MSNBC host Chris Matthews addressed his schedule change to the 7 PM slot in an awkward fashion Monday afternoon:
CHRIS MATTHEWS: A very important programming note, and it could be more important from this room. Starting next Monday, one week from today, you can catch "Hardball" exclusively at 7:00 Eastern. No more 5:00. I'm going to talk about it at the end of the show. For those of you watching at 5:00 eastern, starting next week you need to tune in at 7:00. And don't worry I'm going to keep reminding you all this week about that. We're going exclusively at 7:00 eastern. So we're going to having to share time at a different time. Anyway, that's "Hardball." I'm "Hardball." It's the place for politics.