The 11th Hour with Brian Williams

The 11th Hour with Brian Williams is an American nightly news and politics television program airing weeknights at 11:00 pm ET on MSNBC that premiered on September 6, 2016, as the network's flagship evening newscast. It is hosted by Brian Williams, the network's chief anchor and former host of NBC Nightly News.[1]

The 11th Hour with Brian Williams
Genre
Created byPhil Griffin
Presented byBrian Williams
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes425 (as of 12/28/18)
Production
Executive producerPatrick Burkey
ProducerJulie Morse
Production locationNew York City
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time60 minutes
Release
Original networkMSNBC
Picture format480i (SDTV)
1080i (HDTV)
Original releaseSeptember 6, 2016 (2016-09-06) –
present
Chronology
Related shows
External links
Website

History

The show launched on September 6, 2016, as a temporary program wrapping up the election news of the day, while previewing stories that will be top-ticket news items the next morning.[2] It replaced a rerun of All In with Chris Hayes.

The program is Williams' second show in MSNBC's primetime schedule, as he formerly hosted The News with Brian Williams, which aired on the network from 1996 to 2002 before moving to CNBC. Originally the program was Monday to Thursday only, and despite its name, aired for only a half hour, which some commenters considered ironic given Williams's removal from NBC Nightly News for embellishing a speech about his experience during the Iraq War.[3] The last half hour of Hardball aired following the half hour program.[4] At times the program was extended due to breaking news coverage. The program expanded to Friday nights in January and on March 20, 2017 was extended to one hour daily.[5] On April 13, 2017 MSNBC officially extended the program to an hour long.[6]

The program primarily features interviews with reporters covering the major stories of the evening, panels composed of former government officials and subject matter experts, and the occasional politician. Williams eschews the conflict-ridden panels of competing opinion shows. Interviews with newsmakers are either live or to tape as close to air time as possible, to maintain immediacy. Similar to the original Nightline which focused on the Iran hostage crisis, the program focused primarily on the actions of the presidency of Donald Trump and Williams leads each broadcast noting the number of days since the Trump presidency began, as well as how many days remain before it ends.[7] Since the presidency of Joe Biden began, the program now counts the number of days of the Biden administration and mostly discusses Biden administration actions. [8]

After the 2016 election, the program continued to air despite its initial billing as a temporary program.[9] In February 2019, the New York Post labeled the show as a "legit hit," noting it had been "beating CNN and Fox News for three months straight."[10]

NBC News contributors Nicolle Wallace and Eugene Robinson provided commentary on most of the 2016 editions. Wallace also served as a substitute anchor in Williams' absence. Wallace's duties on the program resulted in her hosting her own show, Deadline: White House.[11]

References
  1. "Brian Williams' new program, 'The 11th Hour,' debuts Tuesday on MSNBC". Los Angeles Times. September 1, 2016. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
  2. Steinberg, Brian (September 19, 2016). "NBCUniversal Bets on '11th Hour' Revival for Brian Williams". Variety. Retrieved December 19, 2016.
  3. "Brian Williams's Inaugural Show: Playing It Safe with Guests, Riff on Hillary's Press Plane". Retrieved May 5, 2018.
  4. "The 11th Hour With Brian Williams : MSNBCW : February 15, 2017 8:00pm-8:31pm PST". February 16, 2017. Retrieved May 5, 2018 – via Internet Archive.
  5. "Brian Steinberg on Twitter". Retrieved May 5, 2018.
  6. "Brian Steinberg on Twitter". Retrieved May 5, 2018.
  7. Steinberg, Brian (October 24, 2017). "Brian Williams Opens Up About Regaining Viewers' Trust After Scandal". Retrieved May 5, 2018.
  8. "The 11th Hour with Brian Williams". ART19. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
  9. "Hillary's Loss Could Mean MSNBC's Gain in Trump Era". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 19, 2016.
  10. Coleman, Oli; Nathan, Sara; Greer, Carlos (March 1, 2019). "Brian Williams may score top time slot after late-night ratings success". Page Six. New York Post.
  11. Info, MSNBC. "NICOLLE WALLACE TO HOST A NEW WEEKDAY PROGRAM AT 4PM ON MSNBC". info.msnbc.com. Archived from the original on April 28, 2017. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
Preceded by
The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell		 MSNBC Weekday lineup
11:00 pm – 12:00 am (ET)
2:00 am – 3:00 am (ET) (replay)		 Succeeded by
The Rachel Maddow Show (replay)
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