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Alex Witt Reports
Also known asWeekends with Alex Witt (2011–2021)
GenreNews
Presented byAlex Witt
Country of originUnited States
Production
Executive producerNick Kovijanic
Production locationNew York City
Running time180 minutes
Original release
NetworkMSNBC
ReleaseSeptember 17, 2011 (2011-09-17) –
November 9, 2025 (2025-11-09)
NetworkMS NOW
ReleaseNovember 15, 2025 (2025-11-15) –
September 6, 2026 (2026-09-06)
Related
MS NOW Reports

Alex Witt Reports (formerly Weekends with Alex Witt) is a news program on MS NOW anchored by Alex Witt that aired from September 17, 2011 until September 6, 2026. The program originally premiered as Weekends with Alex Witt and aired at noon for 3 hours, handing off to MSNBC Live (4–5 p.m.)[1] In 2023, then-president Rashida Jones announced that the program would be cut to just one hour on Sundays, to make room for a new program hosted by Jen Psaki in the 12 p.m. timeslot. The two-hour block on Saturdays remained unchanged.[2][3] As of January 2024, the program was being broadcast from 1–4 p.m. ET on weekends.

Witt previously anchored the weekend edition of MSNBC Live. When MSNBC announced that regular contributor Chris Hayes would be hosting a new weekend talk show, she was given a branded program as part of the network's new weekend morning lineup.[4][5] Weekends with Alex Witt and Up with Chris Hayes debuted on September 17, 2011.

In a 2015 realignment of MSNBC's daytime lineup, Weekends was removed from the lineup, but Witt maintained her time slot under the MSNBC Live banner. The Weekends branding was later reinstated. In March 2021, it was announced that the program would be rebranded as Alex Witt Reports, reintegrating it with the MSNBC Live programs under a new standard MSNBC Reports brand.[6][7]

On June 26, 2026, it was announced that Witt would be departing MS NOW later in the year, and Antonia Hylton would succeed her as host of a new program in Witt's timeslot.[8] Witt's program ended on September 6, 2026, with Hylton's new show The Assignment with Antonia Hylton premiering the following weekend.[9][10]

References

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  1. ↑ Shapiro, Rebecca (January 5, 2012). "Melissa Harris-Perry: MSNBC's Newest Host". The Huffington Post. Retrieved January 5, 2012.
  2. ↑ Weprin, Alex (February 21, 2023). "MSNBC Sets Jen Psaki Weekly Series, Says Streaming and Social Shows in the Works". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 24, 2026.
  3. ↑ Steinberg, Brian (February 21, 2023). "MSNBC to Launch New Sunday Program Led by Former White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki". Variety. Retrieved September 24, 2026.
  4. ↑ Weprin, Alex (August 1, 2011). "Chris Hayes Secures Weekend Show on MSNBC". TV Newser. Retrieved December 17, 2011.
  5. ↑ Joyella, Mark (August 1, 2011). "MSNBC Gives Chris Hayes His Own Weekend Show". Mediaite. Retrieved December 17, 2011.
  6. ↑ Johnson, Ted (March 29, 2021). "MSNBC Rebrands Daytime 'Live' Shows With 'Reports' Title". Deadline. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  7. ↑ Steinberg, Brian (March 29, 2021). "MSNBC Aims to Bolster Daytime News Programs With 'MSNBC Reports'". Variety. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  8. ↑ Battaglio, Stephan (June 26, 2026). "MS NOW anchor Alex Witt to exit as network reduces live weekend programming". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 1, 2026.
  9. ↑ Steinberg, Brian (September 3, 2026). "Alex Witt Has Wisdom: How MS NOW Anchor Lasted Nearly 30 Years in Cable News". Variety. Retrieved September 8, 2026.
  10. ↑ Bahney, Jennifer Bowers (September 6, 2026). "MS NOW's Alex Witt Gives a Tearful Goodbye After 30 Years: 'Hard To Get To This'". Mediaite. Retrieved September 8, 2026.
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