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For the 4th straight month, MSNBC finished 1st in A18-49 for weekday prime (M-F 8-11pm) in the month of August 2017, according to Nielsen.

 MSNBC was back on top in weekday prime (M-F 8-11pm) for the month of July, beating FOX News and CNN among A25-54 and A18-49 according to Nielsen. This is the 2nd time the network has topped both FOX News and CNN in A25-54 for the month (after May 2017) and the 3rd straight month in A18-49. MSNBC was in the Top 10 in A25-54 among all cable networks for the month, ranking #6 (vs. FOX News' #7 and CNN's #17). In total viewers, MSNBC finished at #2 among all cable networks in weekday prime (ahead of HGTV, History and TBS, just behind FOX News). MSNBC averaged 478,000 A25-54 viewers (vs. FOX News' 461,000 and CNN's 316,000); 328,000 A18-49 viewers (vs. FOX News' 288,000 and CNN's 247,000); and 2.13 million viewers (vs. CNN's 961,000). MSNBC is the only news network to post growth over July 2016 in the key demographics: +10% in A25-54 (vs. FOX News' -31% and CNN's -54%), +2% in A18-49 (vs. FOX News' -40% and CNN's -57%) and +26% in total viewers (vs. FOX News' -29% and CNN's -54%).

FOX News Channel's (FNC) Eric Bolling has re-signed a long-term contract with the network, announced Suzanne Scott, president of programming for FNC. Bolling will remain as co-host of The FOX News Specialists

MSNBC finished the month of May as the #1 cable news network in A25-54 for weekday prime (M-F 8-11pm) according to Nielsen, beating both FOX News and CNN in the daypart for the 1sttime since September 2000.

For the month of April 2017, “The Rachel Maddow Show” was the #1 show across cable news among regularly scheduled shows in the key A25-54 demo (“The O'Reilly Factor” now off the air) and again finished as the #1 cable news show in A25-54 for the 9pm time period

BWW has learned that Jennifer Hudson (THE COLOR PURPLE), Christian Borle (CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY) and Renée Elise Goldsberry (HAMILTON) are set to stop by next week's LATE SHOW WITH STEPHEN COLBERT.

 For the week of March 27, MSNBC's “The Rachel Maddow Show” (M-F 9-10pm) was the number-one show in the key A25-54 demo among all cable news, according to Nielsen. This is the third straight week that the “The Rachel Maddow Show” has overtaken FOX News' “The O'Reilly Factor” in A25-54. MSNBC dayside (M-F 9am-5pm) also ranked #2 for the week, surpassing CNN in total viewers for the first time since the week of January 20, 2014.

According to Nielsen, MSNBC beat CNN in total viewers during weekday prime (M-F 8-11pm) and total day (M-F 6am-2am) for the first quarter of 2017. MSNBC also drew the network's largest total audiences ever for the quarter in many key dayparts, including weekday prime, total day and dayside (M-F 9am-5pm).

Tonight, Thursday, March 23rd, Keen Company will present KEEN CONVERSATIONS, following the evening performance. This week's KEEN CONVERSATION is How Gun Violence Affects the Loved Ones of Victims and Survivors.

For the second week in a row, MSNBC's THE RACHEL MADDOW SHOW (M-F 9-10pm ET) was the number-one cable news show in the key A25-54 demo in the M-F 9-10pm time period for the week of March 13, according to Nielsen.

The Los Angeles Times today announced the lineup for the 22nd annual Festival of Books, the nation's largest literary festival, April 22-23 at the University of Southern California. The event will feature more than 500 authors, celebrities, musicians, artists and chefs. On Friday, April 21, the 37th annual Book Prizes will honor reading and educational activist Ruebén Martinez with the Innovator's Award, novelist Thomas McGuane with the Robert Kirsch Award for lifetime achievement, and 11 outstanding literary works published during the last year.

For the month of February 2017, more people tuned in to MSNBC than CNN. MSNBC weekday prime (M-F 8-11pm) finished #2 in total viewers among all cable networks, beating CNN for the third straight month.

59E59 Theaters presents a series of post-show talk backs following select performances of Jeffrey Sweet's KUNSTLER, directed by Meagen Fay and starring Jeff McCarthy with Nambi E. Kelley, scheduled for tonight, February 28, March 2, March 7 and March 9.

59E59 Theaters has announced that a series of post-show talk backs following select performances of Jeffrey Sweet's KUNSTLER, directed by Meagen Fay and starring Jeff McCarthy with Nambi E. Kelley, have been scheduled for Tuesday, February 28 & March 7 and Thursday, March 2 & March 9.

For the month of January 2017, MSNBC racked up the most growth for total viewers in cable news across key dayparts. MSNBC outpaced the competition in total day M-Su 6a-6a (+53% vs. CNN's +37% and FNC's +45%), M-F prime 8-11pm (+62% vs. CNN's +34% and FNC's +27%), and dayside M-F 9am-5pm (+60% vs. CNN's +36% and FNC's +48%).

On last night's LATE NIGHT, guest Chris Hayes took a look at the circumstances and voter breakdown that resulted in Donald Trump defeating Hillary Clinton for president.

NBC News and MSNBC together will deliver nonstop coverage of election night 2016 anchored live from NBC News world headquarters in New York City.

MSNBC beat CNN among weekday prime total viewers during the final month before election day. In October 2016, MSNBC drew its biggest audiences ever in both weekday prime (M-F 8-11pm) and total day

For the first presidential debate, moderated by NBC News' Lester Holt, both NBC News and MSNBC will deliver full coverage and analysis live on-air from Hofstra University and across all digital and social media platforms.