Rachel Maddow
Rachel Maddow is an American liberal political commentator and host of The Rachel Maddow Show on MSNBC. She was the most-watched host in cable news in the first quarter of 2021.
TV Show Host
April 1, 1973
Aries
51
Castro Valley, California, United States
Rachel Maddow, a renowned American television host, author, and political commentator, is best known for her MSNBC show, The Rachel Maddow Show. In the first quarter of 2021, she became the most-watched cable news host, attracting an average of 3.604 million viewers. Maddow’s show consistently achieves high ratings, dominating the 9 p.m. ET timeslot and outperforming competitors like Sean Hannity. She has written books such as “Drift: The Unmooring of American Military Power” and “Blowout: Corrupted Democracy, Rogue State Russia, and the Richest, Most Destructive Industry on Earth.” Maddow has earned multiple Gracie Awards for her journalism and was named one of Time Magazine’s 100 most influential people in 2012. She has also appeared as a panelist on Meet the Press, hosted a radio show on Air America Radio, and worked as a political analyst for MSNBC. In 2022, Alex Wagner was chosen to take over Maddow’s MSNBC timeslot four nights a week.
