The Rachel Maddow Show

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This article is about the television show. For the Air America radio show of the same name, see The Rachel Maddow Show (radio program).
The Rachel Maddow Show
File:RachelMaddowShow.jpg
Genre Political news/opinion program
Directed by Rob Katko
Presented by Rachel Maddow
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of episodes 400+
Production
Executive producer(s) Bill Wolff, Cory Gnazzo
Production location(s) New York City
Camera setup Multi-camera
Running time 60 minutes
Release
Original network MSNBC
Picture format 480i (SDTV)
1080i (HDTV)
Original release September 8, 2008 (2008-09-08) –
present
Chronology
Preceded by Verdict with Dan Abrams
External links
Website

The Rachel Maddow Show (also abbreviated TRMS) is a daily news and opinion television program that airs on MSNBC, running in the 9:00 pm ET timeslot. It is hosted by Rachel Maddow, who gained popularity with her frequent appearances as a liberal pundit on various MSNBC programs.[1] It is based on her former radio show of the same name. The show debuted on September 8, 2008.[2]


Background

Keith Olbermann, then host of MSNBC's Countdown with Keith Olbermann, was Maddow's first guest on her debut show,[3] and has been given credit for pushing for Maddow to get her own show.[4] Prior to getting her own show, Maddow had served as regular guest host for Countdown when Olbermann was absent. The Rachel Maddow Show replaced Verdict with Dan Abrams.[5]

The Rachel Maddow Show is broadcast from Studio 3-A at the NBC Studios, 30 Rockefeller Plaza in New York.[citation needed] The series has occasionally aired in front of theatre audiences, including the 92nd Street Y in New York City on December 20–22, 2010;[6] the Free State Brewery in Lawrence, Kansas on February 23, 2011;[7] and the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana on February 5, 2010 (to mark the impending Super Bowl XLIV game featuring the New Orleans Saints under the name "The Rachel Maddeaux Sheaux").[8]

Guest hosts

Ratings and reviews

The Rachel Maddow Show debuted on September 8, 2008, with 1,543,000 viewers (483,000 of whom were in the 25–54 demographic).[10] Early reviews for her show were mostly positive. Los Angeles Times writer, Matea Gold stated that Maddow, "finds the right formula on MSNBC",[11] while The Guardian writes Maddow has become the "star of America's cable news".[12] Associated Press columnist, David Bauder called her Keith Olbermann's "political soul mate" and referred to the Olbermann/Maddow shows as a two-hour "liberal ... block."[13] The New York Times writer Alessandra Stanley opined: "Her program adds a good-humored female face to a cable news channel whose prime time is dominated by unruly, often squabbling schoolboys; Ms. Maddow's deep, modulated voice is reassuringly calm after so much shrill emotionalism and catfights among the channel's aging, white male divas".[14]

On September 16, 2008, the show drew 1,801,000 viewers (with 534,000 in the 25–54 demographic), beating Larry King Live and becoming the highest-rated MSNBC show of the night.[15] Maddow's ratings success on September 16, 2008 prompted many of her MSNBC colleagues on Morning Joe to congratulate her on the air, including Joe Scarborough, who said it was "just one of those times where good people do well."[16] In the month of March 2009 the average number of viewers dropped to 1.1 million, part of a general trend in the ratings decline for cable news programs.[17] During the third quarter of 2009, the show was ranked in third place behind Fox News's Hannity and CNN's Larry King Live. The average total number of viewers for the show's airtimes during this period was 992,000.[18]

During the first quarter of 2010, Maddow's show pulled well ahead of Larry King Live, regularly beating the show in overall and primetime ratings,[19] becoming the second highest-rated program in its time slot, behind only Fox News's Hannity.[20] The show continued its lead during the second quarter of 2010, staying well ahead of CNN's Larry King Live for the third consecutive quarter, and topping the show in both primetime and overall ratings.[21]

In September 2012, Maddow viewership in the 25–54 demographic topped that of Hannity on Monday and Tuesday and in the demographic's daily average for the week,[22] though not in the week's cumulative viewership for the time slot.[23] The week was MSNBC's strongest since February 2009.[22] At the time, the network regularly ranked "a distant second" to Fox News viewership.[24]

In May 2013, the show delivered its lowest-rated month since it debuted in September 2008 (717,000 total viewers) and its second-lowest with adults 25-54 (210,000). Maddow was topped by both FNC's Hannity and CNN's Piers Morgan Tonight.[25]

In November 2013, during the off-year election coverage, Maddow was "up significantly, averaging second place in both measures with 1.267 million viewers and 313,000 adults 25-54." This placed the Maddow Show second, running behind Fox News' Megyn Kelly, but ahead of CNN's Piers Morgan Live.[26]

Awards and nominations

References

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  6. ↑ December 21, 2010 transcript
  7. ↑ 'The Rachel Maddow Show,' Kansas edition, Kansas City Star (February 24, 2011); MSNBC host brings spotlight to Lawrence: MSNBC show will air tonight at 8, 11 p.m., Topeka Capital-Journal (February 23, 2011).
  8. ↑ February 5, 2010 transcript
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  21. ↑ Q2 2010 Ratings: MSNBC Down From Last Year, Tops CNN in Primetime Mediabistro Retrieved June 19, 2010
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  26. ↑ Michael O'Connell, TV Ratings: Election Coverage Gives Fox News' Megyn Kelly a New Best, The Hollywood Reporter (November 6, 2013).
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  29. ↑ [Rachel Maddow and Joan Brown Campbell to Receive The 2010 Walter Cronkite Faith & Freedom Award] (August 16, 2010), Interfaith Alliance.
  30. ↑ Rachel Maddow, Glamour Magazine, and the AJC's Cynthia Tucker Among Planned Parenthood's 2010 Maggie Award Winners, Planned Parenthood Federation of America.
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External links

Preceded by MSNBC Weekday Lineup
9:00 pm – 10:00 pm (ET)		 Succeeded by
The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell (Mon-Thurs) Lockup (Fri.)
Preceded by MSNBC Weekday Lineup
12:00 am – 1:00 am (ET)		 Succeeded by
The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell
(replay)
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