PoliticsNation with Al Sharpton: Difference between revisions

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| runtime = Programmed in hour-long block = 60 minutes

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| presenter = [[Al Sharpton]]

| location = [[New York City]] (2011–present)

| country = United States

| network = [[MSNBC]]

| first_aired = {{Start date|2011|8|29}}

| last_airednum_episodes = present

'''''PoliticsNation with Al Sharpton''''' is aan one-hourAmerican [[political talkjournalism|political shownews program]] broadcast on [[MSNBC]], hosted by [[Al Sharpton]]. It began on August 29, 2011, on MSNBC's weekday 6 PM slot,<ref name = "msnbc_official">{{cite news |url=http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/08/23/al-sharpton-formally-named-msnbc-host/ |title=Al Sharpton Formally Named MSNBC Host |author=Stelter, Brian |date = August 23, 2011 |publishernewspaper= ''[[The New York Times|New York Times]]'' |accessdateaccess-date=August 23, 2011}}</ref> the first time that the slot had been occupied by a branded series since January 2011.

In August 2015, it was announced that the series would move to just once a week on Sundays at 8AM starting on October 4, 2015. The series aired its final weekday episode on September 4, 2015.<ref>{{cite webmagazine|author=Brian Steinberg |url=httphttps://variety.com/2015/tv/news/msnbc-al-sharpton-politicsnation-sunday-1201579334/ |title=MSNBC Moves Reverend Al Sharpton To Sunday Mornings |publishermagazine=Variety |date=2015-08-26 |accessdateaccess-date=2015-09-03}}</ref> In October, 2020, ''PoliticsNation'' was rescheduled to Saturdays and Sundays, airing at 5:00&nbsp;p.m. Eastern Time both days.<ref>{{cite news | last = Rogo| first =Paula | title = Al Sharpton's MSNBC 'PoliticsNation' Given New Timeslot| newspaper =[[Essence (magazine)|Essence]] | location = | pages = | language = | publisher = | date =October 23, 2020 | url = https://www.essence.com/news/al-sharpton-msnbc-politicsnation-new-timeslot/ | accessdate =October 8, 2022 }}</ref>

''PoliticsNation'' was the formal renaming of the 6 PM weekday slot that had been occupied by a broadcast named ''[[MSNBC Live]]'' (sharing the same "generic" title as the primary morning-to-afternoon rolling-news program primarily staffed by anchors.) Sharpton had served as host of the slot since July, and was preceded by [[Cenk Uygur]] from January to June. Prior to Uygur, the slot had been occupied by ''[[The Ed Show]]'' from April 6, 2009, to January 24, 2011 (eventually moving to the 10 PM slot following [[Keith Olbermann]]'s departure from MSNBC), and by ''[[1600 Pennsylvania Avenue (TV series)|1600 Pennsylvania Avenue]]'' from March 17, 2008 (as ''Race to the White House'') to April 3, 2009.

Sharpton's involvement with MSNBC began after June 29, 2011, when he became the primary substitute host for ''[[The Ed Show]]'', leading to press speculation that Sharpton could attain his own series on the network in the vein of [[Rachel Maddow]] (who attained [[The Rachel Maddow Show (TV series)|her own series]] in 2008 after serving as [[Keith Olbermann]]'s primary substitute host on ''[[Countdown with Keith Olbermann]]''), [[Lawrence O'Donnell]] (who attained [[The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell|his own series]] in 2010 after having served as Olbermann's primary substitute host) and [[Christopher Hayes (journalist)|ChristopherChris Hayes]] (who attained [[Up (TV program)|his own weekend series]] beginning in mid-September 2011 after having served as a regular fill-in for both Maddow, Olbermann, and O'Donnell before attaining [[All In with Chris Hayes|his weekday series]] in April 2013).

After beginning his appearances as substitute host for [[Ed Schultz]], conservative commentators and outlets slammed MSNBC's decision to hire Sharpton as a contributor (and even more so after becoming host of what became ''PoliticsNation''); ''[[EURweb]]'' cited mockery of Sharpton by such conservative outlets as [[Breitbart (website)|Breitbart.tv]]<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.eurweb.com/?p=128813|title = Video: Conservatives Already Up in Arms Over Sharpton’sSharpton's MSNBC Show|publisher = EURweb|date = September 1, 2011 <!-- at 06:27 am --> }}</ref> in particular, doubts were raised by at least one member of the [[National Association of Black Journalists]] about Sharpton's ability to host a credible political talk show following past controversial comments, and criticism by African-American journalists raised the possibility of MSNBC having hired Sharpton in order to draw ratings. In response, Tamika Mallory, executive director of the [[National Action Network]] (which is headed by Sharpton as president) rebutted many of the criticisms in an editorial for [[TV One (US TV network)|TV One]]'s NewsOne website, and also likened black criticism of MSNBC's decision to "crabs in a barrel".<ref>{{cite web|url = http://newsone.com/newsone-original/tmallory/sharpton-politicsnation-black-journalists/|title = Time For Black Journalists To Stop Criticizing Rev. Sharpton|author = Tamika Mallory|publisher = NewsOne.com|date = September 2, 2011<!-- 12:40 pm-->}}</ref>

Sharpton's style of delivery, verbalized understanding of topics on ''PoliticsNation'' and a live flub with the [[teleprompter]] have been the subject of parody, especially on NBC series ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' with [[Kenan Thompson]] playing Sharpton. It was the subject of a December 10, 2011 skit parodying the flub<ref>{{cite webnews|url = http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/12/11/saturday-night-live-al-sharpton-msnbc_n_1141929.html|title = Al Sharpton, MSNBC Regulars Mocked By Saturday Night Live (VIDEO)|publisherwork = Huffington Post|date =2011-12-11}}</ref> as well as a May 19, 2012 skit with guest star [[Mick Jagger]] as a [[JPMorgan Chase]] executive.<ref>{{cite webnews|url = http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/20/saturday-night-live-al-sharpton-politics-nation_n_1530909.html|title = 'Saturday Night Live' Mocks Al Sharpton Talking About 'Jip Morgan' (VIDEO)|date = 2012-05-20 |publisherwork = Huffington Post}}</ref> Sharpton himself enjoyed the skits, and had Thompson on his show in February 2015. Sharpton returned the favor by appearing on SNL in March 2016.

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