MSNBC ‘Rising Star’ Jen Psaki Suffers Ratings Flop Amid Scrutiny of Role in Biden Cover-Up

When will they learn, when will they learn. Replacing their horrible leftwing host with even worse leftwingers is NOT going to get them an audience. Psaki was the second worst Press Secretary in recent history only beaten out by the KJP. That she could run a show like this and keep an audience even a die hard leftwing one was also a curious proposition to me.

"MSNBC has been slouching toward oblivion since November, when its parent company Comcast announced it was cutting ties with the left-wing network. Things got so bad after the election that network executives forced their highest-rated host, Rachel Maddow, to work five days a week (instead of one) to collect her $25 million salary. Maddow returned to her old schedule earlier this month to make way for MSNBC "rising star" Jen Psaki, the self-described journalist who previously served as White House press secretary under Joe Biden. The early returns do not bode well for Psaki, who is facing increased scrutiny for her role in the cover-up of Biden's cognitive decline....

[the article notes her debut show had good ratings but then lots of that could have merely been people who did not know she was taking over]

....They crashed down to earth the following day. On May 7, viewership in the crucial 25-54 age demographic—the only number advertisers care about—plunged from 139,000 to just 65,000, a decline of 53 percent. The Briefing was crushed in the demographic by time-slot competitors at Fox News and CNN. Psaki was also outperformed by reruns of Bob's Burger, King of Queens, and Paw Patrol.https://freebeacon.com/media/msnbc-...flop-amid-scrutiny-of-role-in-biden-cover-up/

Her first week saw a 47% drop in viewers.

How long with they hang her out their to dry on the vine?

 

So, how can a failing network still manage to pay a $25 million salary?