‘The ReidOut’ is out: MSNBC cancels Joy Reid’s show in network shakeup
MSNBC is set to cancel Joy reid’s show, *The ReidOut*, with its last airing happening sometime this week. Reid has been with the show for nearly five years adn previously hosted *AM Joy* before moving to the primetime slot in 2020. Following her departure, the weekend hosts of MSNBC will take over her slot, marking a notable change for the network. The cancellation occurs amid broader industry challenges for cable channels,as Comcast considers spinning off a considerable portion of NBCUniversal’s cable networks due to a decline in cable subscriptions. Fox News currently dominates the cable news prime-time viewership, further complicating the landscape for MSNBC.
‘The ReidOut’ is out: MSNBC cancels Joy Reid’s show in network shakeup
MSNBC anchor Joy Reid‘s show The ReidOut is facing cancelation.
The last airing of The ReidOut will be sometime this week, according to sources cited by the New York Times. Reid has anchored the show going on five years.
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The hosts of the network’s The Weekend, which include Symone Sanders Townsend, Michael Steele, and Alicia Menendez, will reportedly take over Reid’s primetime spot after co-hosting their show that airs Saturday and Sunday mornings. Steele is notably the only host with conservative roots as the former Republican National Committee Chair.
Before hosting the ReidOut, Reid was a weekend host herself of the show AM Joy going back to 2016. She was promoted to the 7 p.m. EST slot in 2020. Reid is a Harvard graduate who also teaches a class at Syracuse University on media, race, and gender.
In November, Comcast announced it will spin off a large chunk of NBCUniversal cable channels, including MSNBC. Comcast is likely considering the spinoff due to the overall decline in cable subscriptions. A projected 70 million households will keep their cable by the end of this year, while in 2010, shortly before Comcast bought NBCUniversal and its networks, 105 million households had cable. Meanwhile, Fox News has about 75% of the cable news prime-time viewership.
Musk has often joked online about how MSNBC would change if he bought it from Comcast. MSNBC host Joe Scarborough, of Morning Joe, made a lighthearted comment in November that “you never know what’s going to happen” and the whole show’s cast could be fired.
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