Morning Joe Hits Record Low Ratings, But MSNBC Thinks Viewers Will Be Back

MSNBC and its flagship shows Morning Joe and The Rachel Maddow Show are struggling through record. low ratings, but MSNBC thinks viewers will be back after Trump's inauguration

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MSNBC And Morning Joe’s Woes Continue

There has been a change in the political media landscape since Election Day 2024. Viewers have fled MSNBC and CNN, and so far, they have not come back. The hosts of Morning Joe made the situation even worse by going to Mar-a-Lago and making nice with Donald Trump.

This act was viewed as a betrayal by many MSNBC viewers who have expressed themselves by not watching the morning show.

The result has been record-low ratings for the morning show.

MSNBC’s other flagship brand, The Rachel Maddow Show, has also experienced its own record-low ratings. Some Maddow viewers have expressed on social media that they can’t stomach Maddow’s tendency toward negativity in her storytelling.

If anyone thought tha…