MSNBC Confirms Schedule Overhaul With Jen Psaki And ‘The Weekend’ Anchors Getting Primetime Slots; Joy Reid’s Show Canceled
deadline.comMSNBC confirmed plans to overhaul its daytime, primetime and weekend lineup, with Jen Psaki and the three anchors of The Weekend — Symone Sanders Townsend, Michael Steele and Alicia Menendez — getting primetime shows.
Psaki will anchor the Tuesday to Friday 9 p.m. ET primetime hour starting in the spring, when Rachel Maddow returns to a once-a-week Monday schedule.
Psaki will succeed Alex Wagner, who will continue at the network as senior political analyst. The changes were outlined in a memo to staffers from MSNBC President Rebecca Kutler.
MSNBC is canceling Joy Reid’s 7 p.m. ET show ReidOut and she will leave the network this week. Townsend, Menendez and Steele will co-host a weeknight show in that time slot, including a two hour edition on Mondays.
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