Martin Bashir is an hour-long weekday U.S. and world political commentary program on MSNBC. The program airs live at 4:00 p.m. ET and is hosted by Martin Bashir. The show premiered on February 28, 2011 moving MSNBC Live with Thomas Roberts to 11:00 a.m. ET. The show airs from a small customized studio that is actually part of Studio 3A, the primary MSNBC newsroom and studio at 30 Rock.
In 2002, Phil Donahue returned to television to host a show called Donahue on MSNBC. Its debut Nielsen ratings were strong, but its audience evaporated over the following months. In late August 2002, it got one of the lowest possible ratings, less than MSNBC's average for the day of 0.2. On February 25, 2003, MSNBC cancelled the show, citing low viewership. However, that month, Donahue averaged 446,000 viewers and became the highest rated show on the network. Other MSNBC shows, including Hardball with Chris Matthews and Scarborough Country, averaged lower ratings in 2005. Later, the website AllYourTV.com reported it had received a copy of an internal NBC memo that mentioned that Donahue had to be fired because he would be a "difficult public face for NBC in a time of war". Donahue was a vocal critic of the 2003 Invasion of Iraq. He mentioned the internal memo later in an interview on WILL-AM, a public radio station. Keith Olbermann, arguably the network's most prominent commentator since Donahue, told TV Guide in 2007 that the cancellation had as much to do with the show's production cost as it did with political orientation. Despite the show's cancellation, Donahue's willingness to dissent played a critical role in getting The Oprah Winfrey Show to rejoin the anti-war movement in November 2002. In September 2002, Winfrey praised Donahue saying "the bottom line is we need you, Phil, because we need to be challenged by the voice of dissent".
Remember This? was a game show that tested contestants' knowledge of facts behind NBC News headlines. The series aired on MSNBC on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays from October 25, 1996 to October 5, 1997. Today Show weatherman Al Roker hosted the program, his first game show. Sande Stewart and Robert Mayer were executive producers. Remember This? was MSNBC's only game show.
Your Business is a small business oriented program on MSNBC, hosted by JJ Ramberg.
MSNBC at the Movies is a television show hosted by Sharon Tay. Entertainment reporter Claudia DiFolco served as the Los Angeles-based reporter. The show provided interviews with celebrity actors and directors of the weekend's big openings, behind-the-scenes information on the latest independent and art film releases, and feedback from the nation's top film critics.
Mississippi Rising - The Concert in Support of the Hurricane Katrina Recovery Efforts telethon was quickly put together after Hurricane Katrina had devastated the Gulf Coast of the United States between August 23–30, 2005. This three hour concert and telethon was broadcast live on MSNBC throughout North America on October 1, 2005. It was marketed commercially as a 2 DVD set in very limited numbers. All proceeds have gone to the Mississippi Hurricane Recovery Fund.
Jansing and Company is a weekday morning news and information program on msnbc. The show airs weekdays at 10 am ET. Chris Jansing hosts the program with Richard Lui serving as in-studio correspondent. The show debuted on Monday October 4, 2010 and serves as the beginning of msnbc's dayside news coverage.
