| Now with Alex Wagner | |
|---|---|
 Title card | |
| Presented by | Alex Wagner |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Dana Haller |
| Production location | New York City |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | MSNBC |
| Release | November 14, 2011 (2011-11-14) – July 31, 2015 (2015-07-31) |
Now with Alex Wagner (stylizedNOW) is a political opinion program onMSNBC presented byprogressive[1] hostAlex Wagner. The show debuted on November 14, 2011, and aired on weekdays at noonET.[2] Starting on January 13, 2014,Now aired at 4 P.M. due to the resignation of former MSNBC host Martin Bashir.[3]
On July 30, 2015, MSNBC President, Phil 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.[4]
Now utilized a panel format for a majority of the show featuring correspondents and special guests that analyze and break down the most important stories of the day with Wagner serving as both moderator and anchor. The focus was generallypolitical, but also included breaking stories andpop culture. The program also featured branded special segments. Instead of the traditional daytime "news crawl" at the bottom of the screen,Now featured aTwitter feed that displays tweets from various news organizations, reporters, and other relevant organizations and individuals regarding the story being discussed at the time.
Now was created to replace the 12:00PM hour ofMSNBC Live, which was hosted byContessa Brewer until August 2011. Between Brewer's departure andNow's debut,MSNBC Live's noon hour was presented by rotating fill-in anchors.[5] Wagner was the third MSNBC personality in quick succession to be announced as host of a new show on the network.Al Sharpton'sPoliticsNation andChris Hayes'sUp also debuted in the three months prior toNow's premiere.[6]