MSNBC is giving one of its contributors his own show, scheduled for early Saturday and Sunday mornings, reports TVNewser.com.

Chris Hayes will host from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. on Saturdays and from 8 a.m. until 10 a.m. on Sundays. The program will have a focus on politics, according to MSNBC.

Hayes has been a frequent substitute for "The Rachel Maddow Show" and "The Last Word With Lawrence O’Donnell," and will continue as The Nation magazine’s editor-at-large, the network said.