The Weeknight
| The Weeknight | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Genre | Political news program |
| Presented by | Alicia Menendez (2025-2026) Symone Sanders-Townsend Michael Steele Luke Russert (June 2026)[1] |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Kyle Griffin |
| Production locations | Washington, D.C.[2] |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Original release | |
| Network | MSNBC |
| Release | May 5 – November 14, 2025 |
| Network | MS NOW |
| Release | November 17, 2025 – present |
| Related | |
| The Weekend | |
The Weeknight is an American political news discussion program broadcast by MS NOW. Premiering on May 5, 2025, the program is co-hosted by Luke Russert, Symone Sanders-Townsend, and Michael Steele. It airs on weeknights at 7:00 p.m. ET.
The series is a weekday spin-off of The Weekend—a similar show that Alicia Menendez, Sanders-Townsend, and Steele had hosted from its January 2024 premiere through April 2025. Menendez would depart the show in 2026 after moving to a new daytime show, with Luke Russert taking her place.
History
[edit]The Weekend originally premiered in January 2024 as part of a revamp of MSNBC's weekend morning lineup, featuring Alicia Menendez, Symone Sanders-Townsend, and Michael Steele.[3][4] In February 2025, new MSNBC head Rebecca Kutler announced a revamp of the network's weekday primetime lineup, including the release of Joy Reid and cancellation of her show The ReidOut (which originally premiered in 2020 as a replacement for Hardball, following the departure of Chris Matthews),[5] and that Menendez, Sanders-Townsend, and Steele would move to a new weeknight program in its place.[6][7]
The new program was later announced as The Weeknight, with a premiere set for May 5, 2025; the program replaced The ReidOut in its 7 p.m. ET timeslot. Until June 2026, it also aired a second, 8 p.m. hour on Monday nights while All In with Chris Hayes was on a Tuesday–Friday schedule, replacing the Monday night edition of Inside with Jen Psaki (as part of the same schedule revamp, Inside concurrently moved to a 9 p.m. Tuesday–Friday slot under the new title The Briefing to replace Alex Wagner Tonight).[8][9][10]
In June 2026, Menendez moved to the new daytime show On the Line with Alicia Menendez, with Luke Russert replacing her on The Weeknight.[10]
Format
[edit]The Weeknight and both editions of its sister programs,The Weekend and The Weekend: Primetime, roughly follow the same format as each other – featuring roundtable discussions and interviews with the show's anchors and then with key newsmakers and politicians. The show also features commentary from the anchor team.
References
[edit]- ↑ Johnson, Ted (March 18, 2026). "MS NOW Overhauls Schedule: Alicia Menendez, Stephanie Ruhle Move To Daytime, Ali Velshi To Host 'The 11th Hour,' Ana Cabrera Departing". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 18, 2026.
- ↑ "MSNBC brings unique, colorful new look to 'The Weekend' schedule". NewscastStudio. Retrieved May 21, 2025.
- ↑ Johnson, Ted (November 30, 2023). "MSNBC To Drop Mehdi Hasan's Show, Launch 'The Weekend' As Part Of Overhaul Of Saturday And Sunday Lineup". Deadline. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
- ↑ "MSNBC Shakes Up Schedule With New Panel Show 'The Weekend'". The Hollywood Reporter. November 30, 2023. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
- ↑ Ryu, Jenna. "Joy Reid takes over Chris Matthews' MSNBC time slot to host nightly news show". USA Today. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
- ↑ Johnson, Ted (February 24, 2025). "MSNBC Confirms Schedule Overhaul With Jen Psaki And 'The Weekend' Anchors Getting Primetime Slots; Joy Reid's Show Canceled". Deadline. Retrieved February 25, 2025.
- ↑ Steinberg, Brian (February 23, 2025). "Joy Reid and Alex Wagner Axed From MSNBC Lineup in Major Network Shakeup". Variety. Retrieved February 23, 2025.
- ↑ Mwachiro, Mark (April 23, 2025). "MSNBC Announces Premiere Dates for New Primetime Shows". Adweek. Retrieved April 23, 2025.
- ↑ Johnson, Ted (September 7, 2023). "'Inside With Jen Psaki' Expanding To Mondays On MSNBC". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
- 1 2 Johnson, Ted (March 18, 2026). "MS NOW Overhauls Schedule: Alicia Menendez, Stephanie Ruhle Move To Daytime, Ali Velshi To Host 'The 11th Hour,' Ana Cabrera Departing". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 18, 2026.
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