NICOLLE Wallace has revealed her return date from maternity leave to her MSNBC colleagues after fans begged for her to return to their TV screens, The U.S. Sun can exclusively report.

One insider familiar with the inner workings at the cable news network shared that a date has been set for the 51-year-old beloved anchor’s return.

“Plans for coverage around her return to the anchor desk has begun, as Nicolle has shared her highly-anticipated date with execs,” one insider said.

That insider added that Nicolle‘s return date is still being kept as a tightly-held secret thus far.

TIMING IS EVERYTHING

Another insider previously shared that there has been some grumbling about the timing of Nicolle’s maternity leave.

The insider said: “This is election season and Nicolle being absent has left a huge hole in the 4 and 5pm hours, while her show Deadline Whitehouse has been helmed by fill-in anchors who are keeping the seat warm until she returns.”

While Nicolle has been out, the show’s numbers have slipped with the rotating replacement hosts in her seat.

“The replacement hosts are not delivering ratings numbers even close to what Nicolle delivers.”

Deadline Whitehouse ratings have plummeted since Nicolle, 51, went on maternity leave, according to Adweek’s TV Newser stats.

With Nicolle at the helm, Deadline Whitehouse typically rivaled ratings-rich Fox News in the time slots.

Since her leave, however, the show’s numbers often struggle to even match with CNN in the same blocks.

The insider quipped, “Ironically, her leave is going to help her in the long run and they will no longer take her for granted.”

At the time, they added: “She’s loving being at home with baby and doesn’t miss work one bit. She’s not rushing back.”

The MSNBC star briefly returned to her seat in early December for an interview with former Representative Liz Cheney but has remained out otherwise.

BABY JOY

The anchor welcomed a healthy baby girl named Isabella or Izzy in late November 2023 via surrogate.

Nicolle announced the birth of her daughter during a call into her show in mid-November, as she revealed, “I have not looked at my phone in a week.”

“Mike and Liam and I are all smitten with her,” the mom-of-two said referencing her son, an 11-year-old boy she shares with her ex-husband Mark Wallace, and her new husband Michael S. Schmidt, whom she married in 2022.

“Our dogs are still rendering judgment.

“We were able to keep it a secret, obviously, because I wasn’t pregnant.”