 In 2012 and 2013, and again in 2016, weekend airtime for MSNBC Documentaries was reduced to make room for newer weekend political news talk shows, relegating documentary series to weekend evenings.The program has multiple hosts, including Ann Curry, Lester Holt, Matt Lauer, and Stone Phillips; it does not have a single consistent host, and certain episodes only have a voice-over throughout.Laura Numeroff

Laura Joffe Numeroff (born July 14, 1953) is an American author and illustrator of children's books who is best known as the author of "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie".