Last week, three MSNBC shows hit record low ratings as the network continues to struggle following President-elect Donald Trump's Election Day victory.
“Alex Wagner Tonight,” “Inside with Jen Psaki” and “The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell” all aired their stories last week about the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson and the subsequent investigation into his killer. Both hit rock bottom despite a busy news cycle that included the search. , lots of news about President Trump's Cabinet changes, and the fallout from President Biden's announcement to pardon his son Hunter and Syrian leader Bashar. Mr. al-Assad is removed from power.
Because “The Rachel Maddow Show” only airs on Mondays, “Alex Wagner Tonight,” which airs Tuesday through Friday in Rachel Maddow's 9:00 p.m. It had its lowest ratings week since 1999, with just 595,000 total viewers. The show's 2022 debut.
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“Inside with Jen Psaki” has averaged just 650,000 total weekly viewers since its launch last year, when Psaki famously left her job as Biden's first press secretary to join MSNBC. The number remained at 1,000.
“Last Words with Lawrence O'Donnell” drew more total viewers than last week, but the show hit an all-time low among adults 25 to 54, a demographic coveted by advertisers. “The Last Word” averaged just 61,000 viewers in demo last week, the lowest measurable meaningful audience since the show began in 2010.
The ratings decline comes after Comcast recently announced that it would spin off NBCUniversal's cable assets, including MSNBC, into a separate company unrelated to NBC News. As a result, the fate of shared resources and even the cable network's name and editorial direction are in question.
Meanwhile, “Morning Joe” co-hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski last month said they have been claiming for years that President Trump is a “fascist” and an overall threat to democracy. He later admitted that he had met President Trump in person, angering many viewers.
Fox News Digital’s Hanna Panreck contributed to this report.
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