Joy Reid‘s show will be dropped from MSNBC‘s lineup as part of a series of changes expected to be announced this week.
The network is making plans to launch a show featuring The Weekend anchors Symone Sanders-Townsend, Michael Steele and Alicia Menendez into the 7 p.m. ET slot, according to a source familiar with the matter. The show would run for two hours on Mondays and for one hour from Tuesday to Friday.
Reid has anchored The ReidOut since 2020, having been put in that time period following the departure of Chris Matthews.
Also expected are other changes, including plans for who will fill the rest of the 9 p.m. ET slot once Rachel Maddow returns to a once-a-week schedule this spring. She was brought back to a five-night-a-week schedule after Donald Trump’s inauguration, as the network looked to boost viewership following a post-election tune out.
Alex Wagner, who had hosted from Tuesdays to Fridays, is not expected to return, and instead will remain at the network as a correspondent. Jen Psaki, who hosts a Sunday morning and Monday evening show, is being considered to take anchor duties during that time period, although some other anchors may be shifted around in that slot.
The lineup overhaul is one of the first major changes under new MSNBC president Rebecca Kutler, who succeeded Rashida Jones after her departure in January. Kutler also is looking at adding Politico’s Eugene Daniels and New York University’s Melissa Murray to the lineup. Both have been serving as on-air analysts. Variety and The New York Times first reported on the expected changes.
A network spokesperson declined to comment.
