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16. Excellent for Ed!!! If Chris quit interrupting his guests, one hour is all Chris needs. n/t

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Ed Schultz Moves Back To Weekdays, Takes Chris Matthews' 5 PM Slot [View all] onehandle Aug 2013 OP

K&R valerief Aug 2013 #1

Good News! nt Fantastic Anarchist Aug 2013 #2

This is great news! Plucketeer Aug 2013 #3

+1 classof56 Aug 2013 #23

Finally, break that spittle strangle hold on the evening BlueToTheBone Aug 2013 #4

FANTASTIC NEWS montanacowboy Aug 2013 #5

Could it be a concern about ratings? This is good news. gordianot Aug 2013 #6

AWESOME!!!!!! all american girl Aug 2013 #7

K & R ctsnowman Aug 2013 #8

YIPPEE! Iliyah Aug 2013 #9

Now move Chris Hayes back to weekends. broiles Aug 2013 #10

I don't know about the title of the show, protect our future Aug 2013 #21

+1111 classof56 Aug 2013 #24

Agree! good, common sense, fact based reporting and commenting.. mountain grammy Aug 2013 #27

Switch out Chris Hayes. Agreed. Move him to the weekends. He's so utterly boring. Or... Liberal_Stalwart71 Aug 2013 #68

So will he still do his weekend show, or who will replace him there? alp227 Aug 2013 #11

They'll probably try out another of their young guns. stopbush Aug 2013 #33

Hope so. She is terrific. n/t Judi Lynn Aug 2013 #58

Now THAT would be a good idea, too! calimary Aug 2013 #73

K&R! sheshe2 Aug 2013 #12

I'm happy Ed is back and glad his supporters protect our future Aug 2013 #13

He wasn't demoted, he asked for reduced hours to care for his wife. George II Aug 2013 #43

Hope is wife is doning well now (nt) question everything Aug 2013 #76

Great news leftynyc Aug 2013 #14

Recently Ed mentioned his xxqqqzme Aug 2013 #77

Even better news leftynyc Aug 2013 #78

Yay!!!!!! bravenak Aug 2013 #15

Tweety would be great for Meet the Press. I hope we're not stuck with Gregory for eternity. n/t RKP5637 Aug 2013 #17

I'm tired of him kissing up to every right winger he has on. bravenak Aug 2013 #18

When he took it over was when I stopped watching MTP. n/t RKP5637 Aug 2013 #19

Matthews is 68 years old, probably too old for NBC to put in the MTP spot stopbush Aug 2013 #31

Omg! bravenak Aug 2013 #36

Hear Hear! mzmolly Aug 2013 #35

I watched Meet the Press for decades, stopped a week after Gregory took over George II Aug 2013 #44

I only watch occasionally. bravenak Aug 2013 #46

Excellent for Ed!!! If Chris quit interrupting his guests, one hour is all Chris needs. n/t RKP5637 Aug 2013 #16

Tweety should just abandon the whole "Hardball" interview model JaneQPublic Aug 2013 #38

What you said... Plucketeer Aug 2013 #80

More Ed and less Chris "have I mentioned my book about JFK" Matthews? Suits me. (nt) Paladin Aug 2013 #20

Victory! TeamPooka Aug 2013 #22

Vast improvement. JEB Aug 2013 #25

Ed is back, Chris Hayes and Rachel still in place.. mountain grammy Aug 2013 #26

Me too! protect our future Aug 2013 #29

Now we're talking....Go Big Ed.. VanillaRhapsody Aug 2013 #28

Bald headed is a former rethug who now claims to be a Independent bigdarryl Aug 2013 #50

This is weird. I watched Ed yesterday and came over to DU with the intention of starting a thread stopbush Aug 2013 #30

Again, Schultz ASKED to go to weekends to cut down on his hours George II Aug 2013 #45

His wife was very ill for a long time. thecrow Aug 2013 #52

That's the first time I've heard that. Do you have a source for that comment? stopbush Aug 2013 #63

I don't think he made much of a thing about the fact that his wife had ovarian cancer! George II Aug 2013 #65

That's not proof that he asked to go to weekends. stopbush Aug 2013 #66

You need to read up on what happened, I'm not going to argue about this stupidity George II Aug 2013 #70

i would have put him on at noon Garion_55 Aug 2013 #32

Wooo Hooooo! mzmolly Aug 2013 #34

Cool. SoapBox Aug 2013 #37

Groan Stuckinthebush Aug 2013 #39

I crack up over the polls. bravenak Aug 2013 #47

Amen Stuckinthebush Aug 2013 #69

Cheers to Ed Schultz -And Bury the hatchet bring back the great brilliant Keith Olbermann..... LaPera Aug 2013 #40

Ditto musiclawyer Aug 2013 #41

Keith starts on ESPN on August 26th... YvonneCa Aug 2013 #59

K&R stonecutter357 Aug 2013 #42

They need to put Chris Hayes back to weekends bigdarryl Aug 2013 #48

This is great news!! Ilsa Aug 2013 #49

That's great! notadmblnd Aug 2013 #51

Are they 2 different shows scooter rider Aug 2013 #53

repeat notadmblnd Aug 2013 #55

Yay! We so need a loud labor voice. Squinch Aug 2013 #54

It is about time! xxqqqzme Aug 2013 #56

Great news! It was too hard to remember to turn on MSNBC on the weekends Tx4obama Aug 2013 #57

Here is a hint: Chris Hayes Delivers MSNBC�s Lowest 8 PM Rating dawn frenzy adams Aug 2013 #60

muahahahahahaha! DonCoquixote Aug 2013 #61

S.E. Cupp is not on MSNBC - she moved over to CNN. Tx4obama Aug 2013 #62

Big Eddie is the man ! c588415 Aug 2013 #64

MSNBC must've heard our pleas over the years. We don't need Tweety for two hours. Tonight, much to Liberal_Stalwart71 Aug 2013 #67

It makes sense titaniumsalute Aug 2013 #71

Ed said he wanted to focus more on his radio show. iandhr Aug 2013 #72

My guess is that his old numbers didn't look so bad compared to MSNBC's latest numbers. onehandle Aug 2013 #74

All Riiiight! Third Doctor Aug 2013 #75

My only problem is 5pm EST is 4pm where I live. I don't even get off work yet! AAO Aug 2013 #79

Welcome back Ed... icnorth Aug 2013 #81

Let's Get to Work! Scalded Nun Aug 2013 #82

Excellent show with bang on target topics for progressives SleeplessinSoCal Aug 2013 #83