CNN reported last August, when Maddow signed a new multi-year deal, that it planned to switch from daily to weekly.
Sources said it would be transferred to a more weekly format in 2022 – but MSNBC and Maddow did not confirm this at the time.
Then, in January, Maddow announced a “break” from its prime time show so she could work on other projects, such as podcasts and possible TV dramas.
This was followed by the unveiling of her new contract in August: A production deal across NBC, like a newscast of entertainment shows that have multiplied across Hollywood.
Maddow returned from her hiatus Monday night and told viewers about the new program, which she said would give “more time to work on some of these other things I have cooked for MSNBC and NBC”.
He said he would host the nights from Monday to Thursday for the rest of April and then go to once a week in May.
He also told viewers that he would return for “big news events” such as the pre-election period.
During the pause, MSNBC continued to call at 9 p.m. “The Rachel Maddow Show” while replacements such as Ali Velshi hosted.
But from May, the time will be called “MSNBC Prime” on nights when Maddow is not there, said an MSNBC spokesman.
The network will not immediately name a replacement for Maddow four nights a week: 9 p.m. will have alternate hosts on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday night, the spokesman said.
