Verdict with Dan Abrams

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show_name = Verdict with Dan Abrams


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format = Newscast
runtime = 60 minutes
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starring = Dan Abrams
country = United States flagicon|United States
network = MSNBC
first_aired = July 2, 2007-August 21, 2008
picture_format = 480i (SDTV)
num_episodes = Unknown
website = http://verdict.msnbc.com/
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"Verdict with Dan Abrams" was a newscast on MSNBC, hosted by former MSNBC general manager Dan Abrams. It aired Monday-Friday at 9 p.m. Eastern.

Timeline

The program initially was a replacement for "Scarborough Country" due to Joe Scarborough, the program's host, being moved to host a morning show for the network, titled "Morning Joe". The program under its final title began on March 17, 2008. Prior to Monday March 17 2008, the show was known as "Live with Dan Abrams".

On August 19, 2008, Keith Olbermann, also an anchor on MSNBC, reported on his show that radio and television personality Rachel Maddow would have her own new show which will be aired during this time slot beginning on September 8, 2008. This move by MSNBC ends the more than one year long run of Verdict with Dan Abrams.

Program segments

"Verdict" featured new segments and a new style of delivering the news. Segments included "Beat the Press," "Why America Hates Washington," and "Winners and Losers." The show also had added a segment read at the end with e-mails entitled the "P.O.'d Box."

Guests

Ron Reagan, son of former US president Ronald Reagan, Joe Watkins, Tucker Carlson, Roy Sekoff, Chrystia Freeland and Republican strategist A. B. Stoddard (associate editor of "The Hill") were some of the frequent guests on the program.

MSNBC reporter Contessa Brewer had recently been the primary presenter for the "Winners and Losers" segment and chatted and joked with Abrams about the day's selections.

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