ONE WEEK FROM TODAY: RACHEL MADDOW TO LEAD MS NOW’S SPECIAL ‘WE THE PEOPLE’ ELECTION NIGHT COVERAGE BEGINNING AT 6 P.M. ET

NEW YORK - Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026 - One week from today, MS NOW will deliver wall-to-wall coverage of the 2026 midterm elections on television and online, along with all-new interactive features for MS NOW Members.

Marking the first midterm election as an independent news network, Rachel Maddow will lead coverage beginning at 6 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Nov. 3. MS NOW's "We The People" special coverage will bring together the network's leading anchors, journalists, and analysts for live results, breaking news, expert analysis, and on-the-ground reporting from key races across the country.

This Election Night, MS NOW is also introducing new ways for its Members to experience the coverage beyond the television screen. For the first time during a midterm election, MS NOW will bring its newly launched Membership community into the action with live interactive programming and opportunities to engage directly with anchors and journalists.

These expanded experiences will complement the network's signature live television coverage, giving audiences more ways to watch, connect, and follow the results as they unfold.

MS NOW'S COVERAGE BEGINS AT 6 P.M. ET ON TUESDAY, NOV. 3; PLUS, SPECIAL 'WE THE PEOPLE' PROGRAMMING TO AIR ON SATURDAY, OCT. 31 AND SUNDAY, NOV. 1

• On Tuesday, Nov. 3, MS NOW will provide ongoing Election Day coverage as voters head to the polls, with Rachel Maddow leading primetime coverage beginning at 6 p.m. ET, joined by Nicolle Wallace, Chris Hayes, Jen Psaki, Lawrence O'Donnell, Michael Steele, Symone Sanders Townsend, Ari Melber, Peter Alexander, and Stephanie Ruhle.
• Special "We The People" editions of Way Too Early, Morning Joe, Money, Power, Politics, State of Play, The Moment, and Deadline: White House will air throughout the day. In addition, Alicia Menendez will anchor On the Line live from Houston, Texas.
• MS NOW's coverage will continue live into the early morning, with Jonathan Capehart, Eugene Daniels, and Jackie Alemany hosting beginning at 2 a.m. ET.
• On Wednesday, Nov. 4, Joe Scarborough, Mika Brzezinski, Willie Geist, and Jonathan Lemire will host a special edition of Morning Joe, examining the election results, what they signal for the balance of power in Congress, and what comes next for the country. From 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. ET, Alicia Menendez will co-anchor continuing coverage from Texas, alongside Peter Alexander in New York.
• Ahead of Election Day, MS NOW will provide special weekend coverage with a look ahead to the contests shaping the 2026 elections, including Chris Jansing anchoring a special live hour from 4 to 5 p.m. ET on Saturday, Oct. 31 and Sunday, Nov 1.
• In addition, on Sunday, Nov. 1, at 6 p.m. ET, Alicia Menendez will host a live special hour. At 7 p.m. ET, Rachel Maddow will host MS NOW's "We The People" special coverage through 9 p.m. ET, joined by Nicolle Wallace, Chris Hayes, Jen Psaki, Lawrence O'Donnell, Michael Steele, Symone Sanders Townsend, and Ari Melber.

ALI VELSHI RETURNS TO THE BIG BOARD AND BRINGS VIEWERS BEHIND THE SCENES WITH "VELSHICAST"

• Ali Velshi will be at the Big Board throughout the night, breaking down the latest results, patterns, and voter polls as votes are tallied. In a behind-the-scenes experience for viewers, audiences can follow Velshi throughout Election Night with the VelshiCast, streaming on MS NOW's YouTube channel, offering an additional look at the action behind the Big Board.
• Velshi made his official Big Board debut helming the network's primetime election coverage last year, donning his now-signature Velshi vest. People noted that viewers "praised Velshi's debut," writing, "viewers were buzzing about 'Ali VESTi' as the network's new, vest-wearing election analyst tracked Tuesday night's results."
• MS NOW viewers can enter a contest for a chance to win a limited-edition Velshi vest by answering the prompt: What is the most iconic fashion item in the history of politics, and why? Enter at https://www.ms.now/velshi-vest-contest. The contest is open now and closes at 11:59 p.m. ET on Thursday, Oct. 29. Terms and conditions apply.

• Ali Vitali will also join the Big Board team in the early morning, guiding viewers through the latest results and what they mean as the count continues.

MS NOW REPORTERS TO DELIVER ON-THE-GROUND COVERAGE FROM 10 KEY STATES

• MS NOW will have reporters on the ground across 10 key states, delivering live updates, voter perspectives and firsthand reporting from some of the nation's most closely watched races. Throughout Election Night, reporters will join MS NOW's special coverage with the latest developments and results from critical battlegrounds across the country, including Vaughn Hillyard, Nnamdi Egwuonwu and Antonia Hylton in Georgia, Akayla Gardner in North Carolina, Laura Barrón-López in Ohio, Will McDuffie in Maine, Chris Jansing and Mychael Schnell in Michigan, Jacob Soboroff, Jake Traylor, and Rosa Flores in Texas, Alex Tabet in Iowa, Jillian Frankel in Arizona, Kevin Frey in Kansas, and David Noriega in Alaska.

MS NOW TO BRING VIEWERS BEHIND THE SCENES WITH THREE-HOUR LIVE INTERACTIVE ELECTION NIGHT Q&A

• In a new Election Night experience, MS NOW is giving its viewers a front-row seat to the action and members the opportunity to drive the conversation as results unfold. Beginning at 8 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Nov. 3, Stephanie Ruhle, Eugene Daniels, Katy Tur, and Luke Russert will host MS NOW Members Lounge: Election Night Live Q&A, a three-hour interactive Q&A live from the MS NOW Green Room, taking viewers inside election headquarters for real-time reactions, analysis, and a look behind the scenes.
• Building on the launch of the MS NOW Membership, the special event will give members the chance to help drive the conversation by submitting questions directly to MS NOW anchors and reporters across the country. For one night only, the Q&A stream will be available for everyone live on MS NOW's YouTube channel, TikTok, ms.now, and the MS NOW app without a paywall, while interactive features will be exclusively for MS NOW members.
• MS NOW anchors and hosts will join the green room throughout the night to offer their perspectives on breaking developments, answer viewer questions, and hang out with our community.

MS.NOW TO OFFER LIVE ELECTION RESULTS, RACE CALLS AND CONTINUOUS REPORTING THROUGHOUT ELECTION NIGHT

• Throughout Election Night, ms.now will serve as a real-time destination for audiences following the results, with live race calls, breaking news, on-the-ground reporting and analysis from across the country. A robust live blog will feature updates from MS NOW anchors and reporters, insights from outside experts, live video and on-the-ground reporting. The live blog and results pages will be available without a paywall on Election Day and the following day.

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