Editing Hardball with Chris Matthews (section)

==History==
''Hardball'' was broadcast on [[CNBC]] from 1997 until 1999, after which the program was moved to [[MSNBC]].<ref>{{IMDb title|0414740}}</ref>

On March 2, 2020, Matthews announced that he had left the program, effective immediately, stating that the "younger generation" was "ready to take the reins", but that he would still "continue to write and talk about politics and cheer on my producers and crew here in Washington in New York and my MSNBC colleagues." His sign-off also included an apology alluding to [[Chris Matthews#Inappropriate comments|sexual harassment allegations]] he had recently faced from a female journalist,<ref name=":0" /> remarking that "compliments on a women's appearance that some men, including me, might have once incorrectly thought were OK, were never OK. Not then and certainly not today". The announcement aired in place of the program (which, thus, aired its final full episode the preceding Friday); [[Steve Kornacki]] hosted the rest of the hour. The time slot was filled by rotating hosts (under the ''[[MSNBC Live]]'' banner); on July 9, 2020, it was announced that [[Joy Reid]] would host ''The ReidOut'' in the time slot, beginning July 20.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/chris-matthews-retire-msnbc-1282226|title=Chris Matthews to Retire From MSNBC|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=2 March 2020 |language=en|access-date=2020-03-03}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Ryu|first=Jenna|title=Joy Reid takes over Chris Matthews' MSNBC time slot to host nightly news show|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2020/07/09/joy-reid-to-host-msnbc-show-chris-matthews-time-slot/5404429002/|access-date=2020-07-09|website=USA Today|language=en-US}}</ref>

[[File:Karen Bass on Hardball.jpg|thumb|Chris Matthews with panelists, including Congressmember [[Karen Bass]], in 2018.]]
''The Wall Street Journal'' reported that Matthews had already been considering retirement from the show, possibly after the [[2020 United States presidential election|2020 presidential election]], but that the allegations, as well other controversial remarks he had recently made on-air (such as during an interview of [[Elizabeth Warren]], and comments made comparing [[Bernie Sanders]]' Nevada caucus victory to the [[Battle of France|fall of France to the Nazis]]), had expedited his departure.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Flint|first=Benjamin Mullin and Joe|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/chris-matthews-to-leave-msnbc-amid-controversy-sanders-remarks-11583193700|title=Chris Matthews to Leave MSNBC Amid Controversy, Sanders Remarks|date=2020-03-03|work=Wall Street Journal|access-date=2020-03-03|language=en-US|issn=0099-9660}}</ref>

On April 17, 2025, it was announced that ''Hardball'' would be revived and would premiere on social media platform [[Substack]] in the near future. In a statement on the site, Matthews said "for twenty-some years, I asked tough questions and got a good number of surprising answers, now, I’m about to do it again on Substack, an independent way to ask questions and give you the answers.”<ref>{{Cite web |last=Weprin |first=Alex |date=2025-04-17 |title=Chris Matthews Revives ‘Hardball’ on Substack |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/chris-matthews-brings-back-msnbc-hardball-substack-1236193875/ |access-date=2025-04-19 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref>