The Rachel Maddow Show
US weekly news and opinion television program
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| January 20 2025 | The Rachel Maddow Show returns to a weeknight format, airing 5 nights a week as part of MSNBC's coverage of the first 100 days of the second Trump administration, replacing Alex Wagner Tonight. |
| January 13 2025 | MSNBC announced Maddow would temporarily return to a weeknight schedule from January 20 to April 30, 2025, to cover the first 100 days of Donald Trump's second presidency. |
| June 2024 | After shifting to a weekly format, the show's viewership increased to 2.5 million and became the network's highest-rated program. |
| August 16 2022 | Alex Wagner began hosting the show on Tuesdays through Fridays, replacing Maddow in the time slot. |
| May 2022 | The program was retitled MSNBC Prime on nights Maddow did not host, and the show transitioned to a weekly Monday format. |
| February 2022 | Maddow began a hiatus from her show that lasted until April 2022. |
| 2021 | U.S. District Judge Cynthia Bashant dismissed OANN's lawsuit against Maddow, ruling her statement was protected opinion and that OANN had to pay the defendants' attorneys' fees. |
| February 2021 | Continued high performance with 3.7 million viewers and top ratings in the 25-54 age demographic. |
| January 2021 | The show achieved its highest ratings in history, averaging 4.3 million viewers and becoming the highest-rated program on American cable television. |
| 2019 | During a segment about One America News Network (OANN), Maddow called the network 'literally paid Russian propaganda', which led to a lawsuit by OANN against Maddow and her network. |
| March 2018 | The Rachel Maddow Show became America's highest-rated cable news show, averaging 3.058 million viewers and surpassing Fox News' Hannity. |
| March 14 2017 | Maddow revealed the first two pages of Trump's 2005 federal tax return on her program, obtained from journalist David Cay Johnston, prompting a White House statement about Trump's tax payment. |
| February 13 2017 | The show reached its second-best week ever, averaging 2.5 million total viewers, which was its best performance since just before the 2008 election. |
| November 2016 | The Rachel Maddow Show became a leading outlet for criticism of Donald Trump following his presidential election, focusing on allegations of Russian government interference in the election. |
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