MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow is expected to take a hiatus from her show to focus on other projects.
The host confirmed the plans on her show Monday evening, saying the break will begin Thursday and is likely to end in April. “There may eventually be another hiatus again sometime in my future, but for now, we are just taking it one step at a time,” she added.
Maddow cut a $30 million deal with NBCUniversal last year to keep her with the company even as she intends to start breaking away from hosting The Rachel Maddow Show, according to the Daily Beast.
As part of her plans for her hiatus, Maddow said she is working with Saturday Night Live producer Lorne Michaels on a movie adaption of her book and podcast about former Vice President Spiro Agnew, Bag Man, which will be directed by Ben Stiller, and other projects, including a new podcast.
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The Rachel Maddow Show, which airs every weeknight at 9 p.m., is a top ratings earner for MSNBC. The network is expected to have a number of anchors fill in for Maddow until she returns, Business Insider reported.
—@maddow, broadcasting at home due to Covid exposure, officially announces to her audience that she will be going on hiatus. She says she will be back in April. “They’re may eventually be another hiatus again sometime in my future, but we are just taking it one step at a time…” pic.twitter.com/y9ADgYHGAw
— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) February 1, 2022
But Maddow will not disappear from the network entirely during her hiatus. She said she would be around for special event coverage, including President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address set for March 1.
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“Change is good. Change is absolutely terrifying. But in this case, it’s good,” Maddow said at the end of her announcement, which she made from home. Maddow said she was isolating because she came into contact with someone who tested positive for COVID-19 but has so far tested negative for the virus herself.
In other programming news, MSNBC announced Thursday that Stephanie Ruhle would succeed Brian Williams on The 11th Hour, which airs weeknights at 11 p.m.
