Entertainment
Antonia Hylton to host new MS NOW weekend show starting September 12
The Peabody Award-winning journalist will anchor "The Assignment," replacing long-time weekend anchor Alex Witt.
The short version
- Antonia Hylton will launch a new weekend afternoon program called "The Assignment" on MS NOW starting September 12.
- The New York-based show will air Saturdays and Sundays from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Eastern, replacing long-time anchor Alex Witt's timeslot.
- The programming shift follows recent MS NOW scheduling adjustments that replaced some weekend evening news slots with taped podcasts.
Key facts
- Antonia Hylton's new show, "The Assignment," will debut on MS NOW on September 12 and air Saturdays and Sundays from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.[Variety]
- The program will be executive produced by Joy Fowlin and based in New York.[Variety]
- Hylton replaces long-time weekend anchor Alex Witt, whose final weekend telecast is scheduled for the weekend prior to the debut.[Variety]
- The scheduling change comes after MS NOW altered its weekend evening lineup to feature taped programming like Crooked Media podcasts, which led to the cancellation of an evening version of "The Weekend" that Hylton co-hosted.[Variety]