MS NOW Overhauls Daytime Lineup Starting June 15
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- MS NOW will roll out a new programming schedule starting Monday, June 15, overhauling its daytime lineup and reassigning several veteran anchors.
- Stephanie Ruhle leaves "The 11th Hour" to host a new two-hour 9 a.m. program called "Money, Power, Politics," tapping her Wall Street experience as the opening bell rings.
- "Morning Joe" cedes the 9 a.m. timeslot and returns to a three-hours-per-weekday schedule, freeing up the hours now filled by Ruhle's debut.
- Ali Velshi moves from long-running weekend hosting duties to anchor "The 11th Hour," the network's last original show of the programming day.
- Ana Cabrera, who joined MS NOW in 2023 after a CNN stint, will leave the network as part of the reshuffle.
- Chris Jansing transitions from anchoring two weekday hours to the role of MS NOW's chief political reporter, and Alicia Menendez picks up her own solo program, "On The Line," airing noon to 2 p.m. weekdays.
- Jacob Soboroff will anchor "Connect," launching June 13 as the first MS NOW program to originate in Los Angeles, airing Saturdays and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. ET.
Why it matters: The reshuffle shrinks "Morning Joe" to three hours daily, puts Wall Street veteran Stephanie Ruhle in the 9 a.m. slot, and launches MS NOW's first Los Angeles-originating show — a lineup realignment timed to the midterm election season.
