NEW YORK — Rachel Maddow, MSNBC’s most popular prime-time host, is taking a two-month hiatus from her nightly program starting next week.
Maddow, who signed a new deal with the cable news channel’s parent company NBCUniversal earlier this month, is expected to tell viewers Monday that she will take time off to work on podcast and film projects. Two people familiar with the plans who were not authorized to comment publicly said she would return in April.
Viewers should get used to Maddow’s absences. While her new deal keeps her at NBCUniversal for several years, she is expected to leave her MSNBC time slot before the summer.
