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Does anybody know who will co-anchor the Inauguration coverage? Will Savannah come back as she did for Matt's 20th anniversary?

Possibly the same thing with the same hacks, just on the NBC payroll?

In the immediate future, TV listings show an inconsistent rotation of MSNBC Live (presumably with Ari Melber, Steve Kornacki or Ali Velshi) and Hardball with Chris Matthews. Ultimately an NBC produced With All Due Respect program sounds possible and would be logical considering its one of the network's highest rated shows. Although another possibility in my opinion would be a permanent "Road Warriors" type show hosted by NBC News political correspondents discussing and analyzing the news and politics of the day.

Slightly odd shot blocking tonight. Richard Engel was reporting in studio but instead of placing him opposite Lester he was sitting behind the desk next to Lester. Looked slightly odd. At first I thought something was up with the monitor wall facing Lester preventing them from using it but it was in perfect condition.

They've been using that shot for a while now

Stephanie Ruhle just said on Today she'll be anchoring on MSNBC during the 9 am hour starting tomorrow. So I guess Morning Joe will be from 6-8.

What's the fixed schedule like these days?

Why would Morning Joe be from 6-8? How does Stephanie anchoring at 9 affect Morning Joe's usual 6-9am slot?

So then George shouldn't be allowed to anchor because he's worked for the Clintons and donated $75,000 to their foundation, right?

You are exactly right.

Why does everyone always predict host changes? I could see Candace leaving and maybe Raven but do we have any proof or even any credible speculation? I would say Paula already fills the conservative chair so they wouldn't necessarily need to bring someone else in. I don't know why she's still allowed to host GMA since she's sold herself to political commentary

What indication do you have that Thomas is only filling in for Lester to "fill a quota"?

Is Thomas Roberts going to be Lester's fill in anchor during the weekdays. I respect Thomas Roberts, good presentation but they need to be careful with how they push him as well,ever since Lester took over, everybody is trying to be get their name out there for demographics and become the first so on. What made Lester Holt good is that he never had an agenda or wanted to push anything towards people which is one factors in why people trust him. Cause anytime you go on national news anchoring a major broadcast, the vetting needs to go up to avoid another Brian Williams mistake. He is gay but his sexuality is not the main issue it is how he will use his platforming and hopefully him being gay won't make him someone pushing an agenda. He is fine on cable news but evening news anchor is the top tier job in that industry. Evening news anchor is broadcasted to wide variety of people with and viewers want an evening news anchor as someone who has no agenda and overall very neutral. If they need a second tier fill in then focus on Kate Snow cause she has no agenda from what I have seen and has been there longer.

Are you suggesting he is unworthy of an unbiased anchoring position because his sexual orientation opens him up to a bias?

How will they feasibly go without a news anchor? The news anchor is the easiest way for them to update the broadcast for the West Coast edition. Whenever news breaks Natalie (or Tamron) would update the 8am news update despite Matt and Savannah being on repeat from the east coast airing. Will Matt & Savannah now stick around on set to as late as 11:30am ET?

Also I'm very skeptical they'll have a third hour pairing of Al, Willie, Tamron & Billy. That's too much man. I almost guarantee we'll see a new woman brought along whether that be Erica, Dylan or Sheinelle (or dare I say Kelly Ripa)

Chuck and Savannah hosted the 9AM on Tuesday and Wednesday from NY. They came from a desk that I didn't recognize and the main desk was already in place.

They anchor from 9-11am on days of major Primaries or Caucuses. They did on the day of the Iowa Caucus and the New Hampshire Primary. This was the first time I saw them on a set though and not field anchoring. Also the 'main desk' you speak of is no longer the main desk. That desk is now only used for Morning Joe and The Rachel Maddow Show. The desk you saw Chuck and Savannah at is now the main desk which is used by all other programs including MSNBC Live.

She anchored the 7-9am eastern block on MSNBC this morning, filling in for Morning Joe. I'm glad they are utilizing her more, and think she is an enjoyable and credentialed anchor. Would love to see her in CNN primetime.

"From NBC News World Headquarters in New York, This is NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt. Substituting Tonight: Brian Williams."

Unlikely we'll ever hear these words. Kate Snow will be handling anchoring duties tonight, after already anchoring her 3-5pm ET block on MSNBC.