Rachel Maddow

The indispensable weekly dispatch Wednesday night from Puck’s Dylan Byers dove into the fallout from MSNBC’s axing of Joy Reid (and demotions of Jonathan Capehart, Ayman Moyheldin, and Kate Phang) with MSNBC staff reportedly uneasy with longtime host Rachel Maddow’s latest public blasting of her bosses. While her public criticisms were supported in the past (and we’ll get to those later),…

On-air reactions to recent programming changes continue to reveal the ongoing institutional rot at MSNBC. As part of a network-wide prime time meltdown, star anchor Rachel Maddow openly blasted the programming changes that led to the cancellation of multiple programs in addition to Joy Reid’s. 

As reported yesterday, left-wing propaganda outlet MSNBC made significant changes to their programming slate. Most notably, the network canceled The ReidOut, the prime-time vehicle for bitter race arsonist Joy Reid. It was unclear whether she’d come on for a farewell broadcast. But at 7PM Eastern time, we had our answer. Farewell, indeed.

CNN being found liable for malicious defamation might have put the fear of God into MSNBC. In a filing obtained by NewsBusters, NBCUniversal and plaintiff Dr. Mahendra Amin had entered into settlement negotiations on Thursday. Although, they’re still working on the language.

Ya can’t make it up. Here is the Washington Post this week headlining: 

Washington Post media reporter Jeremy Barr wrote a very lovely valentine to Rachel Maddow's brief return to five-nights-a-week fretting over Trump. This was the sappy headline: 

Rachel Maddow is bringing viewers back to MSNBC — and giving them hope

Holding media outlets accountable seems to be a theme in 2025. As NewsBusters previously reported, left-wing MSNBC was staring down a $30 million defamation trial after they allegedly spread lies about a Georgia doctor they labeled “the uterus collector.” The trial is set to begin in late April and is taking place in rural Georgia at the federal courthouse for the Southern District of Georgia…

It’s no doubt that MSNBC’s pompous lefty talking head Rachel Maddow is having a bad day. Apparently, it was so bad that she interrupted the network’s coverage of the inauguration of President Donald Trump to bemoan how outgoing President Joe Biden was a victim of — get this — partisan attacks.

A deep dive into the MRC’s archives shows liberal reporters and anchors have been ardent participants in the so-called “honeymoon” for new Democratic Presidents, but provide a much chillier reception when it’s a Republican being sworn into office.

Predictably, the prime time hosts at MSNBC oohed and aahed over President Joe Biden’s farewell address with a verve normally seen emanating from television production studios in Pyongyang. But in this case, they went above and beyond their customary cheerleading. They also worked hard to bolster the post-speech narrative of the perils of a Trump-adjacent oligarchy.

Monday was not only a week until Inauguration Day, but one filled with media news. In addition to Jennifer Rubin quitting The Washington Post, the other top headlines were MSNBC announcing their $20-million-plus woman (Rachel Maddow) would at least temporarily return to five days a week and, on a positive note, Fox News Channel announcing Will Cain will move from Fox & Friends…