Since Memorial Day, Morning Joe has run 49 business days, with Scarborough and Brzezinski appearing together on only 18 occasions, equating to approximately 38% of the summer. On 19 occasions, only one host was present, while neither appeared on 12 days, making it evident that 59% of the time, viewers had limited access to both. This trend draws attention to a potential power play as MSNBC prepares to launch the cable network Versant, indicating a shift in the show's dynamic.
Since Memorial Day, Morning Joe has aired on 49 business days. Both Scarborough and Brzezinski have appeared together on just 18 shows, about 38% of the summer so far. On 19 days, or 40%, only one of the two lead hosts was present.
Brzezinski has been off for 26 days, representing 53% of the summer, while Scarborough has missed 18 days, or 37%. For a show that thrives on the dynamic between its co-hosts, the pattern is hard to ignore.
Their ample time off can easily be read as a power play amid MSNBC's transformation with the upcoming launch of Versant, the new publicly traded cable network spun off from under the NBCU News Group umbrella.
While one or both hosts showed up for 77% of episodes, a more telling figure is that for a majority of the summer 59% of the time, viewers saw either just one host or none at all.
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