MSNBC Cancels Joy Reid’s ‘The Reid Out’

Joy Reid‘s The ReidOut is coming to an end. According to CNN, MSNBC canceled the news programming series as part of a shift in programming led by the network’s new president, Rebecca Kutler. The Weekend co-hosts Symone Sanders-Townsend, Michael Steele, and Alicia Menendez will reportedly fill the time slot.

“This is going to be a really exciting time but also a challenging time. I think it’s important that we as leaders are honest about that and about the challenges ahead. Our jobs are hard on a normal day, and these are not normal times,” Kutler said in a February meeting per CNN.

In a statement shared on Bluesky and her Instagram account, Reid shared gratitude for her supporters, writing, “I just want to say thank you to everyone who has reached out with kindness and encouragement, both personally and in these social media streets.”

On Monday (Feb. 24), former MSNBC primetime host Keith Olbermann called the decision “racist.”

“MSNBC fired Joy Reid, and yes, it is racist and maybe worse. Yes, it is designed to keep out people who might think differently,” Olbermann told The Independent. “And it is designed to reward professional political salespeople like ex-party chairmen and former press secretaries who will do what they are told by their bosses.

“But most of all, since they also fired Alex Wagner as they fired Joy Reid, at least The New York Times says this, it means that four women of color have solo hosted prominent shows on MSNBC, and all four of them have now been fired.”

According to The Hill, President Donald Trump shared excitement over the cancelation, saying MSNBC “finally gotten the nerve up to fire one of the least talented people in television,” adding, “Based on her ratings, which were virtually non-existent, she should have been “canned” long ago, along with everyone else who works there.

The Reidout will air its final episode this week.