Changes are coming to MS NOW. Rebecca Kutler, the network's president, announced on March 18 that there will be major scheduling and lineupchanges comingin 2026.
While most staff members are just shifting their time slots in the MS NOW schedule,Ana Cabrerais leaving the network. She previously anchored the 10a/9c to 12/11c time slot.
Stephanie Ruhlewill no longer be hostingThe 11th Hourat 11/10c. Instead,she will havea new morning show that airs from 9a/8c to 11a/10c.Ali Velshiwill be taking over Ruhle's late-night slot, and her new program will report on money and politics in the morning. This means he will no longer be anchoring his weekend 10a/11c to 1/12c program, and that slot will be taken over by Jacob Soboroff.
With Ruhle taking on the 9a/8c slot,Morning Joewill lose an hour of its program, returning to a three-hour format from 6a/5c to 9a/8c. After previously co-anchoring the 9a/8c slot onMorning Joe, Joe Lemire will now work during the 8a/7c hour instead.
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The 12/11c to 2/1c slot will now be filled byAlicia Menendez, who will be leaving her position atThe Weeknightand launching a new show in the afternoons, replacingChris Jansing. Jansing will serve as MS NOW's chief political reporter amid the 2026 midterm elections.
FormerThe Weeknightfill-in Luke Russert will be joining Symone Sanders-Townsend andMichael Steelefull-time in the 7/6c hour.Chris Hayeswill also return to anchor at 8/7c on Mondays, which meansThe Weeknightwill no longer air its additional hour at the beginning of the week.
A new anchor for the 11a/10c to 12/11c time slot is expected to be announced at a later date.
"As part of these programming changes, team members will have the opportunity to shift into new roles to support new priorities," Kutler said in her memo to staffers. "In most cases, comparable opportunities will be available to employees as these changes take shape. Overall, we expect to have more people working at MS NOW by the end of 2026 than we do today."
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