“Our Metric Isn’t Rachel’s Numbers or Bust”: Can Alex Wagner Keep the Maddow Faithful Tuned In?

About a month ago I was speaking with MSNBC president Rashida Jones, and I asked what her plan was for filling the critical 9 p.m. slot now that Rachel Maddow had scaled her anchoring back to one night a week, and also if she was worried about finding someone who could live up to the preternaturally high bar Maddow had set for the hour. “Rachel has been a huge player for us, in prime time in particular, but we have an incredible bench,” Jones told me. “I’m not looking for someone to come in and mimic Rachel’s performance or success…. Read Full Article