<P> The show aired in a variety of timeslots . It debuted as a weeknight program on MSNBC on April 6, 2009, at 6 PM ET, It later moved to 10 PM ET, filling the time slot previously occupied by The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell when that show took over the 8 PM ET slot after Countdown with Keith Olbermann was cancelled . In October 2011, it swapped spots with The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell . On March 13, 2013, Schultz revealed that he would be moving to a new expanded weekend lineup at the network . His last weeknight show aired on March 14, and the show returned as a weekend show on May 11 at 5 PM ET . </P> <P> The Ed Show returned to weeknights on August 26 of the same year, taking the 5 PM ET slot previously held by one airing of Hardball with Chris Matthews . </P> <P> On July 30, 2015, MSNBC president Tim Griffin announced that the series had been cancelled in an effort to transition the network's daytime programming to more breaking news reporting and less political commentary and opinion . The program aired its final episode on July 31, 2015 . </P> <P> The show used a multi-camera, video and graphics driven format not seen on other MSNBC programs . The first block of the show was fast - paced during the Op - Ed segment . Schultz originally did most of his segments standing, but eventually moved to a sitting format . The graphics package that was used by The Ed Show differed from others at MSNBC, with orange and black graphics; other programs use blue and white . </P>

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