Just days after CNBC announced the cancellation of one news show – The News with Shepard Smith – sister channel MSNBC has cancelled another series – Cross Connection. Tiffany Cross hosted the Saturday news program for the last two years and her contract has not been renewed. Guest anchors will take over the timeslot until a permanent show replacement is found.
Variety revealed the following about the decision to cancel the series:
Her production staff was informed of the decision Friday morning, according to three people familiar with the matter. MSNBC declined to make executives available for comment, and Cross could not be reached for immediate comment.
MSNBC decided not to renew Cross’ contract after two years, according to one of these people, and severed ties with her immediately. A rotating group of anchors will lead her weekend hours until a replacement is found, and the production staff assigned to her show are believed to be likely to stay in place.
Sources say that the relationship between Cross and the cable channel had become frayed recently because executives were “concerned about the anchor’s willingness to address statements made by cable-news hosts on other networks and indulging in commentary executives felt did not meet the standards of MSNBC or NBC News.”
What do you think? Did you watch this MSNBC show? Are you sad to see Cross Connection end?
Thank you MSNBC. The show was awful.
Looked forward to watching her show every Saturday. I thought she was a fabulous host who kept it real. She was engaging & professional. Thought the show was doing really well so to say I’m surprised that it was cancelled is an understatement.
SAD: Cancelling a show that provided much needed coverage of minority issues from a different perspective and consistently win it’s time slot seems cowardly from my perspective.
So disappointed !!! I always looked forward to watching my favorite Saturday morning show Cross Connection MSNBC needs to wake up and bring her back! Her show was about keeping things real and informing Black Americans up to date on current issues that we face daily
Yes!!!! That’s is Very disappointing! My husband and I loved watching her each and every Saturday morning Please bring her back
Seriously? It sounds like there’s more going on than we’re hearing, especially after I comments that Joy Reid made. I hope Tiffany finds a good place to land.
Very sad and shameful for the network.
I’m very sad to see the show go. She added a much needed perspective we can’t find on television. Black perspective I guess is not what msnbc is about anymore we see more right leaning bias and that’s what msnbc is all abou.
Wow I really liked her show I woke up at ten o’clock every Saturday morning to watch it and if I had to work I would listen to it threw my earbuds live on hulu wow I’m gonna miss The Cross Connection…