Ari Melber to take over Van Susteren's 6 p.m. hour on MSNBC

[Miles Archer]

http://money.cnn.com/2017/06/29/media/greta-van-susteren-msnbc-out/index.html

"They let her go," her husband, John Coale, told CNNMoney. He said she'd found out earlier today, and added, "We're working out contract issues now."

In a memo to staffers, MSNBC President Phil Griffin said, "MSNBC and Greta Van Susteren have decided to part ways. Greta is a well-regarded television veteran and one of only a few broadcasters who can say they've hosted shows at all three major cable news networks. We are grateful to her and wish her the best."

Griffin also announced that Ari Melber, MSNBC's chief legal correspondent, will take over the 6 p.m. hour that had been Van Susteren's.

As evidenced by Coale's comments, it appears that the news arrived abruptly on Thursday even for Van Susteren herself. A friend of Van Susteren's told CNNmoney that she was given no prior notice of the decision.

[Raster]

1. Halle-freakin'-luja!

I do NOT like her, did NOT like her show and did not appreciate MSNBC's lurch to the right.

I like Ari. He's good and will fit in well with the more liberal line-up.

Congrats, Ari!

[ReformedGOPer]

20. Exactly. If I wanted to hear her and her kind I'd watch Fox.

[Raster]

21. No shit! I don't, so I won't.

I am not happy they are giving Hugh Hewitt a show... not happy at all.

[Eliot Rosewater]

2. Ari is fantastic, this is great news.

[Miles Archer]

7. Haven't seen his Sunday show, since I take a cable news break on Sundays, but...

...I am consistently impressed with his weekday appearances, as well as the guest hosting gigs he's recently had (Lawrence O'Donnell and I believe Rachel Maddow as well).

This is a smart move. While Van Susteren wasn't reading from a Roger Ailes script on her MSNBC show, having a former Fox host in the MSNBC evenong lineup never seemed like a "fit" to me.

[State the Obvious]

17. Good choice! We will need his legal guidance during the Trump/Russia investigations, too. nt

[stillsoleft]

3. Why not Joy Reid dammit!

Got have something to complain about

[Adrahil]

5. Love Joy, but Ari is great too...

... looking forward to his show.

[Glimmer of Hope]

23. I know! She had her own show once but the time slot was terrible so she was cancelled.

[bresue]

30. I love her on weekends though and glad she is on then....there are no other shows on weekends.

Her weekly update clarifies what has happened during the week and ties it together. I have even got my sister hooked...because she has limited time between cartoons and homework with her 3 little children.

[C_U_L8R]

4. Andy Lack's bad strategy

Van Susteren was a poor fit for both the brand and the audience.
Seems MSNBC will try try try again with Mister Megaphone... Baby Hughie Hewitt.
Either the network will learn their lesson or they'll get themselves another Andy Lack.

[Mr. Ected]

6. 6PM. No reservation required.

I had nothing but reservations.

Ari is brilliant...and he's on OUR side. A win for the team.

[PCIntern]

11. For some reason

I really despised that ad

[Miles Archer]

12. I'm right there with you

I can't even fully explain why I despised it, but I did.

And the "no reservations" thing was obviously designed to be a catch phrase, but it didn't catch me.

[Zoonart]

8. YAY

Congrats, Ari!

[Shanti Mama]

9. Thank god!

I cannot STAND her.

[grantcart]

10. Great news

[helpisontheway]

13. Good!!! Only time I ever liked Greta was during the OJ trial

Should have realized something was up when I heard her plead at the end of her show for everyone to watch and to get a friend to watch. Ratings for her show must be awful.

[kentuck]

14. Ari is one of the best.

I love his dry wit.

[bresue]

15. I only have one word to say....FINALLY!!!!

She had to know the writing was on the wall with her low ratings. Furthermore, if she is looking for sympathy...forget it!

Ari is very good at clarifying issues of the day.

[stopbush]

16. Hated her little vignettes in those MSNBC ads.

They all seemed to say, "Rs would get their way if only the Ds would sit down with them over a beer/get out of the way."

Clearly a RW troll.

[Kahuna7]

18. ...

[Tatiana]

19. Great!

Now if only Keith O could be returned to the 7 pm time slot, I might return to watching MSNBC's evening programming on a regular basis.

[Vinca]

22. Great. Can't stand her. And make sure to boycott Hugh Hewitt. He's even worse.

I like Ari Melber. He's incredibly smart and has great insight on legal issues.

[panader0]

24. Good. Ari is a great pick.

Greta looked like she had a permanent frown. Probably from working at Fox too long.

[Greybnk48]

25. Wonderful news!

I will watch him every day!

[Gothmog]

26. Ari Melber is a good lawyer and I enjoy it when he guest hosts

[Sneederbunk]

27. Good. Now we won't have someone running interference for LOSER 45.

[RKP5637]

28. It will give my ears a break. Her voice gets to me. She screams the whole time. n/t

[Cha]

29. It was a collossal mistake to hire greta..

the wh squatter will be pissed his water carrier is Gone from msnbc.

[OnDoutside]

31. The numbers don't lie....she was stinking. Hopefully will affect Andy Lack's position too.

[liberalla]

32. I love Ari!

very good news!!!!