MSNBC host Joy Reid brought joy to numerous people on social media when
a rumor began to spread that the network plans to fire the low-rated
host this spring.

Jon Nicosia, a former editor at Mediaite, reported on Thursday that an
anonymous source at Comcast told him Reid�s fate had been sealed. �Joy
Reid will lose her 7p show in the next round of reshuffling at MSNBC,�
the source said, according to Nicosia. �She does not have a show come
mid Spring,� and the �decision has been made, the only thing left is
messaging on the move, which will be ratings.�

�As was the case with Chris Cuomo at CNN, Reid has allies at Comcast,
however, she is now viewed as �unmanageable� by many. Also, similar to
Cuomo, it appears those allies have found out she has been �less than
truthful about past incidents,�� Nicosia continued. He added that, like
Cuomo, he expected �MSNBC/Comcast to defend her right until the
announcement.�

Source @ Comcast: "Joy Reid will lose her 7p show in the next
round of reshuffling at MSNBC." � "She does not have a show
come mid Spring" � The "decision has been made, the only thing
left is messaging on the move, which will be ratings" � 1/

� Jon Nicosia (@NewsPolitics) January 6, 2022

Also, like Cuomo at CNN. Watch for MSNBC/Comcast to defend her
right until the announcement.

� Jon Nicosia (@NewsPolitics) January 6, 2022

Twitter erupted in exultation at the unconfirmed firing report.

Fox News host Greg Gutfeld tweeted, �First chris cuomo, now joy
reid�.if i lose don lemon, i may have to report on actual stories!!�

shit�there goes a third of my material. first chris cuomo, now
joy reid�.if i lose don lemon, i may have to report on actual
stories!! https://t.co/f3EdAJqcgL

� GregGutfeld (@greggutfeld) January 7, 2022

Syndicated radio talk show host Clay Travis said, �News breaking that
Joy Reid is being fired by MSNBC on January 6th would actually make
this a date worth memorializing.�

News breaking that Joy Reid is being fired by MSNBC on January
6th would actually make this a date worth memorializing.
https://t.co/HmLfm4NwCd

� Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) January 7, 2022

SiriusXM radio host and Washington Times columnist Tim Young reacted,
�Joy Reid losing her show on January 6 is just� **chef�s kiss**� He
added, �All 6 of Joy Reid�s viewers are hurting tonight� thoughts and
prayers.�

Joy Reid losing her show on January 6 is just� **chef's kiss**
� Tim Young (@TimRunsHisMouth) January 7, 2022

All 6 of Joy Reid's viewers are hurting tonight� thoughts and
prayers.
� Tim Young (@TimRunsHisMouth) January 7, 2022

Former MSNBC prime time host Keith Olbermann painted a picture of a
network in chaos. �Five night time shows, one host retiring, one gone,
one going?� he tweeted. Brian Williams left �The 11th Hour� last month;
top-rated host Rachel Maddow will wind down her top-rated MSNBC show
this spring in favor of lighter schedule of shows that will air 30
times in a year.

Five night time shows, one host retiring, one gone, one going?
https://t.co/38VIULF5lh

� Keith Olbermann (@KeithOlbermann) January 7, 2022

Some were confused by the ouster. �If we�re being honest mediocre Chris
Hayes should have been fired before Joy Reid,� wrote one user.

If we�re being honest mediocre Chris Hayes should have been
fired before Joy Reid.
� Discourse Enjoyer (@BidenHarrisBro) January 7, 2022

�She will scream racism pretty soon,� predicted one Twitter user.

Joy Reid lost her show. She will scream racism pretty soon.
I�m so happy they got rid of that pile of filth.
https://twitter.com/N76247476Man/status/1479265828046573569

�Joy Reid is retiring to spend more time with her gay friends and track
down the person who hacked her account,� wrote Davar Echad, poking fun
at Reid�s less-than-forthcoming comments about old posts on her blog
critical of same-sex marriage.

Joy Reid is retiring to spend more time with her gay friends
and track down the person who hacked her account. ??

� Davar Echad (@Davar_Echad) January 7, 2022

��We�re going to miss Joy Reid,� said no one ever,� summarized one
individual.

�We�re going to miss Joy Reid�, said no one ever

� Make NY Great Again (@Shlomoz on GETTR) ??????????
(@kagmaga45) January 7, 2022

Nicosia�s report, which remains unconfirmed, follows a similar report
he made late last year. �There is serious talk all the way up the chain
at Comcast about Joy Reid�s future at MSNBC,� he wrote in November.
�Audio coming Monday,� he wrote on November 24. Yet he does not appear
to have posted any such audio on his Twitter feed.

Nonetheless, ratings would be a plausible reason to cancel Joy-Ann
Reid�s latest eponymous show, which debuted in the number one ratings
spot on July 20, 2020. �The ReidOut� ranked 16th highest among all
cable news shows last year and averaged 1.44 million viewers, but Reid
has shed 56% of her audience since last January. Reid�s 7 p.m. show,
just outside prime time, is consistently beaten in the ratings by Ari
Melber�s 6 p.m. show and Nicolle Wallace�s �Deadline: White House,�
which airs at 4 p.m., while many would-be viewers are at work.

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