Breaking Away From the Old Order

The Birth of The Commons

A Newsroom With Three Distinct Voices

What makes The Commons unlike anything in broadcast history is the fusion of three distinct journalistic styles—each powerful on its own, but transformative when combined.

Rachel Maddow: The Architect of Context

Maddow’s role inside The Commons mirrors what she has always done best: weave throughlines between the past and the present.

Her long-form segments—some stretching to 45 minutes—do what traditional cable news cannot: slow down, rewind, unpack, and build narratives that actually explain how the world got here.

Stephen Colbert: The Satirical Provocateur

Jimmy Kimmel: The People’s Mic

The Networks’ Quiet Panic

A Public Hungry for Truth

From Experiment to Movement

A New Media Era Begins