President-elect Donald Trump has big plans for the first 100 days of his administration—and so does MSNBC. With one week to go until Trump’s second inauguration, the network has unveiled an ambitious array of programming set to run from January to April. And much of it is aimed squarely at MSNBC’s core demo: progressive viewers concerned about what those first 100 days will bring in Washington, D.C. and beyond.
As a signal of how committed the network is to re-engaging with that audience, Rachel Maddow is coming off the “once a week” bench and returning to a Monday thru Friday schedule at 9 p.m. ET from Jan. 20 to April 30. (All times Eastern.) The Rachel Maddow Show has been a Monday-only program since 2022 as its host has taken on additional projects for MSNBC, including podcasts and documentaries.
Maddow’s presence in the 9 p.m. hour remains a reliable ratings performer for the network. As recently as last week, The Rachel Maddow Show was MSNBC’s highest-rated show on Mondays, with over 1.6 million total viewers and 117,000 viewers in the Adults 25-54 demo.
Maddow’s return to a full week schedule does mean that Alex Wagner Tonight is temporarily taking some time off. But Wagner herself is keeping busy as a roving reporter for the new series Trumpland: The First 100 Days.
Per MSNBC, Trumpland will send Wagner across the U.S. to report on how the new administration is impacting specific cities and communities. She’ll be on the road until the end of April, with The Rachel Maddow Show and Alex Wagner Tonight returning to their regular schedules on May 1.
“The moment we’re in requires us to cover the early days of the new administration from all over the country,” MSNBC’s president Rashida Jones said in a statement. “No one is better equipped to bring those stories from the field to MSNBC viewers than our intrepid Alex Wagner.”
Maddow and Wagner aren’t the only MSNBC personalities who will be keeping extra-busy over the next 100 days. All of the network’s primetime anchors—whose dedicated fans are willing to follow them to Brooklyn and beyond—are taking on additional assignments.