MSNBC’s Jen Psaki Ratings Revealed, Plus See Her Troll Karoline Leavitt
The ratings are in for Jen Psaki‘s first week in MSNBC’s 9 pm ET slot, and she’s holding steady in total viewers while moving up and down in the key demographic.
After Rachel Maddow scaled back to Monday nights only last week, Psaki took over the Tuesday to Friday 9 pm slot. Maddow had been hosting five nights a week for the first 100 days of President Donald Trump‘s second term in the White House.
Psaki, who previously served as former President Joe Biden’s White House press secretary, made a strong start with Tuesday’s (May 6) episode of The Briefing. According to AdWeek, citing Nielsen ratings, her debut episode reached 1.190 million total viewers and 139,000 viewers in the key adult 25-54 demo.
The numbers dropped somewhat on Wednesday (May 7), with 1.015 million total viewers and 65,000 viewers in the key demo. It should be noted that Fox News’ Sean Hannity also dropped in the key demo on Wednesday, with 285,000 compared to 312,000 the night before.
Thursday’s numbers were back up, with Psaki’s show amassing 1.105 million total viewers and 98,000 in the key demo. Hannity’s numbers were also back up, with 345,000 in the key demo.
So, how do Psaki’s numbers compare to Maddow’s? Well, on the last show of her 100-day run, on Tuesday, April 29, Maddow brought in 1.942 million total viewers and 169,000 viewers in the key demo. Maddow has long been MSNBC’s biggest ratings draw.
Maddow previously praised Psaki, noting the ways in which she will be better than her as host of the 9 pm slot. “The thing she has which I do not have, which is going to make 9 o’clock better with Jen Psaki than it is with Rachel Maddow, is that she both knows people and knows how to talk to people,” Maddow told People.
“I really am a weird little hermit who works great with my staff, but I don’t know anybody in Washington. I don’t know anybody in the news, and it’s on purpose,” she added.
The ratings are not yet in for Psaki’s Friday (May 9) show, which saw her mocking Trump’s White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt.
“I have noticed the White House briefing room has taken a bit of a bizarro turn lately,” Psaki said during Friday’s show. “And I figured, what the hell, it’s a Friday night. Why not dust off the cobwebs and field a few questions from the White House press briefing room today? Because it’s been a while.”
The host then posed in front of a White House briefing room backdrop as she answered real questions posed earlier that day by reporters but “without the usual MAGA spin.”
You can watch the segment in the video above.
Let us know in the comments below what you think of Jen Psaki on MSNBC. Are you enjoying her show?
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How is the Felon-in-Chief allowed to "advertise" products or attend events that are strictly money-making enterprises? Why are people allowing this to happen without hollering at the top of their lungs?? If a Democratic president was doing this, you know the conservatives would be foaming at the mouth yelling for his prosecution.
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Well You being the Dufus-In-Chief might be able to tell us how Joe Biden was receiving payments from his Son Hunter from Profits received from Burisma. A company in Ukraine, when he was VP. And as long as these products aren’t endorsed by the govt. or sold through the govt. I imagine it’s legal. Trump Knows that You and your cronies Would be screaming at the slightest impropriety on his part. And You proved that theory just now. Why don’t you get back to screaming on behalf of Illegal Immigrant MS-13 Gang Members and Tren De Argua Gang Members as is “ normal” for Lib Dems. And there’s always the Go To MEN Should be allowed to play in Women’s sports. Another “normal” for Lib Dems. You must have got bored with those.
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Dear Obvious Moron Did you happen to note how Biden started a War on petroleum on Day One in his pursuit to pacify the New Green Scam Cult followers which coupled with His mask mandates and Especially vaccine mandates were the Beginning of the inflation we’re still in ? And did you note how he hired 88,000 new IRS agents to go after the Middle Class while His FBI targeted Catholics and people Praying Outside of Abortion Centers ? Or how he was Forgiving Student Loans that were borrowed in good faith and probably spent on everything But education ? Or how He Fully Funded Planned Parenthood so they could Murder more Babies using Our tax $$ whether we agree with it or not. Did you see the Numerous Items that DOGE discovered was $$ being Thrown Away on absolute Ridiculous things under Joe to the tune of $190 Billion ? Or how he was Funding Ukraine for $350 Billion and Very Strongly suggesting he would send Our troops there. While blackmailing our Best Ally in the Middle East, Israel. And All you Liberal Cultists Swore that Biden was Fully competent No mental health issues At All. But Then Your OWN Party rabid dogs that they are turned on Joe ? There’s Much More so you can preach your manure to Your Gullible people that’ll Gladly Accept it !! Liberal Loser !!
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I Love our Conservative young people and So proud of them !! Many of them are foregoing the college route to attend technical schools and get training that will give them realistic opportunities to get and keep high paying jobs. Those that do elect to go to university are majoring in engineering, science, medical or law. While their Liberal counterparts in the same age group are majoring in some Arts class and running around with checkered table cloths over their heads with masks on. Harassing and Assaulting Jewish students And Anyone else that doesn’t agree with their Ideology of Hate. But that’s a direct reflection of their Parents. So it’s what we should expect from them.
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I am a liberal with a molecular biology degree. Kind of blows your theory.
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Yeah One out of every thousand liberals kind of blows my theory. Rrright. 🙄
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Yes love her show !
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Trump put policies in place on day 1 that stopped Biden's out of control 21% inflation rate down to a mere 2.1% annualized for 2025. Guess you missed that.
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They always have Deliberate Amnesia for anything and everything Trump does that’s good for America at large. And the same for all the bad things Biden did. Funny how that goes.
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I don’t like Jen Psaki’s shows or interviews. I turn her off..she is overbearing!
Rachel is my favorite of all the commentators on MSNBC!
MSNBC please retrain Alicia Menendez or replace her. I don’t understand why you keep her. Her often monotone voice is unbearable!!! and Symone, why why why would u keep her..she’s hard to understand, talks too fast and yells more than necessary to get her points across.
I don’t like the new lineup of news people.
I watch Rachel and Chris Hayes and never miss their shows. Your new shows like The Weeknight are boring!! Get rid of them, too long with same hosts.
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Of course I love Rachel’s show, but Jen’s The Briefing is very good. She has had very good guests so far. Many people want to be on her show.
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Not a fan of Nancy Pelosi, so I’m definitely not a fan of Jen. She seems to have aligned with the oligarchs and elites
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I believe it’d be a good idea for the U.S. to mimic Israel. That is All young people that are physically and mentally able shall perform a minimum of Two years active military service and Four years of Inactive reserve duty If they like it they can stay in and retire if not they can get out and use the GI Bill to go to college or technical school. It doesn’t matter if they come from a Liberal, Conservative, or Independent upbringing. It’d teach them respect for authority, a sense of responsibility, build their individual confidence, and instill a sense of patriotism into them. On that note it was recently discovered that 36% of our Reserve & Ntl. Guard forces are obese, 21 % are Grossly obese. Our Reserve & Btl. Guard forces represent the largest segment of our military. Much more so than active duty. Sec Hegseth has pledged that they Will get in shape !! On a Much Better note Recruiting had taken a Huge surge since President Trump took office. The Army had the greatest surge reporting having met a whopping 110% of their goal for the month of April !! I think every American regardless of political ideology can agree that we need a strong military to provide for our national defense and protection of American interests. Love him or Hate him Sec Hegseth is restoring the Warrior Ethos to our military. We Need to be the very best we can possibly be not only in personnel but in equipment as well. History has shown with Crystal clear clarity that Peace through Strength works !!
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Lib Dems had a Judge that is now a Supreme Court Justice that couldn’t provide the definition of a Woman in Her confirmation hearing. Small wonder that Lib Dem Judges are so confused about the law. Maybe they need to Stop “ identifying” as something and Be the judges they were appointed to be. Then maybe they could Do their judicial Duties and attend to their Dockets instead of wasting Time and Tax Payer dollars pursuing Lawfare vs the President. They Should be Impeached for neglecting their Docket which Is their duty.
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Just saw NO “special” tax breaks for the wealthy, but Plenty of tax breaks for Working and Retired Americans. Again NO special help for wealthy people in the Big Beautiful Bill. So I guess that just ruins the Lying Lib Narrative !! You have to change TV channels from Lib Main Stream Media to Fox to see this real News. Also Saudis Arabia went completely all out in Greeting President Trump !! Full ceremonial pomp and circumstance !! Where as Biden was met by the third tier of their government Lol !! Trump just recently made a Great Deal with the UK !! More coming Soon !! Trump just Greatly helped to end the War between India & Pakistan !! So what was that about the World not respecting President Trump ? Yeah that’s what I thought Lol !!
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I don't know why they got rid of Joy Reid. At first she really got on my nerves big time, but she evolved into the role, and became one of my faves. A real straight shooter who could pinpoint and analyze what was going on. Does not bode well that MSNBC got rid of the intelligent, articulate, insightful, progressive black woman and replaced her with a bland white woman.
Joy said it was because she stood up for Gaza and BLM, and she would do it again, but she was clearly upset. She is an award winning newscaster, and it is all of our loss. Why are they trying to sanitize MSNBC? Afraid they are not getting enough white viewers? I never thought of it as either a white or black show.
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And Racist Extraordinaire to boot. So much so she probably made Al Sharpton jealous !! I don’t know for a fact and honestly don’t care but the network probably canned her before she got them a law suite. She was So deranged and hysterical about the perceived White Bogeyman her sanity had slipped completely away !!
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I see Jen Psaki host on MSNBC, and she is making rookie mistakes, similar to the last person who tried to fill Rachael's shoes. It looks as it she watched re-runs of Rachael's shows and then tried to imitate Rachael's hand gestures and voice rhythms, which looks ridiculous on her. Trying to be Rachael can only fail, because it is obviously unauthentic and fake, and distracts from any value her words might hold.
That said, filling Rachael's shoes is a considerably stressful and daunting task, and Jen may relax over time and grow into the role, finding a more naturalistic approach that works better for her.
I did think it an odd a choice, considering how bland she was in her previous job. Of course, her job was to speak vaguely without really divulging anything, which she was quite good at, but unfortunately it made her sound like a lackey. I'm worried about what it says about MSNBC that they would try to replace Rachael with pablum.
Time will tell whether there is more to her than initially meets the eye. It's only fair that she is given time to grow comfortable with the position. Unfortunately, It's a little hard to watch now.
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Poster on here going into a big diatribe about certain buzz words that He says sends conservatives into a frenzy. He goes into a lengthy explanation smugly thinking to Himself that he’s quite the brilliant one. It’s Really funny because all you have to say to set Liberals into a total breakdown is “Trump” !! 🤣 They are SO riddled with TDS that his very name sends them deep into their psychosis !! A poor Hypocrites that they are. And those poor people also have severe Amnesia !! They wrongly think that Americans have forgotten all the numerous Stupid things Biden ( rather his Handlers, he was Never really in charge) did that brought our country to the very brink of destruction. Sorry but No we haven’t forgot. And it’s gonna take Time to fix all that destruction. Especially in light of all these Liberal “Judges” conducting Lawfare against Trump and his admin at every step he/they take. Biden Never had to deal with that as Conservative Judges didn’t conduct Lawfare against Him. No Biden was pretty much Free to perpetrate His disastrous and destructive agenda on America pretty much unimpeded. And America Suffered greatly because of it. Still he was Allowed to conduct His agenda. But when have Lib Dems Ever played fair ?? Answer: not since JFK at best. There is NO Low that is To Low for Lib Dems. When you think they can’t sink any lower they’ll take it Down even more. It’s Very simple the Lib Judges are trying to undermine the Majority Vote by conducting Lawfare. Hypocrites !!
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Little boy take yr meds.
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Lib Dems are such Hypocrites !! Both Obama & Bernie Sanders ( you can include Joe Biden in that too) Used to constantly condemn Millionaires and Billionaires Until They became Millionaires. Then they dropped millionaires out of their condemnation and started using just billionaires. Now Biden out there selling “Speaking engagements” LOL for $300K for standard engagement and $400K for VIP engagements. What sane person would pay that joker $50 to watch him fall asleep ? Answer, Plenty of Lib Dems Lol !! PT Barnum’s famous slogan aptly fits Lib Dems “ There’s a sucker born everyday”. Just think they whole heartedly bought into Laughing Hyena Kamala shouting More Kamala give us More !! 🤣🤣🤣
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I love the way you evaded the issue. Speaking for money after retirement is customary for politicians and others, and it is neither frowned upon nor illegal. How old are you? Teen? Preteen? It's a lie to say Democrats condemn millionaires. Wanting millionaires, who often pay almost nothing, to pay their fair share of taxes, is not the same as condemning millionaires. Sorry if this is confusing to you. Trumps 2017 huge tax cut for millionaires is about to expire, and he is pushing through an even larger one that will add 4 Trillion to the U.S. National Debt. Debt that we will be paying interest on to China and Japan, as they hold our debt. And you are babbling like a 5 year old about Libs, because you have been well trained, by the far-right, to parrot absurdities and follow shiny objects instead of paying attention to what is actually going on. If laws, debt, and taxes are confusing to you, ask an adult to explain it to you.
There is something called the emoluments clause, in the constitution. I know it's a big word, but bear with me. It prohibits using the office of the president, to profit from your personal businesses, WHILE IN THE PRESIDENTIAL OFFICE.
There are too many instances of this with Trump to even waste time explaining. His bitcoin selling venture and his hotels are 2 examples to start with. It has never been tolerated in recent history, but proto-fascists don't exactly follow laws.
You are a glowing example of why Trump "loves the poorly educated".
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A pimple on Karoline Leavitt’s butt is Far more intelligent and articulate than Jean Psaki of Crap.
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Who cares what Jen Psaki has to say.
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I am watching Jen Psaki's show now. I think she's insightful and an experienced interviewer. She also has the respect of many of her guests, which reflect the years she has spent in Washington. In my opinion she's a keeper.
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Biden’s Team would snatch him away from cameras and reporters so fast the old man would nearly get whiplash !! And Psaki had about as much clarity and transparency as a mud wall !! But President Trump and Karoline Leavitt give out all the information they possibly can. The comparisons are not even close. Biden’s spokespeople Deny and Redirect. Trump’s people tell it like it is. Simple as that. Psaki was absurd and a coverup artist when She had the job. Now she’s extremely jealous of the Younger Leavitt doing a much better job than she. Pretty obvious.
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I’m not Financially wealthy by a long shot. I Do consider myself very blessed and wealthy to have the family and friends that I have though. I did my 45 years and I’m thankful for what I have. But Lib Dems are always talking about Millionaires and Billionaires paying their “ fair share” of taxes. Let me decode that for you, what they’re Really saying is they want to Punish those wealthy people for being Innovative, Intelligent, and many times Financially courageous. They want those wealthy people to pay Sky High taxes. Well they’re Not gonna do it. Unlike the rest of us they can Afford to just shut everything down and take their wealth to a foreign country. Which is Exactly what they did during Biden !! He tried to Tax, Permit, and Regulate them to death so they simply packed up and left. And Laid Off Thousands of Employees in the wake. AND caused thousands of Suppliers to their companies to Go Broke as well. Many of those were small businesses. You cannot threaten wealthy people like that into submission. So that New Factory they were Planning to build ? Forget it !! And the laying off of existing jobs in This country to relocate to a foreign country. Why do Lib Dems Do this ? It’s really two fold 1) Utter and Complete Ignorance of the very basics of economy, I’m talking at a child like level of understanding 2) Pure unfiltered jealousy !! Their not gonna Work and apply those three things I mentioned earlier.They think the Govt. has Free $$ to GIVE them cradle to grave !!
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After Biden Destroyed our petroleum producing abilities in pursuit of the New Green Scam. He went ( very late into his term) begging the Saudis for oil. They had NO respect for him even sent their third from the top out to meet him, humiliated told him flatly NO and sent him back to the U.S. So then he got down on his knees and Begged the Venezuelan Dictator who give him a very High Priced smidgen that did little good. But the Greatest Hypocrisy was very late in his campaign to Stay in the WH and destroy us some more, Joe tapped Deep into our Strategic Oil Reserves !! So he could drop gas prices about three cents to five cents a gallon for political Look What I Did purposes. Lib Dems call Realities like This, Conspiracy Theories. 🙄
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Whenever i hear her name, i wonder "Wine or Whine"?
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I wonder if she will talk about how the stock market shot Way back up today ? Or how President Trump got an over $300 Billion Investment from Saudi Arabia today ? Or how President Trump recently got a Trade Deal with the UK and More countries coming soon ? Or how President Trump negotiated a Cease Fire between India and Pakistan ? I doubt it. Will probably be the Usual Trump bashing narrative that Most sane Americans are sick to death of !! She’ll stay in lockstep with the usual Liberal media taking points. Don’t want to upset her Comrades !!
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Uggh!
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I feel that Jen Psaki is a bit snarky when doing her monologue. She tends to be better on the interviews.
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SO appreciate the press sec'y mocks. The impact of adding Leavitt's related responses for a side-by-side comparison would be educational.
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I can't watch Jen Psaki. She talks so fast, I get nervous waiting for her to trip over her words. And her affected vocal fry, that low, creaky voice used by a certain type of American women (e.g. Kardashians), mainly at the end of sentences, is extremely irritating. No professional women in the rest of the world do it.
She is rude to guests. She's not interested in the guest; she wants to get the answer to her question as directly as possible. When she's done with them, she can't even pause a nanosecond before moving on to the next item. I refuse to watch an anchor who is so disrespectful. I can get the content and the guests' views elsewhere.
I like all the MSNBC anchors, and I liked Alex Wagner, who Psaki replaces, and I gladly watch any of them, but I change the channel as soon as Psaki is about to start.
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I love Jen Psaki. She is very informed and has a great presentation. Of course, Rachel is absolutely Number 1, but Jen is definitely Number 2.
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A sample of a Liberal “ News” HOUR. We Hate Trump, Good Night !!
***** So highly informative that was. But realistically that’s about All you get from these Liberal News outlets. 🙄
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