According to ratings data compiled by Nielsen, for the week ending February 13th, The Rachel Maddow Show—with fill-in host Ali Velshi—delivered an average total audience of 1.551 million viewers, down 26 percent from the previous week.
Ratings for MSNBC’sdropped significantly in the first full week without Rachel Maddow hosting—reinforcing the huge challenge the network faces with its highest-rated prime time host out on leave until April.The Rachel Maddow Show
—with fill-in host Ali Velshi—delivered an average total audience of 1.551 million viewers, down 26 percent from the previous week. Among viewers 25-54, the demographic group most valued by advertisers,“I am going to take a little bit of time off from this show,” Maddow told viewers in January before going out on leave. “I’m nervous about all this. It’s a change in my life. But it’s all for the good.” It is, however, not all good for MSNBC.