If they want to stay with their network, MSNBC hosts Joy Reid and Stephanie Ruhle may have to take pay cuts.
According to what was reported by the news website. AnklerMSNBC was looking to negotiate new deals, and Reed and Rohl were asked to take pay cuts.
Ruhle, who hosts “The 11th Hour” at 11 p.m. on weeknights, currently makes $2 million annually, while Reid earns $3 million annually for hosting “The ReidOut” on weeknights at 8 p.m.
News of the salary negotiations came during a period of major tremors in the liberal channel.
Ratings have droppedComcast, the parent company of MSNBC, announced that it will spin off the channel into another company called SpinCo. Employees are said to be panicking about potential layoffs.
According to a report from New York Post Since last month, “panic” has gripped MSNBC's headquarters following the announcement of MSNBC's new headquarters.
During a meeting chaired by NBCUniversal President Mark Lazarus, who is set to lead SpinCo, he said: “Employees fearing looming layoffs have peppered him with questions about whether the network will need to change its name, logos and headquarters after reports emerged that… The new entity, sources told The Washington Post, “should be removed from the reporting mission at NBC News.”
“Everyone is in a panic because everything is up in the air,” an MSNBC source told the outlet.
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Stephanie Ruhl, who hosts The 11th Hour on MSNBC, will take a pay cut if she remains in her position as anchor.
MSNBC's “Morning Joe” hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski also stirred up the drama after Trump's win with their presence. Face to face meeting With the president-elect at his residence in Mar-a-Lago in November to “relaunch communications” between the two parties.
The meeting sparked significant backlash among liberals, with “Morning Joe” viewership dropping an additional 17 percent on top of the already 35 percent decline in overall viewership this year.
Reid, who has been with the channel since 2011 and has had a primetime run since 2020, has seen a significant ratings decline since Trump's election, losing nearly half of her entire audience since then.
MSNBC anchor at far left lost 47% of its total audience, averaging just 759,000 viewers after averaging 1.4 million viewers throughout 2024 through Election Day, according to Nielsen Media Research.
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Ratings declined for many of the channel's biggest stars, such as “All In” host Chris Hayes, who lost 56 percent of his key demo viewers in the 8 p.m. ET time slot Tuesday through Friday after Election Day.
“Last Word” host Lawrence O'Donnell has also been a hit with his audience, averaging just 930,000 total viewers since the election and 78,000 in the key demo, losing more than 40% in every metric.
Maddow, whose show only airs on Monday nights, lost 43 percent of its viewers. Like Reed and Rohl, Maddux also took a pay cut.
The Ankler newspaper reported last month That's Madhu It would require a “salary cut” of $5 million per year and he will now make $25 million per year for the next five years.
MSNBC did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.
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