The Weekend | |
---|---|
Genre | Political news program |
Presented by | The Weekend Jonathan Capehart Eugene Daniels Jacqueline Alemany The Weekend: Primetime Ayman Mohyeldin Antonia Hylton Elise Jordan Catherine Rampell |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Camera setup | Multi-camera |
Original release | |
Network | MSNBC |
Release | January 13, 2024 – present |
Network | MSNBC |
Release | May 3, 2025 – present |
Related | |
The Weeknight |
The Weekend is an American political news panel discussion program broadcast by MSNBC. Premiering on January 13, 2024, the series is currently hosted by Jonathan Capehart, Jacqueline Alemany, and Eugene Daniels.
The series was originally hosted by Alicia Menendez, Symone Sanders-Townsend, and Michael Steele; the trio moved to a weeknight spinoff—aptly titled The Weeknight —in May 2025. MSNBC also introduced a second spinoff, The Weekend Primetime, with a separate panel of Catherine Rampell, Antonia Hylton, and Elise Jordan.
The program was announced in November 2023 as part of a revamp of MSNBC's weekend lineup. Hosted by Alicia Menendez, Symone Sanders-Townsend (who previously hosted the weekend show Symone), and Michael Steele, MSNBC president Rashida Jones stated that The Weekend would feature "provide thoughtful analysis and coverage on the state of our country from three trusted voices familiar to the MSNBC audience." [1] [2]
In February 2025, new MSNBC president Rebecca Kutler announced that Menendez, Sanders-Townsend, and Steele would move to a new evening show to replace Joy Reid's The ReidOut. It was concurrently announced that The Weekend would receive both a new panel, as well as a new evening edition with a separate panel. The new show— The Weeknight —premiered on May 5, 2025. [3] [4] [5] On May 3, The Weekend debuted a new panel, featuring Jonathan Capehart, Jacqueline Alemany, and newly-named senior Washington correspondent Eugene Daniels. MSNBC also premiered The Weekend Primetime, which is hosted by Catherine Rampell, Antonia Hylton, and Elise Jordan. [6] [7]