MSNBC has bumped Rev. Al Sharpton’s weekday show to Sunday morning, according a report by The Hollywood Reporter on Wednesday. According to a CNN report, Sharpton’s program struggled to compete with daily programming at other networks.
Sharpton’s “PoliticsNation” program will move to Sundays beginning Oct. 4. The hourlong program will air at 8 a.m. ET, according to the publication.
It will also move from being a weekday show to just once a week.
The program will keep its current schedule, at 6 p.m. ET during the weekdays, until Sept. 4, according to the report.
“After four terrific years – or as Reverend Sharpton said, ‘a full first term’ – PoliticsNation is ready for its next chapter,” Phil Griffin, MSNBC President wrote in a memo, according to the publication.
Sharpton also tweeted about the network’s change.
That new Politics Nation w/ Al Sharpton will premiere on my birthday weekend. I am honored with now being a Sunday Morning TV host, Great!!
— Reverend Al Sharpton (@TheRevAl) August 26, 2015