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MS NOW Debuts “State of Play” with Peter Alexander

8/4/2026

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MS NOW will launch “State of Play with Peter Alexander” on August 10 at 11 a.m. ET.
Peter Alexander will be MS NOW’s chief national reporter and anchor, with the show produced in Washington and executive-produced by Sandi Cohen.
The debut completes MS NOW’s revamp that added Stephanie Ruhle’s “Money, Power, Politics” and “On the Line with Alicia Menendez,” and renamed 10 a.m.–1 p.m. slots “Connect with Jacob Soboroff” after canceling “The Weekend: Primetime.”

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MS NOW will launch “State of Play with Peter Alexander” on August 10 at 11 a.m. ET.
Peter Alexander will be MS NOW’s chief national reporter and anchor, with the show produced in Washington and executive-produced by Sandi Cohen.
The debut completes MS NOW’s revamp that added Stephanie Ruhle’s “Money, Power, Politics” and “On the Line with Alicia Menendez,” and renamed 10 a.m.–1 p.m. slots “Connect with Jacob Soboroff” after canceling “The Weekend: Primetime.”