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Alan Keyes Is Taking MedsIf he's making sense, then these TV shows are real.

By William SaletanUpdated Thursday, June 20, 2002, at 6:36 PM ET

Slate is saddened to learn that MSNBC plans to cancel Alan Keyes Is Making Sense, the nightly news chat show in which a fire-and-brimstone harangue artist plays the role of a political Mr. Rogers. The part of the show we'll miss most is its title, which conveys surprise that anything rational might come out of the host's mouth. Fortunately, it turns out that all three cable news channels are changing their lineups to embrace this idea of counter-reality marketing. Here's what you can look forward to in the months ahead.

8 p.m.9 p.m.10 p.m.
CNNPaul Begala Is Off Message!Hardball With Larry KingThinking It Through With Pat Buchanan
MSNBCFinishing the Sentence With Chris MatthewsBrian Williams Is
Looking Caucasian		Phil Donahue is on Television!
FOXThe O'Reilly Fact CheckOllie North Is Telling the TruthHannity & Palatable Alternative

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William Saletan is Slate's national correspondent and author of Bearing Right: How Conservatives Won the Abortion War. Follow him on Twitter here.
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