Weekends on MSNBC aren’t going to be the same. The Melissa Harris-Perry news and opinion TV show is over after four years. The last episode aired yesterday, February 27th, and Harris-Perry’s website has already been updated to note she is the “former host” of the program.
According to Deadline, Harris-Perry and MSNBC have confirmed that she won’t be returning to the cable network. The news follows the leak of an email to the New York Times on Friday. In the e-mail, the host denounced the network for pre-empting her show for election coverage.
In the e-mailed letter, Harris-Perry wrote, “Here is the reality: our show was taken — without comment or discussion or notice — in the midst of an election season. After four years of building an audience, developing a brand, and developing trust with our viewers, we were effectively and utterly silenced. Now, MSNBC would like me to appear for four inconsequential hours to read news that they deem relevant without returning to our team any of the editorial control and authority that makes MHP Show distinctive.”
Here’s her tweet to her show’s fans:
Farewell #Nerdland. Inviting diverse new voices to table was a privilege. Grateful for years of support & criticism. pic.twitter.com/DJ7MMvVreN
— Melissa Harris-Perry (@MHarrisPerry) February 28, 2016
What do you think? Did you like the Melissa Harris-Perry program on MSNBC? Would you watch the host on another program?
Good riddance. This woman showed her ignorance every time she opened her mouth. She claimed that the phrase “hard work” was somehow racist, because, you know…slavery. Never mind the fact that every race has been enslaved at times during history. May she never find another audience for her idiocy.
I loved her show but Msnbc has been getting rid of anyone that has any flavor and personality. They want boring drones reporting countless amounts of BS without injecting any of their own opinions. Thats why Morning Joe who practically caters to The Right will never go off the air. I’m sure the next shows to go will be Chris Hayes, Maddow and O’Donell. Once that happens i will be done with them and politics in general. MSNBC are run by idiots.
I’m feeling the exact opposite. MSNBC has been a left-wing shill “media” for years. They have no credibility, which is why their ratings are 7% of Fox News and CNN. I am thrilled that they finally got rid of this sow.
Her show was a one note song and that was one heck of an ego fueled temper tantrum. And blaming it on race was ridiculous. She did her audience no favors.