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Country of origin
  
United States

Running time
  
60 minutes

First episode date
  
14 November 2011

Presented by
  
Alex Wagner

Genres
  
News program, Talk show

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Location(s)
  
New York City

Original network
  
MSNBC

Final episode date
  
31 July 2015

Executive producer
  
Dana Haller

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Picture format
  
480i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV)

Original release
  
November 14, 2011 (2011-11-14) – July 31, 2015 (2015-07-31)

Nominations
  
News & Documentary Emmy Award for Outstanding News Discussion & Analysis

Similar
  
The Cycle, NewsNation with Tamron H, Jansing and Company, The Ed Show, Disrupt with Karen Finney

Profiles

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Now with Alex Wagner (stylized NOW) is a political opinion program on MSNBC presented by progressive host Alex Wagner. The show debuted on November 14, 2011, and aired on weekdays at noon ET. Starting on January 13, 2014, Now aired at 4 P.M. due to the resignation of former MSNBC host Martin Bashir.

Contents

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.

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Format

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 generally political, but also included breaking stories and pop culture. The program also featured branded special segments. Instead of the traditional daytime "news crawl" at the bottom of the screen, Now featured a Twitter feed that displays tweets from various news organizations, reporters, and other relevant organizations and individuals regarding the story being discussed at the time.

Special segments

  • The Bullpen: Was a conversation with another MSNBC personality about the news of the day.
  • Post Script (P.S.): Was a short editorial segment that featured Wagner's opinion on an important issue or news story.
  • History

    Now was created to replace the 12pm hour of MSNBC Live, which was hosted by Contessa Brewer until August 2011. Between Brewer's departure and Now's debut, MSNBC Live's noon hour was presented by rotating fill-in anchors. Wagner was the third MSNBC personality in quick succession to be announced as host of a new show on the network. Al Sharpton's PoliticsNation and Chris Hayes's Up also debuted in the three months prior to Now's premiere.

    References

    Now with Alex Wagner Wikipedia