Rachel Maddow
American television news host and political commentator
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| January 20 2025 | Maddow announced she would temporarily return to a weeknight schedule from January 20 to April 30 to cover the first 100 days of Donald Trump's second presidency. |
| 2023 | Won the Hillman Prize for Broadcast Journalism for her podcast, Ultra - the first time the prize has been awarded to a podcast. |
| 2023 | Made a cameo as herself in the romance film Red, White & Royal Blue. |
| 2023 | Made a cameo as herself in the romance film Red, White & Royal Blue. |
| 2023 | Won the Hillman Prize for Broadcast Journalism for her podcast, Ultra - the first time the prize has been awarded to a podcast. |
| October 17 2023 | Published her fourth book 'Prequel: An American Fight Against Fascism', based on her podcast Ultra. |
| October 17 2023 | Published her fourth book 'Prequel: An American Fight Against Fascism', based on her podcast Ultra. |
| December 2022 | Steven Spielberg's production company optioned film rights to the 'Ultra' podcast series. |
| December 2022 | Steven Spielberg's production company optioned film rights to the 'Ultra' podcast series. |
| October 2022 | Maddow and MSNBC launched the podcast 'Ultra', a series exploring U.S. right-wing extremism during the 1940s and World War II, including the 1944 sedition trial. |
| October 2022 | Maddow and MSNBC launched the podcast 'Ultra', a series exploring U.S. right-wing extremism during the 1940s and World War II, including the 1944 sedition trial. |
| August 16 2022 | Alex Wagner began hosting the show in Maddow's time slot on Tuesdays through Fridays. |
| June 17 2022 | Ari Melber guest hosts The Rachel Maddow Show again |
| June 10 2022 | Ari Melber guest hosts The Rachel Maddow Show |
| May 2022 | The show transitioned to a weekly Monday format to allow Maddow to focus on podcast projects and serve as executive producer for a film based on her book Bag Man. |
| May 2022 | The program was retitled MSNBC Prime on nights Maddow did not host. |
| February 2022 | Alex Wagner guest hosts The Rachel Maddow Show |
| February 2022 | Maddow took a hiatus from her show from February to April. |
| 2021 | Maddow underwent surgery to remove a cancerous skin growth from her neck. |
| 2021 | Included on Fast Company's second Queer 50 list. |
| 2021 | Included on Fast Company's second Queer 50 list. |
| 2021 | Maddow underwent surgery to remove a cancerous skin growth from her neck. |
| 2021 | Ayman Mohyeldin begins frequent guest hosting |
| August 2021 | The United States Court of Appeal for the Ninth Circuit affirmed the decision in favor of Maddow in the OAN lawsuit and required Herring Networks to pay her attorneys' fees. |
| August 2021 | The United States Court of Appeal for the Ninth Circuit affirmed the decision in favor of Maddow in the OAN lawsuit and required Herring Networks to pay her attorneys' fees. |
| May 2021 | Featured in Barry Meier's book 'Spooked' as an example of how reporters can be manipulated by private intelligence sources, specifically in relation to the Steele dossier. |
| May 2021 | Featured in Barry Meier's book 'Spooked' as an example of how reporters can be manipulated by private intelligence sources, specifically in relation to the Steele dossier. |
| April 2 2021 | Richard Lui guest hosts The Rachel Maddow Show |
| March 2021 | Won the Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards for the audiobook version of 'Blowout', which she recorded herself. |
| March 2021 | Won the Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards for the audiobook version of 'Blowout', which she recorded herself. |
| 2020 | Received the Alfred I. duPont–Columbia University Award for her podcast, Bagman, considered a prestigious journalism award equivalent to the Pulitzer Prize. |
| 2020 | Received the Alfred I. duPont–Columbia University Award for her podcast, Bagman, considered a prestigious journalism award equivalent to the Pulitzer Prize. |
| December 2020 | Published her third book 'Bag Man: The Wild Crimes, Audacious Cover-up, and Spectacular Downfall of a Brazen Crook in the White House', co-written with Michael Yarvitz. |
| December 2020 | Published her third book 'Bag Man: The Wild Crimes, Audacious Cover-up, and Spectacular Downfall of a Brazen Crook in the White House', co-written with Michael Yarvitz. |
| July 2020 | Made a prediction about unemployment figures that was later noted by Politico as spectacularly incorrect, as the actual figures showed the largest employment growth in U.S. history. |
| July 2020 | Made a prediction about unemployment figures that was later noted by Politico as spectacularly incorrect, as the actual figures showed the largest employment growth in U.S. history. |
| May 22 2020 | The OAN lawsuit against Maddow was dismissed by Judge Cynthia Bashant, who ruled the statement was an opinion that cannot serve as the basis for defamation. |
| May 22 2020 | The OAN lawsuit against Maddow was dismissed by Judge Cynthia Bashant, who ruled the statement was an opinion that cannot serve as the basis for defamation. |
| 2019 | Appeared in the RuPaul's Drag Race season 11 mini-challenge 'Trump: The Rusical' where contestants dressed up as her. |
| 2019 | Appeared in the RuPaul's Drag Race season 11 mini-challenge 'Trump: The Rusical' where contestants dressed up as her. |
| 2019 | Maddow made a controversial statement about One America News Network (OANN), calling it 'literally paid Russian propaganda', which led to a lawsuit that was later dismissed. |
| October 2019 | Published her second book 'Blowout: Corrupted Democracy, Rogue State Russia, and the Richest, Most Destructive Industry on Earth'. |
| October 2019 | Published her second book 'Blowout: Corrupted Democracy, Rogue State Russia, and the Richest, Most Destructive Industry on Earth'. |
| 2018 | Nicolle Wallace begins frequent guest hosting |
| December 2018 | Criticized President Trump's decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria. |
| December 2018 | Criticized President Trump's decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria. |
| October 2018 | Argued about potential ethical concerns surrounding Donald Trump's business ties to Saudi Arabia following the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. |
| October 2018 | Rachel Maddow launched the podcast 'Bag Man', which investigates the 1973 political scandal surrounding Vice President Spiro Agnew, produced in collaboration with MSNBC. |
| October 2018 | Argued about potential ethical concerns surrounding Donald Trump's business ties to Saudi Arabia following the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. |
| October 2018 | Rachel Maddow launched the podcast 'Bag Man', which investigates the 1973 political scandal surrounding Vice President Spiro Agnew, produced in collaboration with MSNBC. |
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