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Hugh Hewitt Scores Weekend Show On MSNBC

CLEVELAND, OH - JULY 20: Hugh Hewitt talks about the 2016 presidential race withTed Koppel and Jonathan Alter on his show, "Alter Family Politics" at Quicken Loans Arena on July 20, 2016 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Kirk Irwin/Getty Images for SiriusXM)

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Nick Givas Media And Politics Reporter
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MSNBC is signing conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt to his own weekend show, the network announced Thursday.

The show will be self titled and will air on Saturdays at 8 a.m. with the inaugural episode set for June 24th.

MSNBC is known for hiring liberal anchors and commentators as well as being a soundboard for current Democratic politicians. The hiring of Hewitt could signal a change in the direction of their programming as he is known to be an outspoken conservative catholic.

Hewitt is also know for pointing out liberal media bias on his nationally syndicated radio program, “The Hugh Hewitt Show.” This has led some commentators to scratch their heads over MSNBC’s choice to give him his own show.

MSNBC has enjoyed a ratings renaissance since President Donald Trump took office in January, as they are now competitive with Fox News for the first time in over a decade. “The Rachel Maddow Show,” “The Last Word With Lawrence O’Donnell,” and “All In With Chris Hayes,” have all managed to break into the top ten in the cable news ratings with the remaining spots being filled by Fox News programming. Tucker Carlson Remains number one with “Hannity” and “The Five” right behind him, and Maddow coming in fourth.

Hewitt is the second conservative host to cross over to the liberal network after former Fox News anchor Greta Van Susteren made the jump to host “For the Record.”

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