Is MSNBC Giving Up on the Hard Left?

[Valin]

Power Line:

John Hinderaker

February 26, 2015

 

Chronically low ratings have led to a major shakeup at MSNBC. The network announced a week ago that it is canceling the shows hosted by Ronan Farrow and Joy Reid. Variety now reports that those programs will be replaced by a two-hour show called “MSNBC Live With Thomas Roberts.” Variety says:

 

 

Beset by significant ratings declines, MSNBC has been emphasizing reports on breaking news, rather than the issues-based discussion for which Farrow and Reid have been known.

 

 

Meanwhile, Al Sharpton may also be on the way out:

 

 

The Rev. Al Sharpton may soon be booted from his weeknight television host role on Politics Nation and relegated to the pile of less-watched weekend fare, one source within MSNBC’s ranks said, citing the need for the cable provider to bolster sagging audience numbers.

 

Company President Phil Griffin said that the outlet’s Republican-bashing days are pretty much over — and that as part of the image overhaul, it’s now being surmised that Mr. Sharpton’s show may move from its prime 6 p.m. Monday-through-Friday slot….

 

 

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I don’t know, but, as another observer put it, “Everybody in the [company] food chain, from top to bottom, understands that the [Keith] Olbermann era is over.” That can only be a good thing.

[RandyM]

If they gave Rachel Maddow a big boot in the a$$, I might consider tuning in from time to time.