MSNBC Adding ‘Daily Rundown' to Schedule in January

Chuch Todd and Savannah Guthrie to host daytime political hour

By Marisa Guthrie -- Broadcasting & Cable, 12/14/2009 12:06:34 PM

MSNBC adds another political hour to its schedule in January. The Daily Rundown is hosted by NBC News White House correspondent and political director Chuck Todd and  Savannah Guthrie, NBC News White House correspondent. It bows Jan. 11 at 9 a.m., displacing Morning Meeting with Dylan Ratigan, which will be re-titled The Dylan Ratigan Show and move to 4 p.m., also beginning Jan. 11.  

The Daily Rundown will look at the top political stories of the day.

"We want this show to be a resource for viewers looking for political news and discussion, without the noise," said Todd in a statement. "It will be the place for viewers to get everything they need to know about what's making news and what will make news."

The Daily Rundown brings politics, MSNBC's stock-in-trade, to daytime.

Ratigan's Morning Meeting bowed last June along with Dr. Nancy Snyderman's program, which currently airs at noon.

The premieres of both shows coincided with MSNBC's launch in 1080i HD.

For November, Morning Meeting averaged 75,000 and 65,000 in the 9 a.m. and 10 a.m. hours among viewers in news' target sales demographic of 25-54 year-olds, last place in the time slot behind Fox News, HLN, CNN and CNBC, respectively.

Dr. Nancy averaged 55,000 viewers in the demo behind Fox News, CNN, HLN and CNBC.