachel Maddow Show at 9 PM ET pulled in the top ratings among adults 25-54 for the week of September 17, besting Fox News Channel’s Hannity for the first time since January 19, 2009. Maddow was No. 1 with 567,000 and Hannity was second with 500,000. CNN’s Piers Morgan Tonight placed third with 198,000. The Last Word With Lawrence O’Donnell (Monday – Thursday) at 10 PM also came in at No. 1 for the week with 508,000. FNC’s On the Record w/ Greta Van Susteren was second with 427,000 and CNN’s Anderson Cooper 360 was third with 224,000. This was the best week ever for The Last Word and the best delivery in the time period since week of November 3, 2008, according to MSNBC. READ MORE »

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MSNBC’s Dream Ratings Run With Romney Tape, Lawrence O’Donnell Hits High

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Thursday September 20, 2012 @ 11:52pm PDTTags: Fox News Channel, Lawrence O'Donnell, MSNBC, Rachel Maddow, Ratings
Nellie Andreeva

It was two nights to remember for MSNBC, which beat cable news networks’ 800-pound gorilla Fox News Channel among adults 25-54 in primetime on Monday and Tuesday. The surge, fueled by coverage of the secret Mitt Romney … Read More »

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Al Sharpton Officially Joins MSNBC As Host

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Tuesday August 23, 2011 @ 11:46am PDTTags: Al Sharpton, Cenk Uygur, Chris Hayes, MSNBC, Phil Griffin, Rachel Maddow

MSNBC today named Al Sharpton as host of PoliticsNation, a new hourlong program topped by the civil rights activist and minister that will air weeknights at 6 PM ET, kicking off the network’s evening schedule. MSNBC president Phil Griffin made … Read More »

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TCA: MSNBC Wants Cenk Uygur Back; Hosts Dish On Presidential Field

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Tuesday August 2, 2011 @ 1:05pm PDTTags: Al Sharpton, Barack Obama, Cenk Uygur, Chris Matthews, Lawrence O'Donnell, Michele Bachmann, Mitt Romney, MSNBC, Phil Griffin, Rachel Maddow, TCA Press Tour, Television Critics Association

Diane Haithman is contributing to Deadline’s TCA coverage.

MSNBC Announces Multi-Year Contract With Rachel Maddow
MSNBC president Phil Griffin, appearing on the cable news network’s Tuesday panel at TCA alongside hosts Rachel Maddow, Lawrence O’Donnell and Chris Matthews, said the door is still open to “Young Turk” Cenk Uygur, who abruptly left the network July 20. Griffin said he was surprised by the departure, although he does not feel that the host worked in the 6 PM time slot. “We wanted Cenk to stay at MSNBC; he fits our sensibility,” he said. “I don’t think all good people are going to succeed at 6 o’clock. We were working on a new contract to have him on the weekends; I was disappointed that he didn’t stay and hope we will work out that he comes back. … I have nothing bad to say about him. He was terrific.” Griffin said no decision has been made about putting Al Sharpton in Uygur’s former slot but that the civil rights leader “fits into MSNBC.” Read More »

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Rachel Maddow & Bill Maher React To Keith Olbermann’s Ouster

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Friday January 21, 2011 @ 10:29pm PSTTags: Bill Maher, HBO, Keith Olbermann, MSNBC, NBC, Rachel Maddow
Nellie Andreeva

MSNBC anchor Rachel Maddow was a panelist on HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher last night and the host brought up Keith Olbermann exit, which had just been announced. Here is the duo’s exchange:

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