MSNBC will lean into its progressive roots in Trump era

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19. The cable business is about nothing except ads.

They have no interest in the programming except as it is able to drive ad sales.

After years of knuckling under to Comcast's corporate priorities, it appears this is a package of changes intended to make the network more attractive as Comcast spins it off. There does seem to be at least a little effort to break the monotony of hour after hour with each host covering the same 3 stories. And with that format, Reid was reduced to "the black woman who will now give us the black perspective on every story." She is very bright and has some insights, but the premise of the show was hard to take. While there are many issues that involve systemic racism, not every story is mainly about racism. It was just too much.

Be that as it may, the really stupid program was Ari Melber's program, which is apparently continuing. Melber is supposed to be a lawyer and his program was supposed to provide a legal perspective. But instead, most nights, he makes it about rapper lyrics. It is a complete waste of time and should have been replaced with a real legal program long ago. Heck, give the hour to the Meidas Touch people. They are wrong more often then they are right, but at least they talk about the legal issues in an intelligent way.