The liberal-leaning cable news channel has shed 50% of its prime time audience since Nov. 5
As MSNBC suffers a steep ratings drop in the wake of Donald Trump's election victory, network President Rashida Jones is considering her possible exit from the job early next year, Oliver Darcy reported Tuesday.
According to Darcy, a spokesperson for Jones denied the report; NBCUniversal representatives had no comment. But citing sources close to Jones, Darcy writes in his Status newsletter that her potential exit would come after Trump is sworn in for his second term on Jan. 20, 2025.
If Jones were to leave, her exit would follow a nadir for the liberal-leaning cable news channel, which has seen a 50.7% prime time audience drop since Election Night. As of Nov. 27, MSNBC saw an average of 661,000 prime time viewers in the weeks following Trump's victory. That's down from the 1.34 million viewers it averaged prior to the shock outcome.
Nevertheless, Jones' tenure at the top of MSNBC has overall been an undeniable success. Since taking over in 2020, she's presided over several years of ratings growth