MSNBC reportedly cancels Joy Reid show in reshuffle at liberal network

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5. NYT-Joy Reid's MSNBC Show Canceled in Major Shake-Up

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Joy Reid’s evening news show on MSNBC is reportedly being canceled in a major shake-up

— Phil Lewis (@phillewis.bsky.social) 2025-02-23T12:05:56.106Z

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/23/business/msnbc-joy-reid.html?unlocked_article_code=1.zE4.inGq.L7RUpnRIbgSK&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

The final episode of Ms. Reid’s 7 p.m. show, “The ReidOut,” is planned for sometime this week, according to the people, who were not authorized to speak publicly. The show, which features in-depth interviews with politicians and other newsmakers, has been a fixture of MSNBC’s lineup for the past five years.

MSNBC is planning to replace Ms. Reid’s program with a show led by a trio of anchors: Symone Sanders Townsend, a political commentator and former Democratic strategist; Michael Steele, a former chairman of the Republican National Committee; and Alicia Menendez, the TV journalist, the people said. They currently co-host “The Weekend,” which airs Saturday and Sunday mornings.

An MSNBC spokesman, Richard Hudock, declined to comment. Ms. Reid declined to comment.

The programming shake-up is the first major change made by Ms. Kutler, who was appointed president this month. Ms. Kutler has been drawing up a new programming lineup to jump-start the network’s ratings, which have outperformed rival CNN but lagged behind the longtime ratings leader, Fox News.

I would love to see Rachel come back full time but I do like Psaki

That is no longer the case. Instead, MSNBC is planning to appoint a new anchor to fill Ms. Wagner’s spot, the two people said. A likely candidate for that hour is Jen Psaki, a former White House press secretary in the Biden administration, who hosts shows on Sunday at noon and 8 p.m. on Mondays, the people said, though adding that this decision hadn’t been finalized.

I am glad that Joy Reid is gone. I stopped watching her a while back when she got very negative on President Biden and the Harris campaign