{"id":2427116,"date":"2025-04-24T17:05:55","date_gmt":"2025-04-24T21:05:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jen-psaki-takes-alex-wagners-slot-in-latest-schedule-shake-up-at-msnbc-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-04-24T17:07:48","modified_gmt":"2025-04-24T21:07:48","slug":"jen-psaki-takes-alex-wagners-slot-in-latest-schedule-shake-up-at-msnbc-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jen-psaki-takes-alex-wagners-slot-in-latest-schedule-shake-up-at-msnbc-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Jen Psaki takes Alex Wagner\u2019s slot in latest schedule shake-up at MSNBC &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjen-psaki-takes-alex-wagners-slot-in-latest-schedule-shake-up-at-msnbc-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2427116&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Jen Psaki is set to expand her role at MSNBC by taking over the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fox-replaces-tucker-with-jesse-watters\/\" title=\"Fox replaces Tucker Carlson with Jesse Watters.\">timeslot previously held<\/a> by Alex Wagner. Her new show, titled *The Briefing with Jen Psaki*, will air from 9 p.m. Tuesday through Friday starting May 6. This change comes amid a shake-up in MSNBC&#8217;s evening news lineup, which has seen Wagner&#8217;s show and joy Reid&#8217;s show being canceled. The adjustments occur as MSNBC anchor Rachel Maddow returns to a one-night-a-week format after previously airing five nights a week. The new programming will compete against shows like Fox News&#8217; *Hannity* and CNN&#8217;s *The Source with Kaitlan Collins*. The shifts in talent and scheduling follow a broader plan by MSNBC&#8217;s parent company, Comcast, to reorganize and spin off its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/candace-owens-why-ive-stopped-watching-sports\/\" title=\"CANDACE OWENS: Why I\u2019ve Stopped Watching Sports\">cable channels<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Jen Psaki takes Alex Wagner&rsquo;s slot in <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">latest schedule shake-<\/a>up at MSNBC<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2105046\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/msnbc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">MSNBC<\/a> host <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jen-psaki\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Jen Psaki<\/a> is expanding her presence at the network, taking the timeslot previously occupied by former host Alex Wagner.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The network&rsquo;s shake-up follows other recent changes to its evening news lineup, which saw Wagner&rsquo;s show, <em>Alex Wagner Tonight<\/em>, axed from the network&rsquo;s evening shows. Psaki&rsquo;s previous show,<em> Inside with Jen Psaki<\/em>, which aired on Sundays and Monday evenings, is being replaced with her new show, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/msnbc\/2025\/04\/23\/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki-to-premiere-on-msnbc-on-tuesday-may-6\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">The Briefing with Jen Psaki<\/a><\/em>. It will air at 9 p.m. Tuesday through Friday beginning May 6.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3390416\/trump-personal-deadline-russia-ukraine-ceasefire-deal\/\">Trump says he has a personal &#8216;deadline&#8217; for Russia-Ukraine ceasefire deal<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/3390415\/trump-transgender-troops-ban-supreme-court-order-pete-hegseth\/\">Trump seeks Supreme Court intervention in transgender troops ban<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3390380\/man-charged-arson-starting-new-jersey-wildfires\/\">Man charged with arson for starting New Jersey wildfires<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The new show from former President Joe Biden&rsquo;s first White House press secretary <span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">is coming as <\/span>MSNBC anchor&nbsp;Rachel Maddow&nbsp;returns to her one-night-a-week schedule. Maddow&rsquo;s show was expanded earlier this year to five nights a week to cover President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump&rsquo;s<\/a> first 100 days.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">White House press secretary Jen Psaki speaks during a press briefing at the White House on Jan. 28, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Evan Vucci, File)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Maddow&rsquo;s and Psaki&rsquo;s shows will be competing with Fox News&rsquo;s <em>Hannity<\/em> and CNN&rsquo;s <em>The Source with Kaitlan Collins<\/em> for cable television viewers.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond getting rid of Wagner&rsquo;s show, MSNBC <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3327881\/joy-reid-confirms-when-final-airing-program-msnbc-will-be\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">fired anchor Joy Reid and canceled her show<\/a>, <em>The ReidOut<\/em>, in late February. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3327898\/trump-celebrates-joy-reid-msnbc-reidout-show-finally-canceled\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Trump celebrated the end of her show<\/a>, deeming her a &ldquo;mentally obnoxious racist&rdquo; who should have had her show cut &ldquo;long ago.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3390117\/trump-actblue-doj-investigation-straw-donors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">TRUMP DIRECTS DOJ INVESTIGATION INTO ACTBLUE AND &lsquo;STRAW DONORS&rsquo;&nbsp;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In <em>The ReidOut&rsquo;s<\/em> place, <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2025\/04\/msnbc-rachel-maddow-jen-psaki-1236374870\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">MSNBC is airing <em>The Weeknight<\/em><\/a>, which is co-hosted by <em>The Weekend<\/em> anchors Symone Sanders-Townsend, Michael Steele, and Alicia Menendez. <em>The Weeknight<\/em> will air at 7 p.m. for two hours on Monday, and for one hour the remaining weeknights.<\/p>\n<p>The various shake-ups <span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; 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