The Rachel Maddow Show
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The Rachel Maddow Show

5.9
Yr 2008
Status Returning Series
News Talk
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Overview

The Rachel Maddow Show is a daily news and opinion television program that airs on MSNBC, running in the 9:00 pm ET timeslot. It is hosted by Rachel Maddow, who gained popularity with her frequent appearances as a liberal pundit on various MSNBC programs. It is based on her former radio show of the same name. The show debuted on September 8, 2008.

Why fans love it

The Rachel Maddow Show treats the daily news cycle as a complex puzzle. Since its 2008 premiere, the program has focused on deep dives and historical context rather than brief soundbites. By tracing the lineage of current events, the show creates a narrative progression that rewards consistent viewers.

Rachel Maddow guides these segments with a specific tone that balances rigorous reporting with personal opinion. This approach stems from the program’s roots in radio, prioritizing long-form storytelling and thorough explanation over performance-based debate. It presents news as a cumulative process where each episode adds weight to the one before.

Featured Players

Cast

Credited 75
Regulars 1
Longest run 3750 eps
Rachel Maddow
Rachel Maddow
as Self - Hostess
3750 episodes
Maxine Dexter
Maxine Dexter
as Self
1 episode
Chris Hayes
Chris Hayes
as Self
7 episodes
Jamie Raskin
Jamie Raskin
as Self
2 episodes
Ali Velshi
Ali Velshi
as Self
5 episodes
Bennie Thompson
Bennie Thompson
as Self
1 episode
Amy Klobuchar
Amy Klobuchar
as Self - Senator
4 episodes
Alessandra Biaggi
Alessandra Biaggi
as Self
1 episode
Show 67 more
Nicolle Wallace as Self 1 episode Chuck Schumer as Self 1 episode Lawrence O'Donnell as Self 2 episodes Gary Peters as Self 1 episode Tim Ryan as Self 1 episode Kamala Harris 1 episode Alicia Menendez as Self 19 episodes Michael Steele as Self 20 episodes Symone Sanders as Self 19 episodes Carol Leonnig as Self 1 episode Pat Ryan as Self 1 episode Linda McMahon as Self (archive footage) 2 episodes Donald Trump as Self (archive footage) 11 episodes Mark Kelly as Self 2 episodes Zohran Mamdani as Self (archive footage) 1 episode George W. Bush as Self (archive footage) 2 episodes Jeffrey Epstein as Self (archive footage) 1 episode Jacob Soboroff as Self 3 episodes Jacob Frey as Self (archive footage) 2 episodes Chris Van Hollen as Self (archive footage) 1 episode Pete Hegseth as Self (archive footage) 3 episodes Stephen Miller as Self (archive footage) 1 episode Kristi Noem as Self (archive footage) 2 episodes Kash Patel as Self (archive footage) 3 episodes Dan Crenshaw as Self (archive footage) 1 episode Hakeem Jeffries as Self 3 episodes Jim Himes as Self 1 episode Vladimir Putin as Self (archive footage) 1 episode JD Vance as Self (archive footage) 2 episodes Cory Booker as Self - Senator 1 episode Greg Bovino as Self (archive footage) 2 episodes Luke Russert as Self 1 episode Marjorie Taylor Greene as Self (archive footage) 1 episode Mark Warner as Self 1 episode André Carson as Self (archive footage) 1 episode Matt Gaetz as Self (archive footage) 1 episode Adelita Grijalva as Self - U.S. Representative 1 episode Jim McGovern as Self (archive footage) 1 episode Viktor Orbán as Self (archive footage) 1 episode Debbie Wasserman Schultz as Self (archive footage) 1 episode Jacqueline Alemany as Self 1 episode Joe Biden as Self (archive footage) 1 episode Pam Bondi as Self (archive footage) 1 episode Lori Chavez-DeRemer as Self (archive footage) 1 episode Bill Clinton as Self (archive footage) 1 episode Antonia Hylton as Self (archive footage) 1 episode Alex E. Jones as Self (archive footage) 1 episode Barack Obama as Self (archive footage) 1 episode Jon Ossoff as Self 2 episodes Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Self (archive footage) 1 episode Todd Blanche as Self (archive footage) 1 episode Donald Trump Jr. as Self (archive footage) 1 episode Melania Trump as Self (archive footage) 2 episodes Kid Rock as Self (archive footage) 1 episode Lee Greenwood as Self (archive footage) 1 episode Andy Kim as Self 1 episode Kai Trump as Self (archive footage) 1 episode Marc Elias as Self 2 episodes Elon Musk as Self (archive footage) 2 episodes Gavin Newsom as Self (archive footage) 1 episode E. Jean Carroll as Self 1 episode Steve Bannon as Self (archive footage) 1 episode Matt Schlapp as Self (archive footage) 1 episode Jen Psaki as Self 1 episode Shepard Fairey as Self 1 episode Stephanie Ruhle as Self 2 episodes Tammy Duckworth as Self - U.S. Senator 2 episodes
Technical Sheet

Details

First Aired
September 08, 2008
Status
Returning Series
Origin
US
TMDB Votes
30