Did I miss something on MSNBC?

[dhol82]

They are showing soccer in place of Joy Reid.
WTF?

[Tipperary]

1. I thought she was on yesterday?

But I am not a fan, so no idea.

[The Blue Flower]

2. She's normally on at 10 Sunday morning

I don't know what's going on.

[manor321]

3. Soccer is listed in the TV guide, so I assume it was planned

They air soccer from time to time.

[dhol82]

6. Suprising that they would do this to a regularly scheduled program.

Whoever thought this one up is stupid.
Who watches MSNBC for sports programming?

[Ace Rothstein]

29. It is literally one day a year for 2 hours.

Not really a big of a deal as DU makes it out to be.

[Dennis Donovan]

4. ...guessing NBC has the rights to it, but doesn't want to preempt MTP?

[Arkansas Granny]

21. No MTP this morning either on my local station.

[Lindsay]

5. Apparently it's a soccer extravaganza

on all their channels, including the golf channel and sy-fy.

[dhol82]

9. Guess there will be lots and lots of pissed off people.

[Codeine]

36. Far more people watch soccer

than weekend news talk.

[Cartoonist]

7. Final day of Premier League Football

They play all games at the same time. NBC shows all games by preempting their program schedule.

[dhol82]

11. Do their advertisers know about this?

Haven’t seen any ads yet.

[Cartoonist]

13. No commercials during the game

They did this last year also. English football has a significant following here in the US.

[malaise]

16. Happened last year as well

I too was surprised - it's a great season

https://www.premierleague.com/matchweek/3296/table

As if winning the EPL isn't enough, only top four make it to the UEFA tournament next season. We're watching the Tottenham game on another network

[procon]

8. That sucks, I hate sports. nt

[Little Star]

14. [phone]

[riverine]

10. Wimbledon and other major sports events have long bumped Sunday morning shows

MTP just has a day off again.

[dhol82]

12. Don't remember Wimbledon ever showing up and replacing Joy.

[riverine]

15. Because Wimbledon gets the prime NBC slot

where Meet the Press is.

[katmondoo]

17. The Country is falling apart but we must have our sports!

Sports are all boring for me

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

19. Trump wants "Declaring Bankruptcy" to be an Olympic sport.

To him, "Hurdles" is a congressional investigation of his Supreme Court picks.

[qazplm135]

25. well guess what

it isn't boring to literally billions of people...so find something else to do for a couple of hours while other people get to enjoy what they enjoy.

[Ace Rothstein]

28. The world will go on without talking heads on cable news for 2 hours.

[RhodeIslandOne]

44. It's not even in this country.

[OnDoutside]

18. Welcome to proper World Sports

[Polly Hennessey]

20. Boring!

Soccer is sooo repetitive it becomes coma inducing. I know, I know, it is the most popular sport in the world. Need I say more. 😳

[mcar]

22. It's the final day of the British Premiere League

All of the matches are played at the same time. It happens every year.

[eleny]

23. I miss Joy but am glad she got Mother's Day off

[FakeNoose]

24. Also there's no Meet The Press on NBC or MSNBC today

Who cares about soccer?! What's the deal NBC?

[emmaverybo]

30. Actually much of the world cares. Soccer is bigger than American football. It's a global sport. nt

[treestar]

39. ok but they have entire channels

for sports, so how did it end up on what is normally a news channel?

[emmaverybo]

41. Soccer is news, international and global news, unifying fans all over the globe and transcending

Politics. It is a global economic force, for the good and the bad. It influences politics. If you get outside America, from Central to Latin America, to Europe, to Africa, you will begin to understand it as a power and influence, beyond what we usually accord any sport, but rather accept as a passion and an art. NBC is committed to showing these games on several channels.
See “ The Beautiful Game” video series for insight into the world wide significance of soccer.
I had to, as the daughter of a line of coaches in American sports, with a soccer maniac fiancé from Ireland, do my research.

[Codeine]

37. Most of the planet?

Last day of the Premiership. They do this every year on the last day. You’ll survive missing a few hours of echo chamber.

[rownesheck]

26. Hey! I love soccer

and it sucks I'm here at work missing all the games. Maybe it's good that they aren't showing news programs right now. Don't we all need a break from the anxiety laden nightmare of this fake presidency? Watch the games. You might enjoy them and maybe it'll take your mind off the horror show.

[Ace Rothstein]

27. Every year the same thread.

The cable news addiction runs deep with some.

[BannonsLiver]

33. Along with some mild xenophobia, apparently.

“We’re ‘Muricans and we don’t like no commie sports. We like Murican sports played by Muricans.”

...only slightly exaggerated.

[treestar]

40. hey, now, it is a DU annual tradition!

[RhodeIslandOne]

45. I don't get how people watch it all day.

Every show on MSNBC follows a similar format if you watch all day, no matter whose show it is. Rachael is the only one who comes close to breaking it.

As an example.....

The first segment will be what Trump/Barr/Mueller/Congress is doing.

Second segment is usually Jared/Ivanka shenanigans.

Third is some bill Cocaine Mitch is trying to ram down America's throat.

Fourth is Dem primary.

Repeat at 2.....repeat at 3.....4, 5, 6....

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

31. It's Mother's Day, so they probably figured people would be out for brunch

and not watching TV, except for some soccer fans.

[Generic Brad]

32. Yes. You missed Joy Reid

[librechik]

34. It's probably temporary. But she started a new show on Saturday evening before Donnie Deutsch

[PCIntern]

35. OMG!!! Two whole hours without Chuck Toad or Mrs. Greenspan!!!

My life is thus diminished!!!

(just in case)

[a la izquierda]

38. ...

🤣🤣🤣
I can’t even anymore. I relished every minute of Liverpool in NBC.

[alphafemale]

42. Soccer is on about 20 channels.

Stupid to have it all over all day..

[dhol82]

43. Exactly.