Jen Psaki Moves to Primetime Weekdays in MSNBC Overhaul
Source: Variety.com
By Brian Steinberg
Jen Psaki, the former Biden White House press secretary who has become a favorite at MSNBC since joining in 2023, will get even more screen time in front of viewers in April when she takes over the network’s 9 p.m. slot between Tuesday and Friday.
The move is the latest to be unveiled from MSNBC under new leader Rebecca Kutler, who has wasted little time in tearing up the network’s schedule as it faces seismic pressures. MSNBC is grappling not only with the new Trump administration, to which many of its progressive anchors and analysts are directly opposed, but it also faces a big change in its business operations once it is, along with a group of other cable networks, spun off from Comcast in a transaction slated to be completed later this year.
While Rachel Maddow is anchoring 9 p.m. five days a week during the early part of the Trump administration, she will return to hosting only Mondays soon. At that time, Psaki’s show will roll out Tuesday through Friday. Her program, “Inside with Jen Psaki,” has become MSNBC’s most-watched on the weekends and has expanded audiences at 8 p.m. on Mondays. “Since joining MSNBC, Psaki has become a crucial and trusted voice for the network,” Kutler said in a memo on Monday.
“As I shared with many of you a few weeks ago, my goal is to build on the successes that have distinguished MSNBC from its peers,” Kutler said. “We now have one of the most engaged audiences in all of television and are seeing rapid growth across digital, audio, and more. In the years ahead, we must continue to show up for our audiences in this critical moment while simultaneously best positioning ourselves for the future.”
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I think Jen's show has been an incredibly strong addition to MSNBC's lineup since she came aboard. Be interesting to see what they do next.
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(although obviously somewhat limited based on their newest stuff - I think they converted those to "Pro" accounts) from at least 20 years ago so... 
But since I have been subbing to SiriusXM since 2007, I obviously use them for that or CSPAN radio (which I can stream too).
Now THAT is a blast from the past!
I really think that the hundreds of cable/satellite channels, and now thousands of streaming channels, have pretty much buried the "traditional" OTA broadcast media (some of it also due to their broadcast restrictions).
In the past, a lot of good journalism was to be found on PBS (and NPR - notably the local stations), but that has a target on its back (again, for the billionth time).
One somewhat very good substitute for the types of programming that PBS used to show IS CSPAN (specifically CSPAN3, which is not tied to one of the chambers of Congress and programming can be flexed over to them). There have been so many amazing historical and politically-themed long-form programs on there that I have watched over the years (plus the CSPANs have their "BookTV" - and their original "Booknotes" with the older interviews).
https://www.c-span.org/series/browse/
and helicopter arms Kornaki, are unwatchable for me. And IMHO, I have been burnt too many times with Alex Wagner and her often RW-creeping approach, and have never been a fan.
I have been neutral with Melber as he IS a lawyer and I do know that he was the "designated hitter" to bring on some of the worst of the worst RW loons for interviews. I recall he had the infamous Stephen Miller on as an example and I'll never forget his interview with Randy Credico and of all people, the absolutely scary-slimy Felix Slater.
I noticed that Stephanie Ruhle's name hasn't come up but being that I am a "robin" and NOT a "night owl", I have rarely watched her (although if something big was going on, I would listen to the show on my SiriusXM radio in my bedroom, but more often than not, falling asleep halfway through Rachel, waking up partway during Lawrence, and then out again before waking near the end Stephanie's show before they started the re-run of Rachel).
Lawrence has deep DECADES LONG "political" experience that not ONE of the others on MSNBC has. NOT ONE. His calm demeanor is stellar because he knows what he is talking about and doesn't have to go "tabloid".
When I have seen him do that, it's when he is listening to what has basically become a bunch of nonsensical chatter from panelists or he is commenting on a story that is highlighting the idiocy that has been spewed about certain political subjects.
I.e., I know the past couple weeks I have been doing this - 
when I have watched the lazy media REFUSE to actually do some research on how the federal government actually operates. Instead, they have wallowed right along in the ignorance and arrogance of the GOP coup masters, literally ACCEPTING the bullshit they spew whole cloth... And then finally days later, they actually look something up and end up having to backtrack and backtrack and backtrack and FINALLY start "teaching".
THAT is when the sigh and face palm followed by the "I told you so" look comes into play. So much wasted time allowing misinformation to continue to be magnified before finally reporting on THE CORRECT ANSWER.
I.e., when you have so-called "reporters" or "journalists" hear "We are going to SHUT DOWN the Department of Education". And then the article headline becomes - "The Administration says 'We are going to shut down the Department of Education'. What does that mean and what will that entail?"
I become enraged! 
I mean, WTAF? WHY would they waste column inches on that nonsense when the answer is simple?
ONLY CONGRESS CAN DO THAT. FULL STOP.
Then days later maybe a different reporter will finally acknowledge that "what Congress giveth, Congress can take away" but it must be THEM, NOT the Executive Branch.
The past couple days, I have also finally seen some articles mentioning what happened during the '90s with GPRA (which I remember well back then) and the last big government reorganization. Some of the articles attempt to spin it to suggest the "both sides did it" crap, which is a lie. But even with their baby steps forward after finally using a damn SEARCH ENGINE, I expect they are STILL neglecting to note that the 1990s reorg happened AFTER CONGRESS PASSED LEGISLATION - NOT BEFORE.
(sorry )
She started out on Sundays and quickly proved herself, in my opinion. As she gained experience she started doing fill-ins on weekdays including primetime slots. Since last year she has been a regular at 8 p.m. sharing the slot with Chris Hayes. I don't see this as a sudden move for MSNBC, it seems they've been moving towards giving Jen a primetime slot all along.
Chris Hays seems to do better covering in-depth stories. I like him but I don't think he's good at interviewing. Chris has credibility and he's very smart. NBC needs to find a spot for him.
