The programs are officially branded under the title of the current anchor, e.g. Katy Tur Reports—a naming scheme introduced in 2021 that was influenced by Andrea Mitchell Reports.

During the network's pivot back to hard news in 2015, the name, then-MSNBC Live, returned during daytime hours.

On October 5, 2015, José Díaz-Balart's morning program, The Daily Rundown, and Tamron Hall's show of five years, NewsNation, were reverted to the Live branding, airing at 9:00 a.m.

In July 2016, Díaz-Balart left MSNBC to begin his new duties as Saturday anchor of the NBC Nightly News.

[5] In March 2017, MSNBC began to increase its use of NBC News branding during its daytime programming (including on sets and graphics), in order to emphasize its leverage of the division's resources.

[6] In April 2017, Kate Snow left the network, electing to focus more on long-form reporting and her role as a Sunday anchor for the NBC Nightly News.

ET hour was filled with rotating anchors due to Chris Matthews' resignation from Hardball; this continued until the July 20 premiere of The ReidOut with Joy Reid.

[10][11] On August 19, 2020, coinciding with the 2020 Democratic National Convention, MSNBC's weekday daytime lineup underwent a re-alignment: MTP Daily was moved to 1 p.m.

ET hour, and Ayman Mohyeldin moved from weekdays to weekend evenings, replacing The Week with Joshua Johnson.

[20][21] On March 14, 2022, it was announced that Craig Melvin would step down from his program to focus on NBC's flagship morning show Today as of April 1.

[24] On June 6, 2022, MTP Daily was moved to NBC News Now as Meet the Press Now, with Chris Jansing taking over his former 1 p.m.

[26] On February 21, 2023, MSNBC announced that the noon hour of Alex Witt Reports on Sunday mornings would be replaced by Inside with Jen Psaki, beginning March 19.

[29] On November 30, 2023, as part of a programming change effective on January 13, 2024, MSNBC announced that Alex Witt Reports would air between 1 p.m. and 4 p.m.

[32] During breaking news stories, MSNBC Reports typically retains its normal aforesaid color scheme but only wipes and lower thirds switch to red and white.

[32] On previous occasions, MSNBC Reports, during breaking news, switches its color scheme to a yellow, red, and white theme.

[33] During special coverage of the multiple indictments, arraignments, trials, and impeachments of former President Donald J. Trump, MSNBC Reports transformed its typical graphics,[34] programming, and anchors lineup to accommodate the developments.

MSNBC Reports, typically aired to cover breaking and rolling news, coverage was pre-empted as a result.

During special coverage of President Joe Biden's withdrawal from the 2024 presidential election, sister streaming channel NBC News NOW simulcasted MSNBC Reports' coverage with Katy Tur, Rachel Maddow, Chris Jansing and Al Sharpton anchoring during the afternoon hours on July 21, 2024.