MSNBC has told the majority of the employees who produce Rachel Maddow and Joy Reid s prime-time evening news shows they are being let go as part of the networks programming.

Over the past few months, almost a dozen high-profile news anchors and hosts have left their roles, the latest being Lester Holt and Joy Reid.

Several veteran anchors stayed on to lead flagship shows while their fellow hosts left MSNBC. Additionally, a new class of journalists, correspondents, and analysts joined the network to.

Understanding the Context

Months after MSNBC changed its name to MSNOW, the network is undergoing some major lineup changes -- here's who and what's out.

MSNBC's Mehdi Hasan says he's quitting the network rather than accept a demotion. The prominent Muslim journalism announced his exit on the final edition of his weekly hour on Sunday night.

Political commentator and television host Joy Reid has been fired from her position at MSNBC, where she anchors her show The ReidOut. The move comes as the network is.

MSNBC fired political analyst Matthew Dowd after he sparked outrage for suggesting Charlie Kirk's "hateful" rhetoric led to his assassination during the network's coverage.

Key Insights

Want to know the list of changes in the MSNBC lineup as Joy Reid exits the network? Here is everything you need to know.

Some of TV news exits this year were amicable; many others, from what were gleaning, were not.

MSNBCs final separation from the NBCUniversal News Group is fast approaching. The network will join Versant once Comcasts spin-off company officially launches later this year. MSNBC.