Jen Psaki’s MSNBC Show Tanks as Ratings Collapse in Embarrassing Debut Week
Even Democrats are starting to tune out the relentless spin from their own media elites. Former Biden White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki’s highly promoted new MSNBC show is already faltering in spectacular fashion—just days after its premiere.
According to Fox News, Psaki’s show, which now airs in the 9 p.m. Eastern slot Tuesday through Friday, began with a modest spark. On night one, she pulled in 1.2 million viewers, including 139,000 in the coveted 25–54 age demographic sought after by advertisers. But the small win didn’t last.
By night two, the show’s ratings cratered. Psaki drew just over one million viewers, with a dismal 65,000 in the key demo—a more than 50% collapse compared to her predecessor, Rachel Maddow, who brought in 1.9 million viewers and 141,000 in the same age bracket just the week before.
That marks a steep drop-off—46% fewer total viewers and a 54% decline in the all-important demo compared to Maddow’s Monday night broadcast.
To make matters worse, Psaki was thoroughly trounced by the competition. Every primetime program on Fox News outpaced her ratings. Even 13 shows on CNN outperformed her numbers—despite her show airing in the prime 9 p.m. hour.
But it gets even more humiliating.
Fox News reported that Psaki’s show was outranked in total viewers by basic cable reruns of Friends, Seinfeld, Everybody Loves Raymond, Bob’s Burgers, The King of Queens, That ’70s Show, Paw Patrol, Reba, and My Strange Addiction.
The debut marked the lowest-rated Wednesday 9 p.m. slot on MSNBC among viewers aged 25–54 since Alex Wagner’s show drew just 40,000 in December 2024.
Psaki isn’t the only liberal MSNBC host struggling to stay afloat in the post-election landscape.
In March, MSNBC’s Nicolle Wallace drew criticism for a tasteless remark about 13-year-old DJ Daniel, the young boy battling brain cancer who was honored by President Donald Trump during his State of the Union-style address to Congress. Wallace, during a discussion with Rachel Maddow, offered a comment that many saw as a thinly veiled attack on President Trump and his supporters.
“I hope he has a long life as a law enforcement officer. But I hope he never has to defend the U.S. Capitol against Donald Trump’s supporters. And if he does, I hope he isn’t one of the six who loses his life to suicide. And I hope he isn’t one who has to testify against the ones who carried out acts of seditious conspiracy and lived to see Donald Trump pardon those people,” Wallace said.
The backlash was swift, particularly from conservatives who viewed the remarks as disgraceful. While DJ Daniel received standing ovations and heartfelt praise from President Trump and members of Congress, Wallace used the moment to rehash tired narratives from the left.
Ironically, it was likely the most attention Wallace has received in months.
Her program, Deadline: White House, had averaged 1.6 million viewers leading up to the 2024 election. But following President Trump’s decisive victory in November, her ratings have nosedived by 35%, falling to around one million viewers per day.
And the decline isn’t just in total audience. Among the key 25–54 demographic, Wallace’s viewership dropped from 144,000 before Election Day to just 93,000 in recent months—a brutal signal to advertisers that her show is losing influence and appeal.
Embarrassingly, Wallace is now trailing behind food and entertainment programming, including Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives on the Food Network and Tyler Perry’s Sistas on BET.
As President Donald Trump enters his second term, liberal media figures like Psaki and Wallace are learning the hard way: Americans are rejecting the partisan narratives, and they’re voting with their remotes.