MSNBC Moves Al Sharpton Show To Sunday Morning

The Rev. Al Sharpton speaks during a service at Charity Missionary Baptist Church in the wake of the death of Walter Scott, the black driver who was fatally shot by a white police officer after he fled a traffic stop... The Rev. Al Sharpton speaks during a service at Charity Missionary Baptist Church in the wake of the death of Walter Scott, the black driver who was fatally shot by a white police officer after he fled a traffic stop, Sunday, April 12, 2015, in North Charleston, S.C. The officer, Michael Thomas Slager, has been fired and charged with murder. (AP Photo/David Goldman) MORE LESS
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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.

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