MSNBC's The Rachel Maddow Show premiered on September 8, 2008 at 9 P.M. EDT. According to the official MSNBC announcement, political commentator Rachel Maddow will offer "a smart look at politics, pop culture and all the day’s top stories."MSNBC: Political commentator Maddow gets own show (August 20, 2008) Maddow hosts a daily talk radio show on Air America, which is also called The Rachel Maddow Show.
Reviews
"The Rachel Maddow Show (weeknights at 9 p.m. ET) gives some indication of what MSNBC might want to be when it grows up. Its Monday debut was altogether sane--the first and toughest hurdle for a cable news show to meet--and its atmosphere no more than 50 percent hot air. Further, it had moments of sass, flow, spirit, and a modicum (pardon my jargon) of gravitas. And the host is not afraid to punctuate her clear paragraphs of liberal-to-progressive thought with a well-timed bat of her eyelashes." -- Troy Patterson, SlateSlate: Smart Woman (September 9, 2008)
"Rachel Maddow is very smart -- a Rhodes scholar -- and you can hear that in her interviewing style. She packs a question with information, rarely sputtering or laughing at herself like Chris Matthews, for instance. She's got a high likability factor, probably a high Q rating, because I enjoy watching her and I don't think I'm alone in feeling that way." -- Allison Waldman, TV Squad TV Squad: The Rachel Maddow Show (Series Premiere) (September 9, 2008)
References
Fast Facts
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Network
MSNBC
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First aired
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Airs
Weeknights at 9 P.M. EDT
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Duration
One hour
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Hosted by
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Fact:
Follows Countdown With Keith Olbermann, on which Maddow appeared as a guests host and regular contributorMSNBC: Political commentator Maddow gets own show (August 20, 2008)
