Cramer is still on CNBC as a host of the popular Mad Money show. Even after he appeared on "The Daily Show," he still has fans and a pretty sizable viewership. He has in the past come on NBC's "Today Show" and several MSNBC shows as a pundit, not to mention movies like "Iron Man," and sitcoms like "Arrested Development."

It's worth noting that NBC, CNBC and MSNBC are all part of the NBC-Universal family. Talent, as these anchors, reporters and pundits are known as, often spend time on the sister channels. Erin Burnett of CNBC sits in as an Anchor on the "Today Show" on many weekends and Melissa Francis splits her time between CNBC in Englewood Cliffs, NJ and MSNBC's studio's in 30 Rock.

So your actual question could be a) Why is Cramer still on the air anywhere or b) why is he on MSNBC. I answered b) since that's your literal question. Why is he still on the air at all? Contract, and the fact that as someone who is worth at least a 100 million he probably works for the ego factor, not a big paycheck. That's a pretty good position to be in when it come time to renegotiate, Jon Stewart or no Jon Stewart.

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