Up Late with Alec Baldwin

Up Late with Alec Baldwin is a late-night talk show that aired briefly on MSNBC hosted by Alec Baldwin. The series lasted five episodes airing Fridays at 10 p.m. from October 11 to November 8, 2013, in a time-slot previously held by Lockup.^[2]

Up Late with Alec Baldwin
Title card
Genre	Political discussion / opinion
Presented by	Alec Baldwin
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	5
Production
Executive producer	Jonathan Larsen[1]
Production locations	30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York City
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	60 minutes
Original release
Network	MSNBC
Release	October 11 (2013-10-11) – November 8, 2013 (2013-11-08)
Related
Lockup

Description

Baldwin discussed current events and past experiences with various guests from news programs, politics, and the arts. The show used a multi-camera set-up. The set was fashioned after a New York City diner, and Baldwin conversed with his guests over coffee while sitting in a corner booth.^[3]

The show began its run while the host was in the midst of a two-year contract with MSNBC's production arm, Universal Television.^[4] In an interview with The Daily Beast, Baldwin stated, "I'm going to do it for a year, and then we'll see what happens."^[5]

On November 15, 2013, MSNBC announced that Up Late would be suspended for two weeks starting with that night's show after Baldwin received criticism for allegedly calling a photographer a "cock-sucking fag".^[6] Baldwin denied the specific wording of the insult, though he still released an apology for the outburst.^[7] On November 26, 2013, MSNBC announced that they had fired Baldwin and cancelled the program.^[8]

Episodes

#	Guest	Original air date	U.S. viewers (millions)
1	Bill de Blasio	October 11, 2013 (2013-10-11)	0.654[9]
The New York City mayoral candidate discusses various issues and life experiences.[10]
2	Debra Winger	October 18, 2013 (2013-10-18)	0.529[11]
The actress reflects on her career.
3	Chris Matthews	October 25, 2013 (2013-10-25)	0.553[12]
The host of Hardball with Chris Matthews on MSNBC discusses his new book, Tip and the Gipper, and the current state of politics in the United States. Also: New York Times columnist Michael Powell.
4	Gary Lockwood and Keir Dullea	November 1, 2013 (2013-11-01)	0.354[13]
The actors discuss their movie 2001: A Space Odyssey.[14]
5	Cristina Tzintzún and Mary Brosnahan	November 8, 2013 (2013-11-08)	0.395[15]