Up Late with Alec Baldwin will start in October as a weekly hour long talk show and will be shown on Friday nights late in America and will be seen in South Africa on MSNBC on Saturday mornings at 04:00.
Up Late with Alec Baldwin will focus on current events and popular culture.
"I've been talking with Alec for a while and can't wait to bring his personality and eclectic interest to MSNBC," says Phil Griffin, president of MSNBC in a statement. "He's got such passion for ideas and what's going on in the world - he's going to be a great addition to our line-up."
"I've developed a fondness for hosting a show that involved talking with smart, talented and engaging people in every imaginable field," says Alec Baldwin in the statement who've been doing a podcast show in New York for the past two years. "I'm grateful to MSNBC for helping me bring a similar show to television."
