Alec Baldwin's MSNBC Show Ending

[onehandle]

Source: Huffington Post

Alec Baldwin's MSNBC show "Up Late" is ending.

The New York Post reported Tuesday that the host has been fired. A spokesman for Baldwin raised objections to the word "fired," but told the Post, “The show is not coming back. He had questions on whether he wanted to continue.”

MSNBC and Matthew Hiltzik, Baldwin's personal spokesperson, also confirmed to The Huffington Post, “We are jointly confirming that UP LATE will not continue on MSNBC.” MSNBC added, “This is a mutual parting and we wish Alec all the best.”

A spokesperson for MSNBC added, "Every episode of ‘Up Late’ has beaten CNN and the show has increased msnbc’s audience in the time slot. Alec has been dedicated to developing “Up Late” and spent hours each week in production. He’s got great ideas and has a collaborative relationship with the show staff."

Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/26/alec-baldwin-msnbc-over-new-york-post_n_4344798.html

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That sucks. Alec's show was the only MSNBC show I never missed.

And yet Sean Hannity, Bill O'Reilly, and all the rest of the Fox News hate mongers continue to work.

Back to Prison at ten on Fridays.

[Pterodactyl]

1. Good. I'd never watch that bigot's show.

[Heather MC]

6. it was boring

[JI7]

2. they should never have offered him a show in the first place

considering his history .

[davidpdx]

14. I agree

The only one worse would have been Mel Gibson.

[Tx4obama]

3. Show canceled - BUT Baldwin was NOT fired. It was a MUTUAL agreement. UPDATE below....

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UPDATE: Contrary to the Page Six rumor, Variety reports that Baldwin hasn’t been fired but that his show ended as part of a “mutual” split:

Alec Baldwin and MSNBC have agreed to part ways on his short-lived interview show following the controversy the erupted over the actor’s use of an anti-gay slur in an encounter with a photographer.

Sources close to the situation insist that Baldwin was not been fired from the NBCU news cabler, but that the sides “mutually” agreed to end the show in light of the dust-up.

UPDATE II: Baldwin’s rep Matthew Hiltzik and MSNBC jointly confirmed the news via statement: “We are jointly confirming that UP LATE will not continue on MSNBC.”

MSNBC adds: “This is a mutual parting and we wish Alec all the best.”

http://www.mediaite.com/tv/rumor-of-the-day-msnbc-fires-alec-baldwin/

[PoliticAverse]

8. "Mutual agreement" lol. Yeah something like we told him we weren't paying him any more and he agreed

to leave.

[TheCowsCameHome]

4. Good, except he won't feel any "hurt" from this decision.

Ho-hum. It's always business as usual for these prima donnas.

[femmocrat]

5. His show sucked.

He lost me when he spent an hour interviewing Deborah Winger.

[onehandle]

7. I rolled my eyes when I heard she was the guest.

But that show was my second favorite after the 2001: A Space Odyssey show.

[Tx4obama]

9. Didn't he have like only three shows?

Bill de Blasio
Debra Winger
2001 folks

I skipped watching the 2001 show and not sure if there was one after that.

[onehandle]

10. Five aired. Three un-aired shows are in limbo, including his JFK special. nt

[winstars]

21. Wasn't Tweety on his show flogging that damn book...???

[Tx4obama]

22. Oh yeah, you're right. I skipped that one too. n/t

[DesertFlower]

28. i loved the space odyssey show.

[bayareaboy]

35. I really enjoyed that show

I couldn't stand the rest that I did watch for a while then went elsewhere.

It was outstanding! especially compared to the others he did.

Thank god on some other planet his program only lasted a short time.

[yesphan]

31. Yes !

My all time favorite film.
When I tuned in, it took me a while to realize who the two guests were. Gary Lockwood now does not at all look like the Gary Lockwood then. In fact, I thought he had passed.

Keir Dullea without the beard is still recognizable.

Anyway, found out some cool stuff about the best movie evah !

[Wanax]

32. I missed the 2001 episode?

Anyone know a place to stream or download it?

[hrmjustin]

11. Not surprised.

[doc03]

12. It sucked anyway n/t

[Plucketeer]

13. I watched the first one

and before it was over, I was switching channels - looking for drying paint to watch.

[frazzled]

15. Buh-bye

[ReRe]

16. Alec Baldwin is a legend in his own mind....

.... and NOT in anyone else's. Where I live, his show was up against Bill Maher. No contest.
He's a great actor and needs to go back to it.

[Redford]

24. He's an okay actor at best and a fucking asshole most of the time

Good riddance

[ReRe]

25. Alrighty then! :-) n/t

[YOHABLO]

17. Gone are the days with talk shows with substance .. anyone remember>>

Jack Parr or Dick Cavett? And then you also had Tom Snyder .. all offering in-depth discussion. And what has replaced them all .. nothing but self promoting celebrity guests who either have a new album, a new book, or a new movie coming out. Not even Stewart can get around that farce. Sickening .. I was hoping Baldwin's show would have rekindled that genre' but I guess he blew it.

[tblue]

18. Bring back Keith!

He could do it once a week. I'm sure there are political issues he's just dying to comment on.

[Mr_King]

19. This would be a good opportunity for MSNBC...

To make amends with Phil Donahue and give him Alec Baldwin's show and time slot. He has much more experience interviewing people and they could have viewers call in to ask questions or tweet and e-mail questions. Plus MSNBC will not have to worry about Phil going around calling the paparazzi homophobic slurs.

[DesertFlower]

29. i'd love phil to have a show again.

[alp227]

20. Meh, that was a Friday Night Death Slot show anyway.

Who watches TV Friday nights anymore? And what is interesting on TV on Friday nights other than basketball games on ESPN?

[DesertFlower]

27. bill maher is on friday nights.

actually the same time as alec's show. i watched bill and recorded alex. some of us like to stay home and watch tv.

that being said i never watch sports. have no interest whatsoever in them.

[Omaha Steve]

23. The two shows I caught were great

The movie "2001" and workers in Texas that don't have mandatory work comp insurance. I really think his temper outburst has been unfairly judged!

OS

[DesertFlower]

26. i watched his show and i liked it.

[DonCoquixote]

30. I am happy he got fired

but frankly, if he is going to get canned for being a stupid bigot, can we throw out Chuckie Todd and Joe Scab for supporting bigotry and stupidity?

[mother earth]

33. Alec Baldwin is quick to anger, but I do not celebrate his loss on primetime.

I watched a couple episodes and he has great interviewing skills. The time slot sucked. Who goes up against Real Time? Who does that and expects to prosper?

I doubt we've seen the last of him, because it would be foolish to waste that talent and wit.

Before you flame me for supporting a gay slur, let me say, I think it was more of an ageism thing with him.
I don't think he's homophobic and wish he would've just apologized for his words rather than add BS to the insult.
He's quick tempered.

[KamaAina]

34. NOOOOOOO!!!