Former White House press secretary Jen Psaki has just landed a new gig: she is expected to host a primetime show on MSNBC starting later this month.
Ms. Psaki will begin her show at 8 p.m. every Monday, starting in September, replacing the current host Chris Hayes who left to focus on his podcast and book.
NEW: MSNBC's Jen Psaki (@jrpsaki) will anchor Mondays at 8 p.m. ET, ahead of Rachel Maddow's weekly 9 p.m. show. … Psaki's ascent to primetime was inevitable, as I've noted since breaking the news of her cable ambitions nearly two years ago: https://t.co/3eRdsYbrNA
Psaki will…
— Dylan Byers (@DylanByers) September 7, 2023
Ms. Psaki is no stranger to the media world as she had already been a part of a rotating roster of guest hosts during the same hour before being granted her own permanent slot for Mondays at 8 p.m.
The new lineup will launch on September 25th, according to The Hollywood Reporter (THR).
This move appears to imitate that of MSNBC anchor Rachel Maddow who also signed a multi-year deal with NBCUniversal this year to host her own show only on Monday evenings in order to make time for other projects like a film adaptation of her book and podcast “Bag Man”.
Along with this new role as primetime host Ms. Psaki is also working towards securing another position with NBCUniversal’s streaming platform called Peacock which was discussed as early as April 2022 when she still served as White House press secretary and officially stepped down from that role May 13th, 2022.
