Tuesday night’s replacement for Rachel Maddow’s spot on MSNBC experienced some technical difficulties on the first night on air.
Alex Wagner, Maddow’s permanent replacement for MSNBC’s 9 p.m. slot Tuesdays through Fridays began her first episode with a discussion of the unsealed warrant from the FBI’s search of the Mar-a-Lago property, but a problem with the teleprompter appeared to interrupt her broadcast.
“Tonight, the FBI warrant used to search Mar-a-Lago is unsealed. The three potential crimes laid out in that document. We’ll dive into what it means and what could happen,” Wagner said, before pausing, “with one of the Wall Street Journal reporters who was first to report on the contents of that warrant.”
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Wagner paused again and began to say “then we’ll” a couple times before lifting her hands and mouthing toward the camera. She then switched topics and began discussing Liz Cheney’s race in the Wyoming primary election.
Before the episode ended, she acknowledged her show did experience “a case of the technical gremlins” but that it had been taken care of.
“We hope the rest of the night will be smooth sailing, America, but this is live TV, and it has its charms,” she said before going to a commercial.
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Wagner was announced as Maddow’s replacement in June. Prior to taking over Maddow’s position, she was a co-host on Showtime’s The Circus.
