 Compared to competing networks, MSNBC airs documentaries on a daily basis and on weekend afternoons and evenings.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.