Former White House press secretary Jen Psaki will officially join MSNBC this fall, hosting a show on the liberal network’s streaming service and appearing on …
Former White House press secretary Jen Psaki will officially join MSNBC this fall, hosting a show on the liberal network’s streaming service and appearing on multiple platforms to help with election coverage. Psaki wrapped up her tenure as President Biden’s press secretary earlier this month. Her streaming program is expected to debut in the first quarter of 2023, and she will appear on MSNBC’s special election programming throughout the midterms and 2024 presidential election. MSNBC says Psaki’s new show will “bring together her unique perspective from behind the podium and her deep experience in the highest levels of government and presidential politics.” She is also expected to appear on NBC when needed. Psaki will give MSNBC a new face as the network has struggled to reach viewers in the advertiser-coveted demographic of adults age 25-54 during Biden’s presidency. Last week, MSNBC finished No. 26 in the critical category among basic cable and lost to a variety of networks including Lifetime, AMC, BET, Bravo, FXX, Nickelodeon, TLC and Discovery. The network also recently hired former Biden alumna Symone Sanders, a former Kamala Harris aide, but her program debuted with only 361,000 viewers and a paltry 29,000 in the advertiser-coveted 25-to-54 demographic.
