Viewers tuning into MSNBC’s election night coverage on Tuesday (November 4) may have been surprised to see long-time anchor Ali Velshi manning the Big Board instead of Steve Kornacki .

The change came ahead of the network’s upcoming rebrand to MS NOW on November 15, following the separation of MSNBC and NBC. As the parent company Comcast spins off into Versant, MSNBC will no longer use NBC News staff or reporters, which includes Kornacki, who is remaining with NBC, where he was broadcasting on Tuesday.

In his place, Velshi handled MSNBC’s Big Board coverage, walking viewers through election results, voting percentages, voter turnout, past comparisons, and more. And while some viewers were initially shocked not to see Kornacki, Velshi soon won them over.

“I like Ali, but where is Kor

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