On an otherwise quiet Sunday afternoon in late February, MSNBC dumped veteran anchor Joy Reid and canceled five shows. Then, less than 24 hours later, "NBC Nightly News" anchor Lester Holt announced that he, too, would step down this summer after a 10-year run.

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MSNBC anchor Joy Reid, who previously filled the 7 p.m. slot, has been let go as part of a massive reshuffling of talent at the news cabler. And NBC Nightly News anchor Lester Holt announced this week that he was departing after a decade in the chair.

During a surprise appearance at Essence's Black Women in Hollywood event on Feb. 27, Joy Reid joked she has recently "been through a breakup" after she was fired from MSNBC three days earlier, on Feb.

MSNBC anchor Joy Reid confirmed her final ReidOut airing will be on Monday. Reid has anchored the show for five years. Before hosting the ReidOut, Reid was a weekend host of the show AM Joy from 2016 to 2020.

A network source reiterated that these are not ‘widespread layoffs’ and impacted staffers will be able to reapply to 100+ new jobs that will open this week.

Reid’s final show is planned for this week. MSNBC will replace “The ReidOut” with a new show hosted by “The Weekend” anchors Symone Sanders Townsend, Michael Steele and Alicia Menendez in the 7 p.m. ET slot.

Joy’s MSNBC show, ‘The ReidOut,’ is reportedly being removed from the network’s lineup as of February 2025. Learn how much money she made while hosting her show.

The 7 p.m. hour will belong to Symone Sanders Townsend, Michael Steele and Alicia Menendez, while Jen Psaki replaces Alex Wagner.

Joy Reid, MSNBC's one of the most popular spokespersons, is terminated as a part of major reshuffle of the by the network's new administration.

Maddow, MSNBC’s most prominent anchor and top-rated host, will retain her executive producer, Cory Gnazzo, along with several senior producers.

Rachel Maddow is speaking out hours after it was announced that Joy Reid would be exiting MSNBC. On Monday, Feb. 24, The Rachel Maddow Show host, 51, began her show by expressing that Reid's departure from the network earlier the same day was “very, very, very hard to take.”