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MS NOW to Replace Weekend Anchor and Shift Schedule Toward Podcasts
The network will end longtime anchor Alex Witt's nearly three-decade run later this year. Officials said the changes include a small number of layoffs and more taped programming.
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MS NOW will overhaul its weekend lineup later this year by increasing taped programming and outside partnerships while reducing live hours. The network's chief informed staff Friday that the strategy includes ending Alex Witt's tenure after nearly three decades.
Witt anchored more hours on the network than any other anchor in its history and covered events including the September 11 attacks, Hurricane Katrina, and the COVID-19 pandemic.
m. m. weekend slot later this summer. The final broadcast of "The Weekend: Primetime" is scheduled for Saturday, though its hosts will continue contributing to other programs. " Officials also plan to announce additional content partnerships in the coming weeks.
A recent partnership series with Crooked Media delivered the network's strongest taped-series debut in total viewers in three years. Roughly half of that show's Saturday-night audience consisted of viewers new to the network. The network will continue airing about 20 hours of live programming each weekend and will expand its breaking-news operation to interrupt prerecorded content when major events occur.
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