MSNBC Doc Block
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MSNBC Doc Block is a three-hour block of documentary
programming airing Monday-Friday from 11PM to 2AM Eastern time on MSNBC
. It replaced Rita Cosby: Live & Direct
and The Situation with Tucker Carlson
. The Situation was renamed Tucker and was moved to the slots that were vacated by The Abrams Report
(4pm and 6pm) before it too was cancelled.
During the months preceding the 2008 US Presidential election, the Doc Block was relegated to weekend airings and replaced on weeknights by repeats of The Rachel Maddow Show
, Countdown with Keith Olbermann
, and Race for the White House
.
It now only airs Fridays from midnight to 5AM and on weekends from noon to 5AM.
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
programming airing Monday-Friday from 11PM to 2AM Eastern time on MSNBC
MSNBC
MSNBC is a cable news channel based in the United States available in the US, Germany , South Africa, the Middle East and Canada...
. It replaced Rita Cosby: Live & Direct
Rita Cosby: Live & Direct
Rita Cosby: Live and Direct is a news/talk program which aired nightly on MSNBC.Hosted by Rita Cosby, Rita Cosby: Live and Direct consisted of breaking news reports and rare interviews. It largely emphasized getting the big stories and exclusives....
and The Situation with Tucker Carlson
Tucker (television program)
Tucker is an American television program on MSNBC that focused on politics, hosted by Tucker Carlson. The show aired from June 6, 2005–March 14, 2008....
. The Situation was renamed Tucker and was moved to the slots that were vacated by The Abrams Report
The Abrams Report
The Abrams Report was an American television program on MSNBC, focusing on legal and tabloid issues....
(4pm and 6pm) before it too was cancelled.
During the months preceding the 2008 US Presidential election, the Doc Block was relegated to weekend airings and replaced on weeknights by repeats of The Rachel Maddow Show
The Rachel Maddow Show (TV series)
The Rachel Maddow Show is a news and opinion television program that airs weeknights on MSNBC at 9:00 p.m. ET. It is hosted by Rachel Maddow, who gained popularity with her frequent appearances as a liberal pundit on various MSNBC programs. It is based on her former radio show of the same name...
, Countdown with Keith Olbermann
Countdown with Keith Olbermann
Countdown with Keith Olbermann is an hour-long weeknight news and political commentary program that airs on Current TV, where it began airing on June 20, 2011. The program was broadcast on MSNBC from March 31, 2003, to January 21, 2011. On MSNBC, the show presented five selected news stories of...
, and Race for the White House
Race for the White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue is an MSNBC television program hosted by David Shuster that ended in 2009. The show is a panel show based around the discussion of news and trends in American politics among the panelists and anchor...
.
It now only airs Fridays from midnight to 5AM and on weekends from noon to 5AM.
Programs shown in the block
- LockupLockup (TV show)Lockup is a prison documentary series, produced by 44 Blue Productions, which airs on MSNBC. The Lockup franchise also includes Lockup Raw and Lockup Extended Stay....
, a prisonPrisonA prison is a place in which people are physically confined and, usually, deprived of a range of personal freedoms. Imprisonment or incarceration is a legal penalty that may be imposed by the state for the commission of a crime...
documentaryDocumentary filmDocumentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...