After leaving Court TV, Abrams was a general assignment correspondent for NBC News from 1997 to 1999 at which time he was named Chief Legal Correspondent. Abrams then began hosting his own show at MSNBC, and "The Abrams Report" began in 2001. Abrams hosted "The Abrams Report" until he accepted the lead managerial position at MSNBC. Abrams held the position of General Manager of MSNBC from June 12, 2006 until October 2007. Abrams left to concentrate on his 9pm show "Live with Dan Abrams", which replaced "Scarborough Country" due to Joe Scarborough's move to mornings. This show would eventually be revamped and renamed "Verdict with Dan Abrams", which aired until August 21, 2008. MSNBC announced on August 19, 2008 that Air America Radio host Rachel Maddow would take over that 9 p.m. time slot beginning September 8, 2008. At that time, Abrams took on additional duties with NBC News including substituting as an anchor on the "Today" show.