MS NOW’s Stephanie Ruhle Moves From ‘The 11th Hour’ To Mornings With ‘Money, Power, Politics’

BusinessMediaMS NOW’s Stephanie Ruhle Moves From ‘The 11th Hour’ To Mornings With ‘Money, Power, Politics’ByMark Joyella,Senior Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mark Joyella is a former broadcast journalist who covers media.Follow AuthorJun 15, 2026, 08:41am EDTJun 15, 2026, 08:43am EDTMS NOW anchor Stephanie Ruhle debuts her new show 'Money, Power, Politics' today, part of a slate of new shows debuting on the network.MS NOWAfter a successful run hosting one of MS NOW’s most influential--and most-watched--shows, The 11th Hour, Stephanie Ruhle shifts to mornings starting today with the debut of Money, Power, Politics with Stephanie Ruhle, a show she pitched to the network despite loving the show she inherited from Brian Williams in 2022. In April, The 11th Hour delivered its highest ratings since 2024, posting double-digit gains, including a 39% year-over-year increase in viewers 25-54, the key demo valued by advertisers.Stephanie Ruhle hosts The 11th Hour at Rockefeller Center in New York, NY on Tuesday May 10, 2022. Photographer: Christopher Dilts / NBCChristopher Dilts / NBC Universal“I thought, girl, you got a good thing, do you really want to rock the boat?” she told me. “But the answer is yeah, these are the greatest jobs out there at a really important time, and I loved making The 11th Hour. It’s time. It’s time to make a new thing.”A focus on affordability and accountabilityThe “new thing” debuts Monday at 9 a.m., a tw0-hour block that effectively doubles the hours Ruhle spends in the anchor chair. With Morning Joe as a lead-in, Ruhle plans to build on that show’s devoted and politics-heavy audience while drawing her own.MORE FOR YOU“People can get information anywhere,” she told me. “What they want is insight and a trusted relationship.” The show will be driven by two core themes--and a word that seems to fascinate the president: affordability and accountability—how people are living day to day, and...