MSNBC will soon cancel two very unsuccessful daytime shows, “The Reid Report” and “Ronan Farrow Daily,” the network revealed Thursday.
MSNBC’s Thomas Roberts will be moved from his current spot anchoring “Way Too Early with Thomas Roberts” and will for now fill both soon-to-be-vacated spots.
Ronan Farrow and Joy-Ann Reid are not out the door completely: The two will remain employees of the network as it continues to struggle to find the type of ratings enjoyed by its competitors, CNN and Fox News.
Politico reported: “Ronan Farrow will launch a new series of primetime specials, featuring in-depth interviews, and will continue to be a special correspondent across programming. He will also continue his partnership with the NBC News Investigative Unit.”
“Joy Ann Reid … will become MSNBC’s national correspondent across platforms, a regular contributor for MSNBC’s primetime shows, and the first dedicated reporter for NowThisNews, an MSNBC online partner,” the report said.
MSNBC reported this month that it has suffered its worst full-day ratings in a decade. The cable news network has hemorrhaged viewers throughout 2015, continuing a downward trends that began years ago.
The planned cancellations come less than one year after both shows premiered Feb. 24, 2014.
A spokesperson for MSNBC said the forthcoming changes are part of a broader strategy by the network to make its daytime programming exclusively “straight news.”
