WATCH: MSNBC's Maddow substitute suffers awkward malfunction minutes into first present

Tuesday evening's substitute for Rachel Maddow's spot on MSNBC skilled some technical difficulties on the primary evening on air.

Alex Wagner, Maddow's everlasting substitute for MSNBC's 9 p.m. slot Tuesdays by way of Fridays started her first episode with a dialogue of the unsealed warrant from the FBI's search of the Mar-a-Lago property, however an issue with the teleprompter appeared to interrupt her broadcast.

"Tonight, the FBI warrant used to look Mar-a-Lago is unsealed. The three potential crimes specified by that doc. We’ll dive into what it means and what might occur," Wagner stated, earlier than pausing, "with one of many Wall Road Journal reporters who was first to report on the contents of that warrant.”

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Wagner paused once more and started to say "then we'll" a pair occasions earlier than lifting her arms and mouthing towards the digicam. She then switched matters and started discussing Liz Cheney's race within the Wyoming main election.

Earlier than the episode ended, she acknowledged her present did expertise "a case of the technical gremlins" however that it had been taken care of.

"We hope the remainder of the evening will likely be easy crusing, America, however that is dwell TV, and it has its charms," she stated earlier than going to a industrial.

Wagner was introduced as Maddow's substitute in June. Previous to taking on Maddow's place, she was a co-host on Showtime's The Circus.