WASHINGTON POST: …The overhaul could sweep some of MSNBC’s pundits and hosts away in favor of more news coverage, continuing a trend MSNBC has already started. The revamped lineup will feature a familiar face: Brian Williams, who NBC has decided to redeploy at MSNBC when his six-month suspension as anchor of “NBC Nightly News” lapses in August…
A few other stars are likely to remain at MSNBC, too, including prime-time hosts Rachel Maddow and Chris Matthews, as well as morning hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski, according to NBC staffers with knowledge of the expected changes. Those four are considered to be franchise players in an otherwise dismal lineup that has pushed MSNBC’s audience ratings to some of their lowest levels…
During each 24-hour cycle, MSNBC averaged just 334,000 viewers, or fewer than the population of Bakersfield, Calif… (more)
EDITOR: We stopped watching Morning Joe because there seemed to be far more commercial than programming, especially around the top of the hour.
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