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 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%).

More Americans turned to NBC News and MSNBC combined for coverage of former F.B.I. Director James Comey's testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee than any other broadcast or cable television network. According to Nielsen Media Research data, the two networks averaged 5.5 million total viewers during coverage of the speech, including an average of 1.5 million viewers in the key news demographic of A25-54. NBC News ranked #1 among broadcast networks in the demo, averaging 859,000 A25-54 viewers from 10 a.m. to 12:50 p.m. ET.

NBC News and MSNBC will deliver special coverage of former F.B.I. Director James Comey's testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Thursday, June 8. Coverage begins on “TODAY” with NBC News Chief Legal Correspondent and “TODAY” host Savannah Guthrie anchoring from Washington, D.C. and Matt Lauer anchoring from New York.

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.

Award-winning actress and singer Dianne Dixon has joined a stellar lineup of actresses for the Brooklyn premiere of Hair'itage the Play - The Journey of Sistahs with Their Hair, which will open at The Black Lady Theater on Friday May 12 at 8pm.

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

MSNBC today announced that NBC News political analyst Nicolle Wallace will expand her role to host a new program that will air weekdays from 4-5pm ET. The New York City-based program will premiere in May.

Andrew Clarke and Dominique Allen Lawson have been cast in leading roles in the highly anticipated new musical Welcome to America - A Caribbean Musical, which will have its World Premiere performance in New York on Thursday April 20 at 8pm at the Milton G. Bassin Performing Arts Center at York College, Jamaica Queens.

Spike TV, Comedy Central and TV Land will celebrate the life of legendary comedian Don Rickles with a re-broadcast of Spike TV's ONE NIGHT ONLY: ALL-STAR TRIBUTE TO DON RICKLES on Sunday, April 9 on Spike at 11pm ET/PT and Comedy Central and TV Land at 1am ET/PT.

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).

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.

Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College continues its 2016-17 season with the much-anticipated return of Step Afrika! on Saturday, April 1, 2017 at 8pm.

More Americans turned to NBC News and MSNBC combined for coverage of President Trump's address to a joint session of Congress than any other broadcast or cable television network. According to Nielsen Media Research data, the two networks averaged 11.6 million total viewers during primetime coverage of the speech, including an average of 3.9 million viewers in the key news demographic of A25-54.

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.

NBC News and MSNBC together will deliver special coverage of President Donald Trump's address to a joint session of Congress today, February 28.

NBC News and MSNBC together will deliver special coverage of President Donald Trump's address to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday, February 28.

Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College continues its 2016-17 season with the much-anticipated return of Step Afrika! on Saturday, April 1, 2017 at 8pm.

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%).

NBC News and MSNBC together will deliver wall-to-wall coverage of President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration on January 20th

Prior to President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration, NBC News' 'TODAY' will air a special three-part series, “In Trump They Trust.”