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Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorMSNBC is sending a morning anchor to late night in order to expand its biggest A.M. franchise.The NBCUniversal-backed cable news outlet intends to shift Stephanie Ruhle to its late-night program, “The 11th Hour” as part of a bid to expand one of its key programs, ‘Morning Joe,” according to three people familiar with the plans.

The year 2021 was one of tumult in the news biz: Chris Cuomo fired, Brian Williams’ surprise exit, Chris Wallace bolting for a rival. And that is not even getting to the daily headlines about Tucker Carlson’s vaccine doubts and distortions, the “great replacement” theory or January 6th false flags.

Yes, Brian Williams does have some regrets.

Brian Williams ended his MSNBC show The 11th Hour — and his long career at NBC — with a warning of what is happening to democracy, telling viewers in his sendoff, “My biggest worry is for my country.”

tweeted, “Honored and more than a little sad to be making a final appearance tonight with the legendary @BWilliams in his next-to-last night hosting the @11thHour. Ending the day with him has been a singular treat these last few years.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorMSNBC die-hards tune in partially because they know what they can expect on most evenings: Rachel Maddow will do her 22 minutes of connecting-the-dots news-cycle analysis at 9 p.m., and Brian Williams will wrap up the day with a vast array of knowledgeable experts at 11.Starting next year, however, fans — and even the executives who run the place — can’t be sure what they’re going to get.Williams announced Tuesday that he will walk away from MSNBC and NBC News

Brian Williams devoted the closing segment of The 11th Hour to the news of his departure from NBC News and MSNBC.

Loyal viewers of MSNBC’s weeknight news block have some bad news to absorb: Brian Williams, host of “The 11th Hour with Brian Williams” has announced he’s parting ways with NBC News.

Brian Williams is leaving MSNBC.

Brian Williams is leaving MSNBC and NBC News at the end of the year but says “pop up again somewhere.”

. I have been allowed to spend almost half of my life with one company.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorBrian Williams, the veteran anchor who became an integral part of MSNBC after a critical on-air gaffe in 2015 while behind the anchor desk at “NBC Nightly News” led to his removal from that landmark program, is parting ways with the cable-news outlet and striking out on his own.His next steps in the news business, or whether he expects to continue in it, remain unknown.“After nearly three decades as an award-winning journalist and anchor at MSNBC and NBC News,

Jordan Moreau Brian Williams didn’t shy away from criticizing Matt Gaetz, the controversial U.S. Representative from Florida and ally of President Donald Trump, after Gaetz launched his own criticism of the U.S.

MSNBC’s newsroom employees have unionized with the WGA East.

Brian Williams had some harsh criticism for Senator Ted Cruz on the May 21 episode of The 11th Hour on MSNBC. “By all accounts Ted Cruz did not like the nickname Cancún Cruz, though he tried joking about it acting like it didn’t matter,” Williams said, referencing when the senator left Texas to take his family to the tropical destination while his state was in a virtual blackout in February.

Greg Gutfeld’s Gutfeld!, billed as a Fox News alternative to late night comedy, debuted to 1.69 million viewers and 318,000 in the adults 25-54 demographic.

Here’s what Wendy Williams thinks about the upcoming Lifetime movie about her – TMZ The release date for the Dear Evan Hansen movie has been revealed – Just Jared Jr Brian Williams totally trolled Donald Trump with a clip from a famous movie – DListed There is big news to share about Kamala Harris‘ step-daughter – TooFab This is so awful – Towleroad Here’s your first look at the Riverdale graduation episode – Just Jared Jr

When MSNBC’s Brian Williams promised “exclusive video” of the meeting between House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy and former President Donald Trump, the result was a clip from Jerry Maguire.

MSNBC’s Brian Williams expertly trolled Donald Trump on The 11th Hour, mocking the former president’s meeting with House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) at Mar-a-Lago. Williams promised his guests that he had “exclusive” video from the meeting, only to “accidentally” roll a clip from the 1996 film Jerry Maguire. Yes, the “you had me at hello” scene.

NEW YORK -- NBC News veteran Tom Brokaw said Friday that he is retiring from the network after 55 years.Brokaw, author of “The Greatest Generation,” was NBC's lead anchor at “Nightly News” and for big events for more than 20 years before giving way to Brian Williams in 2004.The 80-year-old newsman did documentaries and made other appearances for the networks after that, but he has fought cancer and his television appearances have been more sporadic.He said he will continue to be active in print

“Yes,” Chris Christie tells @GStephanopoulos when asked if it’s time for President Trump to stop challenging the 2020 election results, adding that the president’s legal team has been a “national embarrassment.” https://t.co/9HKDetYpa5 pic.twitter.com/zuGivUyqYo— This Week (@ThisWeekABC) November 22, 2020Also Read: Brian Williams on Naming the Vaccine After Trump: Imagine 'What Trump Steaks Did for the Hungry'Christie specifically leveled criticism at Sidney Powell, a lawyer for the Trump

Also Read: Geraldo Rivera Suggests Naming COVID Vaccine After Trump to Soften Election Defeat (Video)Williams responded to Rivera’s suggestion by launching into his tongue-in-cheek monologue about all the good Trump and his other products have done for the country in the past.“It’s possible we just don’t give the president enough credit for his FDR-like devotion to tackling this virus.

If there was a Pulitzer prize awarded for withering sarcasm, Brian Williams would be polishing up his acceptance speech right about now.

Brian Williams, 61, got everyone’s attention on his show, The 11th Hour on MSNBC and Twitter on Nov.

Donald Trump on Thursday as he spoke from the White House to make an unfounded accusation that the presidential election was being stolen from him.Trump had tried to commandeer the nation's airwaves at a time when the evening newscasts are shown on the East Coast, after a day when the slow drip of vote counting revealed his leads in Pennsylvania and Georgia dwindling.MSNBC's Brian Williams also interrupted the president.

interrupted on multiple networks as anchors and correspondents leaped in to fact-check the president’s statements.Also Read: Networks Cut Away, CNN Calls Trump 'Pathetic' After Speech Falsely Claiming He's Been Cheated“Here we are again, in the unusual position of not only interrupting the president of the United States but correcting the president of the United States,” Brian Williams said as MSNBC cut away.

Analysis: Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski aren't beholden to the White House, and its chief occupant can't forget it

LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) — Call Me by Your Name filmmaker Luca Guadagnino will direct a reboot of Scarface for Universal Pictures.