Weekend Edition is the name given to a set of American radio news magazines produced and distributed by National Public Radio (NPR). It is the weekend counterpart to Morning Edition. It consists of Weekend Edition Saturday and Weekend Edition Sunday, each of which airs for two hours, from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Eastern time, with refeeds until 2 p.m. Weekend Edition Saturday is hosted by Scott Simon, while Weekend Edition Sunday is hosted by Rachel Martin, who became the interim host on January 8, 2012. Permanent Sunday host Audie Cornish, who followed the retirement of long-time host Liane Hansen in 2011, has taken a one-year assignment as co-host of All Things Considered, temporarily replacing Michele Norris.
During the broadcast on June 17, 2012 Rachel Martin announced that this would be her last show because she will go on maternity leave until September. Linda Wertheimer and David Greene will be filling in as hosts during her leave.
The programs feature longer stories than most NPR newsmagazines and more arts and culture stories. On Saturdays the program featured an exchange between the program's host and the late commentator, Daniel Schorr, during which they discussed the events of the past week. Until February 10, 2008, on Sundays the show broadcast "Voices in the News", an audio montage of sound clips from the week's events. Sundays continue to have the "Puzzle" game with New York Times crossword puzzle editor Will Shortz. The puzzle segment usually airs approximately 40 minutes past the start of the first hour of the program.