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MSNBC, the “Place for Politics,” will present a double-header night of Republican town halls on Thursday, April 14, as the presidential candidates fight for every vote ahead of next week's New York primary.

MSNBC's night of four candidate events scored big in the ratings Wednesday night, beating both Fox News and CNN in the demo and topping CNN among total viewers for the 8-11pm daypart. 

Just a few months after MSNBC's strategic shift to a breaking news focused dayside (M-F 9a-5p), the network delivered its best quarterly ratings in at least three years among both total viewers

MSNBC will host a series of special events with four presidential candidates on Wednesday, March 30, less than one week before voters go to the polls in Wisconsin's critical primary.

Based on the Scopes Monkey Trial of 1925, the show's message in our age of Idiocracy is still quite timely.

MSNBC will host back-to-back town halls with both Democratic presidential candidates in two key states tonight, March 14, just hours before voters go to the polls for Tuesday's make-or-break primaries.

MSNBC will commemorate the funeral of former first lady Nancy Reagan with special coverage celebrating her life and legacy on Friday. Brian Williams anchors from MSNBC headquarters in New York beginning at 1 p.m. ET as friends, family, and dignitaries gather to pay their respects.

Since revamping its dayside schedule to focus on breaking news, MSNBC has seen a significant uptick in the ratings. For the month of February 2016, the network posted record-setting growth in this key daypart and “Morning Joe” had its biggest win over CNN since 2014.

MSNBC's “Place for Politics 2016” team will deliver full coverage of the Nevada Democratic Caucus and the South Carolina Republican Primary on today, February 20.

MSNBC, 'The Place for Politics,' will host in-depth primetime interviews with two leading Republican presidential candidates in South Carolina tonight, February 17, just three days before Saturday's 'First in the South' primary.

Rachel Maddow and Brian Williams will anchor MSNBC's 'Place for Politics 2016' primetime coverage of the New Hampshire Primary on Tuesday, February 9 beginning at 6 p.m. ETlive from Manchester, NH joined by Andrea Mitchell and Chuck Todd. Chris Matthews will be live from JD's Tavern with the latest reporting and analysis throughout the night.

MSNBC saw the most growth in cable news for January 2016 during “Morning Joe” and Monday-Friday dayside programming (M-F 9a-5p).

The Iowa caucuses officially kick off a year stacked with “huge” political nights on MSNBC, the Place for Politics.

Rachel Maddow and Chris Matthews will lead MSNBC's coverage of President Obama's final State of the Union Address and the Republican response on today, January 12 beginning at 8 p.m. ET.

MSNBC had record year to year growth in the 25-54 demo and total viewers for the fourth quarter of 2015.

The House Theatre of Chicago once again brings holiday cheer with its sixth annual return of the all-original, family-friendly The Nutcracker playing at the The Chopin Theatre Upstairs Theatre, 1543 W. Division, November 5 - December 31.

MSNBC will be live from the South Carolina Democratic Party's “First in the South Democratic Candidates Forum” at Winthrop University in Rock Hill, South Carolina today, November 6.

“Chicago P.D.” (1.5/5 in 18-49, 6.6 million viewers overall from 10-11 p.m. ET) ranks #1 in the time period among the Big 4 networks in adults 18-49 and most other key demos.