The Ed Show
| The Ed Show | |
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| Presented by | Ed Schultz |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Location(s) |
30 Rockefeller Center New York City, New York Detroit Lakes, Minnesota |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | MSNBC |
| Picture format |
480i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Original release | April 6, 2009 – July 31, 2015 |
| Chronology | |
| Followed by | "PoliticsNation with Al Sharpton" |
| External links | |
| Website | |
The Ed Show is an hour-long weekday news commentary program on MSNBC that aired from 2009 to 2015. The program was hosted by Ed Schultz, who also hosted the nationally syndicated radio program The Ed Schultz Show from 2004 to 2014.
The show aired in a variety of timeslots. It debuted as a weeknight program on MSNBC on April 6, 2009, at 6 PM ET, It later moved to 10 PM ET, filling the time slot previously occupied by The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell when that show took over the 8 PM ET slot after Countdown with Keith Olbermann was cancelled. In October 2011, it swapped spots with The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell. On March 13, 2013, Schultz revealed that he would be moving to a new expanded weekend lineup at the network. His last weeknight show aired on March 14, and the show returned as a weekend show on May 11 at 5 PM ET.
The Ed Show returned to weeknights on August 26 of the same year, taking the 5 PM ET slot previously held by one airing of Hardball with Chris Matthews.
On July 30, 2015, MSNBC president Tim Griffin announced that the series had been cancelled in an effort to transition the network's daytime programming to more breaking news reporting and less political commentary and opinion. The program aired its final episode on July 31, 2015.
The show used a multi-camera, video and graphics driven format not seen on other MSNBC programs. The first block of the show was fast-paced during the Op-Ed segment. Schultz originally did most of his segments standing, but eventually moved to a sitting format. The graphics package that was used by The Ed Show differed from others at MSNBC, with orange and black graphics; other programs use blue and white.
On April 11, 2011, MSNBC incorporated a new logo, a new studio, a new color scheme, using more blue than orange, and a new segment at the beginning of The Ed Show which has Schultz standing while doing a monologue about a chosen subject in front of a screen that flashes graphics such as charts and archive footage.
On May 23, 2011, Schultz volunteered for indefinite suspension from the network without pay after calling Republican Laura Ingraham a "right-wing slut" on his radio program. He issued an apology, saying he "used vile and inappropriate language..." and offered an indefinite self-suspension without pay, which MSNBC accepted. While he was suspended, Thomas Roberts filled in for all shows except the June 2 show, where the guest host was Reverend Al Sharpton.
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