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'{{About|the television show|the Air America radio show of the same name|The Rachel Madcow Show (radio program)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2016}} {{Infobox television |show_name = The Rachel Madcow Show |image = RachelMaddowShow.jpg |caption = |show_name_2 = |genre = Political news/opinion program |creator = |writer = |director = Rob Katko |creat_director = |developer = |presenter = [[Rachel Maddow]] |starring = |voices = |narrated = |theme_music_composer = |opentheme = |endtheme = |composer = |country = United States |language = English |num_seasons = |num_episodes = 400+ |list_episodes = |executive_producer = [[Bill Wolff (television executive)|Bill Wolff]], Cory Gnazzo |co_exec = |producer = |sup_producer = |asst_producer = |cons_producer = |co-producer = |editor = |story_editor = |location = New York City |cinematography = |camera = [[Multi-camera]] |runtime = 60 minutes |channel = [[MSNBC]] |picture_format = [[480i]] ([[SDTV]])<br>[[1080i]] ([[HDTV]]) |audio_format = |first_run = |first_aired = {{Start date|2008|09|08}} |last_aired = present |preceded_by = ''[[Verdict with Dan Abrams]]'' |followed_by = |related = |website = http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show |production_website = }} '''''The Rachel MADCOW Show''''' (also abbreviated '''''TRMS''''') is a daily news and opinion television program that airs on [[MSNBC]], running in the 9:00&nbsp;pm ET timeslot. It is hosted by [[Rachel Madcow]], who gained popularity with her frequent appearances as a [[modern liberalism in the United States|liberal]] [[Pundit (expert)|pundit]] on various MSNBC programs.<ref name="wlir"/> It is based on her former [[The Rachel Maddow Show (radio program)|radio show of the same name]]. The show debuted on September 8, 2008.<ref name="usn"/> ==Background== A hack and political pundit that should be in jail for breaking the law. [[Keith Olbermann]], then host of MSNBC's ''[[Countdown with Keith Olbermann]]'', was Maddow's first guest on her debut show,<ref name="hp080908"/> and has been given credit for pushing for Maddow to get her own show.<ref name="kos080819"/> Prior to getting her own show, Maddow had served as regular guest host for ''Countdown'' when Olbermann was absent. ''The Rachel Maddow Show'' replaced ''[[Verdict with Dan Abrams]]''.<ref name="nyt081021"/> ''The Rachel Maddow Show'' is broadcast from Studio 3-A at the [[NBC Studios (New York City)|NBC Studios]], [[GE Building|30 Rockefeller Plaza]] in New York.{{Citation needed|date=March 2016}} The series has occasionally aired in front of theatre audiences, including the [[92nd Street Y]] in New York City on December 20–22, 2010;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nbcnews.com/id/40898769/ns/msnbc-rachel_maddow_show|title=Tuesday, Dec. 21st - Rachel Maddow show- NBCNews.com|publisher=}}</ref> the [[Free State Brewery]] in [[Lawrence, Kansas]] on February 23, 2011;<ref>[http://www.kansascity.com/2011/02/24/2678453/with-the-rachel-maddow-show-kansas.html 'The Rachel Maddow Show,' Kansas edition], ''Kansas City Star'' (February 24, 2011); [http://cjonline.com/news/state/2011-02-23/msnbc-host-brings-spotlight-lawrence MSNBC host brings spotlight to Lawrence: MSNBC show will air tonight at 8, 11 p.m.], ''Topeka Capital-Journal'' (February 23, 2011).</ref> and the [[French Quarter]] of [[New Orleans, Louisiana]] on February 5, 2010 (to mark the impending [[Super Bowl XLIV]] game featuring the [[New Orleans Saints]] under the name ''"The Rachel Maddeaux Sheaux"'').<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.today.com/id/35297509/ns/msnbc-rachel_maddow_show |title='The Rachel Maddow Show' for Friday, February 5th, 2010; Read the transcript to the Friday show |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=February 8, 2010 |website=today.com |publisher=[[Today (U.S. TV program)]] |access-date=August 10, 2016 |quote=}}</ref> ==Guest hosts== *[[Ana Marie Cox]] – September 4, 2009 *[[Howard Dean]] – November 24, 2009 *[[Melissa Harris-Perry]] – Regular guest host prior to the launch of ''[[Melissa Harris-Perry (TV program)|Melissa Harris-Perry]]''. *[[Christopher Hayes (journalist)|Chris Hayes]] – Regular guest host prior to the launch of ''[[Up with Chris Hayes]]'' (Hayes now precedes Maddow's show with ''[[All In with Chris Hayes]]'') *[[Arianna Huffington]]<ref name="wlir"/> – November 17, 2008 *[[Ezra Klein]] – Frequent guest host throughout 2012. *[[Lawrence O'Donnell]] – November 23, 2009 *[[Andrea Mitchell]] – April 2, 2009 *[[David Shuster]] – October 12, 2009 *[[Steve Kornacki]] – Frequent guest host since 2013. *[[Alison Stewart]]<ref name="tv081118"/> – November 18–19, 2008; February 23, 2009; June 29–30/July 1, 2009; August 24–25, 2009; October 13–14, 2009 *[[Bill Wolff (television executive)|Bill Wolff]] – December 30, 2010 ==Ratings and reviews== DROPPING FAST BECAUSE SHE US A HACK THAT PRETENDS TO BE A JOURNALIST! FIRE THIS IDIOT! ''The Rachel Maddow Show'' debuted on September 8, 2008, with 1,543,000 viewers (483,000 of whom were in the 25–54 [[demographic]]).<ref name="tv080908"/> Early reviews for her show were mostly positive. ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' journalist [[Matea Gold]] stated that Maddow "finds the right formula on MSNBC",<ref name="lat080929"/> while ''[[The Guardian]]'' wrote that Maddow has become the "star of America's cable news".<ref name="gua080928"/> [[Associated Press]] columnist, David Bauder called her [[Keith Olbermann]]'s "political soul mate" and referred to the Olbermann/Maddow shows as a two-hour "liberal ... block."<ref name="ap081026"/> ''[[The New York Times]]'' writer Alessandra Stanley opined: "Her program adds a good-humored female face to a cable news channel whose prime time is dominated by unruly, often squabbling schoolboys; Ms. Maddow's deep, modulated voice is reassuringly calm after so much shrill emotionalism and catfights among the channel's aging, white male divas".<ref name="nyt080925"/> On September 16, 2008, the show drew 1,801,000 viewers (with 534,000 in the 25–54 demographic), beating ''[[Larry King Live]]'' and becoming the highest-rated MSNBC show of the night.<ref name="tv080919"/> Maddow's ratings success on September 16, 2008 prompted many of her MSNBC colleagues on ''[[Morning Joe]]'' to congratulate her on the air, including [[Joe Scarborough]], who said it was "just one of those times where good people do well."<ref name="tv080918"/> In the month of March 2009 the average number of viewers dropped to 1.1 million, part of a general trend in the ratings decline for cable news programs.<ref name="lat090422"/> During the third quarter of 2009, the show was ranked in third place behind [[Fox News]]'s ''[[Hannity]]'' and [[CNN]]'s ''[[Larry King Live]]''. The average total number of viewers for the show's airtimes during this period was 992,000.<ref name="bc090929"/> During the first quarter of 2010, Maddow's show pulled well ahead of ''Larry King Live'', regularly beating the show in overall and primetime ratings,<ref name="tvbn100330"/> becoming the second highest-rated program in its time slot, behind only Fox News's ''Hannity''.<ref name="nyt100330"/> The show continued its lead during the second quarter of 2010, staying well ahead of CNN's ''Larry King Live'' for the third consecutive quarter, and topping the show in both primetime and overall ratings.<ref>[http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/ratings/q2_2010_ratings_msnbc_down_from_last_year_tops_cnn_in_primetime_166199.asp Q2 2010 Ratings: MSNBC Down From Last Year, Tops CNN in Primetime] ''Mediabistro'' Retrieved June 19, 2010</ref> In September 2012, ''Maddow'' viewership in the 25–54 demographic topped that of ''Hannity'' on Monday and Tuesday and in the demographic's daily average for the week,<ref name="Hollywood Reporter: first time since 2009"/> though not in the week's cumulative viewership for the time slot.<ref name="Mediaite: September 2012"/> The week was MSNBC's strongest since February 2009.<ref name="Hollywood Reporter: first time since 2009"/> At the time, the network regularly ranked "a distant second" to Fox News viewership.<ref name="Hollywood Reporter: MSNBC wins demo in primetime"/> In May 2013, the show delivered its lowest-rated month since it debuted in September 2008 (717,000 total viewers) and its second-lowest with adults 25-54 (210,000). Maddow was topped by both FNC's ''Hannity'' and CNN's ''Piers Morgan Tonight''.<ref>{{cite news|title=TV Ratings: MSNBC Falls Below HLN in May, Rachel Maddow Hits Lows|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/tv-ratings-msnbc-falls-below-559923|first1=Michael|last1=O'Connell|date=May 29, 2013|accessdate=February 6, 2014|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref> In November 2013, during the [[United States elections, 2013|off-year election]] coverage, Maddow was "up significantly, averaging second place in both measures with 1.267 million viewers and 313,000 adults 25-54." This placed the ''Maddow Show'' second, running behind Fox News' [[Megyn Kelly]], but ahead of CNN's ''[[Piers Morgan Live]]''.<ref>Michael O'Connell, [http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/tv-ratings-election-coverage-gives-654009 TV Ratings: Election Coverage Gives Fox News' Megyn Kelly a New Best], ''The Hollywood Reporter'' (November 6, 2013).</ref> For the week beginning February 13th, 2017, Rachel Maddow’s 9 PM ET show averaged 2.5 million total viewers, giving the host her best single week since just before the 2008 election, when the program pulled in an average of 2.6 million. This also gives the show its second best week ever.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/television/2017/03/06/maddow-ratings-get-trump-bump/aPvFAI6vTrHC7DCtse9J0I/story.html|title=Maddow’s ratings get a Trump bump - The Boston Globe|work=BostonGlobe.com|access-date=2017-03-09}}</ref> In February TRMS was watched by the most viewers in the show's 9-year history.<ref name = "scoop" /> On March 14, 2017, Maddow revealed the first two pages of [[Donald Trump]]'s 2005 federal tax return on her show. The documents were originally obtained by journalist [[David Cay Johnston]], who was a guest on her show that night.<ref name = "scoop">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/15/us/politics/rachel-maddow-trump-tax-return.html?_r=0|title=Rachel Maddow Lands a Scoop, Then Makes Viewers Wait|last=Grynbaum|first=Michael M.|date=March 15, 2017|work=The New York Times|accessdate=15 March 2017}}</ref> Before the program aired, the White House released a statement acknowledging that Trump paid $38 million dollars in income federal taxes that year.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/trump-paid-38-million-2005-federal-taxes-2005-white-house-n733611|title=Trump paid $38M in 2005 income tax, White House says before report|work=NBC News|access-date=2017-03-15|language=en}}</ref> The White House also accused MSNBC of "violating the law".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rawstory.com/2017/03/white-house-accuses-msnbc-of-violating-the-law-over-maddow-trump-tax-reveal/amp/|title=White House accuses MSNBC of violating the law over Maddow Trump tax reveal {{!}} Raw Story|website=www.rawstory.com|language=en-US|access-date=2017-03-15}}</ref> ==Awards and nominations== *In 2011, the ''Rachel Maddow Show'' won a [[News & Documentary Emmy Award|News and Documentary Emmy]] in the Outstanding News Discussion and Analysis category for the "Good Morning, Landlocked Central Asia" series of shows broadcast from [[Afghanistan]].<ref name=ls291082>{{cite web|title=Nominees for the 32nd Annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards|url=http://www.emmyonline.tv/mediacenter/news_32nd_nominations.html|publisher=The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences|accessdate=August 3, 2011}}</ref> *In March 2010, Maddow won at the 21st Annual [[GLAAD Media Award]]s in the category, ''Outstanding TV Journalism—Newsmagazine'' for her segment, "Uganda Be Kidding Me" about the [[Uganda Anti-Homosexuality Bill]].<ref name="ew100314"/> *The ''Rachel Maddow Show'' has been nominated for a [[TCA Awards|Television Critics Award]] twice in the "Outstanding Achievement in News & Information" category. * Maddow received the [[Interfaith Alliance]]'s 2010 Walter Cronkite Faith & Freedom Award for her "passionate coverage of the intersection of [[religion and politics]]" that "exhibits a strong personal intellect coupled with [[Freedom of religion in the United States|constitutional sensitivity]] to the proper boundaries between religion and government."<ref>[Rachel Maddow and Joan Brown Campbell to Receive The 2010 Walter Cronkite Faith & Freedom Award] (August 16, 2010), Interfaith Alliance.</ref> * The show received one of the [[Planned Parenthood Federation of America]]'s 2010 Maggie Awards for Media Excellence "for its coverage of the [[Health care reform debate in the United States|health care reform debate]], the [[Assassination of George Tiller|murder of Dr. George Tiller]] and the [[anti-abortion movement]]."<ref>[http://www.plannedparenthood.org/about-us/newsroom/press-releases/rachel-maddow-glamour-magazine-ajcs-cynthia-tucker-among-planned-parenthoods-2010-maggie-award-33161.htm Rachel Maddow, Glamour Magazine, and the AJC's Cynthia Tucker Among Planned Parenthood's 2010 Maggie Award Winners], Planned Parenthood Federation of America.</ref> * In 2012, the ''Rachel Maddow Show'' was nominated for [[News & Documentary Emmy Award|News and Documentary Emmy]] in the Outstanding News Discussion and Analysis category for the "Know Nukes" segment.<ref name=ls39485>{{cite web|title=Nominees for the 33rd Annual News and Documentary Emmy Awards|url=http://www.emmyonline.tv/mediacenter/news_33rd_nominations.html|publisher=The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences|accessdate=December 16, 2012}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist|3|refs= <ref name="ap081026">{{cite news|first=David |last=Bauder |agency=Associated Press |title=O'Reilly, Olbermann: polar opposites of campaign |url=http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5g7u4RWI5m_VoFGwSDFYs8p1bh-WwD942JRPOA |date=October 26, 2008 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081031101458/http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5g7u4RWI5m_VoFGwSDFYs8p1bh-WwD942JRPOA |archivedate=October 31, 2008 }}</ref> <ref name="bc090929">{{cite news |first=Marisa |last=Guthrie |work=Broadcasting & Cable |title=Cable Ratings: Fox News Stays Ahead of Competition, Sees Uptick in Viewers, Demo |url=http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/355911-Cable_Ratings_Fox_News_Stays_Ahead_of_Competition_Sees_Uptick_in_Viewers_Demo.php |date=September 29, 2009 |accessdate=March 30, 2010}}</ref> <ref name="ew100314">{{cite news |url=http://news-briefs.ew.com/2010/03/14/glaad-awards-brothers-sisters-parks-recreation/ |first=Archana |last=Ram |title='Brothers and Sisters' and 'Parks and Recreation' among winners at GLAAD Media Awards |work=Entertainment Weekly |date=March 14, 2010 |accessdate=March 15, 2010}}</ref> <ref name="gua080928">{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/sep/28/television.rachel.maddow |first=Christopher |last=Goodwin |title=Gay TV host is liberal queen of US news |work=The Observer |date=September 28, 2008 |accessdate=March 11, 2010 |location=London}}</ref> <ref name="Hollywood Reporter: first time since 2009">{{cite news |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/rachel-maddow-ratings-sean-hannity-msnbc-fox-news-373556 |title=Rachel Maddow Beats Sean Hannity's Weekly Demo Ratings for First Time Since 2009 |last1=O'Connell |first1=Michael |date=September 24, 2012 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |accessdate=June 23, 2013 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6HbX9byBx |archivedate=June 23, 2013 |deadurl=no }}</ref> <ref name="Hollywood Reporter: MSNBC wins demo in primetime">{{cite news |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/rachel-maddow-bill-oreilly-ratings-msnbc-fox-news-371767 |title=Rachel Maddow Pulls Ahead of Bill O'Reilly as MSNBC Wins Demo in Primetime |last1=O'Connell |first1=Michael |date=September 19, 2012 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |accessdate=June 23, 2013 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6HbXOLRBz |archivedate=June 23, 2013 |deadurl=no }}</ref> <ref name="hp080908">{{cite news |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/08/rachel-maddows-first-show_n_124973.html |work=The Huffington Post |date=September 8, 2008 |title=Rachel Maddow's First Show: Maddow, Olbermann Analyze Obama Interview |first=Nicholas |last=Graham}}</ref> <ref name="kos080819">{{cite news |url=http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/8/19/161133/955/1005/570567 |first=Keith |last=Olbermann |work=The Daily Kos |title=Rachel Gets Her Own MSNBC Show |date=August 19, 2008}}</ref> <ref name="lat080929">{{cite news |url=http://articles.latimes.com/2008/sep/29/entertainment/et-maddow29 |first=Matea |last=Gold |title=MSNBC's new liberal spark plug Rachel Maddow, political junkie and TV rookie, launches to surprising ratings |work=Los Angeles Times |date=September 29, 2008 |accessdate=March 11, 2010}}</ref> <ref name="lat090422">{{cite news |first=Yvonne |last=Villarreal |work=Los Angeles Times |title=Obama won, now what does Maddow's future hold? |url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-maddow22-2009apr22,0,4939507.story |date=April 22, 2009}}</ref> <ref name="Mediaite: September 2012">{{cite web |url=http://www.mediaite.com/tv/tuesday-ratings-maddow-odonnell-top-hannity-greta-in-demo-come-close-in-total-viewers/ |title=Tuesday Ratings: Maddow, O’Donnell Top Hannity, Greta In Demo, Come Close In Total Viewers |date=September 19, 2012 |work=[[Mediaite]] |accessdate=June 23, 2013 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6HbXDvS2N |archivedate=June 23, 2013 |deadurl=no }}</ref> <ref name="nyt080925">{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/25/arts/television/25watc.html |first=Alessandra |last=Stanley |title=A Fresh Female Face Amid Cable Schoolboys |work=The New York Times |date=September 25, 2008 |accessdate=March 11, 2010}}</ref> <ref name="nyt081021">{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/21/arts/television/21madd.html|first=Brian |last=Stelter |work=The New York Times |title=Fresh Face on Cable, Sharp Rise in Ratings |date=October 20, 2008}}</ref> <ref name="nyt100330">{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/30/business/media/30cnn.html |first=Bill |last=Carter |title=CNN Fails to Stop Fall in Ratings |work=The New York Times |date=March 29, 2010 |accessdate=March 29, 2010}}</ref> <ref name="tv080908">{{cite news |url=http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/ratings/the_scoreboard_monday_sept_8_94031.asp |work=TV Newser |publisher=Media Bistro |title=The Scoreboard: Monday, September 8, 2008 |date=September 8, 2008}}</ref> <ref name="tv080918">{{cite news |url=http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/msnbc/just_one_of_those_times_where_good_people_do_well_94918.asp |work=TV Newser |publisher=Media Bistro |title=Just one of those times where good people do well |date=September 18, 2008}}</ref> <ref name="tv080919">{{cite news |url=http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/ratings/the_scoreboard_thursday_sept_18_95070.asp |work=TV Newser |publisher=Media Bistro |title=The Scoreboard: Thursday, September 18, 2008 |date=September 19, 2008}}</ref> <ref name="tv081118">{{cite news |url=http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/msnbc/alison_stewart_to_guest_host_maddow_101001.asp |work=TV Newser |publisher=Media Bistro |title=Alison Stewart to Guest Host Maddow |date=November 18, 2008}}</ref> <ref name="tvbn100330">{{cite news |url=http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/03/30/msnbc-beats-cnn-in-1q-2010-in-primetime-and-in-total-day-among-adults-in-march-first-time-since-2001/46635 |title=MSNBC Beats CNN in 1Q 2010 In Primetime; And In Total Day Among Adults In March, First Time Since 2001 |work=TV by the Numbers |date=March 30, 2010 |accessdate=March 31, 2010}}</ref> <ref name="usn">{{cite news |first=Liz |last=Wolgemuth |work=U.S. News & World Report |title=Rachel Maddow: MSNBC's Smart Hire |url=http://www.usnews.com/blogs/the-inside-job/2008/9/24/rachel-maddow-msnbcs-smart-hire.html |date=September 24, 2008}}</ref> <ref name="wlir">{{cite news |first=Julia |last=Baird |work=Newsweek |title=When Left is Right |url=http://www.newsweek.com/id/170385/page/1 |date=November 22, 2008}}</ref> }} ==External links== *[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26315908/ ''The Rachel Maddow Show'' at msnbc.com] * {{IMDb title|1280627|The Rachel Maddow Show}} * {{tv.com show|the-rachel-maddow-show|The Rachel Maddow Show}} *[http://maddowblog.msnbc.msn.com/ ''The Maddow Blog''] {{S-start}} {{succession box |title= MSNBC Weekday Lineup |before=''[[All In with Chris Hayes]]'' |years= 9:00&nbsp;pm – 10:00&nbsp;pm ([[Eastern Time Zone|ET]]) |after=''[[The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell]]'' (Mon-Thurs) [[Lockup (TV series)|''Lockup'']] (Fri.) }} {{succession box |title= MSNBC Weekday Lineup |before=''[[All In with Chris 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