Alicia Menendez is set to host her own show as part of MS Now’s sweeping lineup changes ahead of coverage of the 2026 midterm elections.
The Versant-owned cable channel will launch its new weekend programming on June 13, followed by the debut of its weekday lineup on June 15, it was announced Wednesday. Menendez will drive On the Line with Alicia Menendezto be based in New York City, where this show joins previously announced new programs such as Money, Power and Politics with Stephanie Ruhl, The Moment with Katie Turr and Eleven o’clock with Ali Velshi First announced in March.
Other new shake-ups to the line-up include Symone Sanders Townsend and Michael Steele joining new co-presenter Luke Russert on Weekend night. The changes overhaul the morning, daytime, primetime and weekend schedules for MS Now following its rebranding from MSNBC and switching to Versant.
Among them is the naming of Peter Alexander on Wednesday to anchor the 11 a.m. clock starting in the summer, with details to follow. Repeat MS now Morning Joe It will return to three hours daily starting at 6 a.m. starting June 15.
It comes back Morning Joe for a three-hour show, before adding a fourth hour in 2022, as hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski re-signed their contracts after the 2028 election while stepping back from leading the four-hour show five days a week.
Greg Kordek, Senior Vice President of Programming at MS Now, He said in a note he obtained Hollywood Reporter The reform of the lineup under the Versant banner depends on audience gains before the new political season.
“These new programming builds on the organization’s continued success heading into the subsequent midterm election season and continued growth across linear, digital, social and audio programming. April marked the network’s fifth consecutive month of year-over-year growth, averaging more than 1.5 million viewers in weekday primetime, and more than 1 million viewers across weekday live programming, up nearly 20 percent year over year,” Kordek said.
Daytime programming on MS Now will focus on hard news and reports. “We are excited about what is to come and look forward to these revamped programs serving as a viewing destination for our audience as we head into a pivotal election cycle,” Kordek added.
An overview of the new MS Now lineup is below:
Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski Driving Morning Joe – 6 to 9 a.m. ET starting Monday, June 15.
Stephanie Ruhl‘s Money, Power and Politics with Stephanie Ruhl It airs from 9 to 11 a.m. ET during the week.
Alicia Menendez will host On the Line with Alicia Menendez Weekdays from 12 to 2 PM ET.
Katie tor will dock The moment with Katie Tur Weekdays from 2 to 4 PM ET.
Simon Sanders Townsend, Michael Steele and Luke Russert will host Weekend nightweekdays at 7 p.m. ET.
Ali Velshi You will dock 11 o’clock With Ali Velshi Weekdays at 11pm ET.
Jacob Soboroff will dock Connect with Jacob Soboroff Saturdays and Sundays from 10am-1pm ET on MS NOW.
