The Briefing with Jen Psaki
| The Briefing with Jen Psaki | |
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| Also known as | Inside with Jen Psaki (2023–2025) |
| Genre | Political news program |
| Directed by | Rob Katko |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Original release | |
| Network | MSNBC |
| Release | March 19, 2023 – present |
| Related | |
| The Rachel Maddow Show Alex Wagner Tonight | |
The Briefing with Jen Psaki is a political news program on MSNBC hosted by former White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki
The program originally began on March 19, 2023, as a Sunday program titled Inside with Jen Psaki, and quickly became one of MSNBC's most-watched weekend programs, In September 2023, the program expanded to Monday nights, as a substitute for All In with Chris Hayes after it moved to a Tuesday–Friday schedule. On May 6, 2025, the program was retitled The Briefing and moved to MSNBC's primetime lineup on a Tuesday–Friday schedule, replacing Alex Wagner Tonight.
History
[edit]Psaki described the series as aiming to step back and provide viewers with a "big picture" take on the week's events, avoiding overt partisanship, while maintaining her authentic voice as a former campaign and communications official for Democratic politicians.[1] The show debuted on March 19, 2023 and became MSNBC's most-watched weekend premiere since January 2019.[2]
On September 25, 2023, Inside added a second, prime time edition on Mondays at 8 p.m. ET; the program substituted for All In with Chris Hayes, which had moved to a Tuesday–Friday schedule to accommodate Chris Hayes' other projects.[3] Inside's Sunday episodes were MSNBC's highest rated program on weekends.[4]
On May 6, 2025, as part of a larger revamp of MSNBC's primetime schedule following the first hundred days of the second Trump administration, Inside moved to a Tuesday–Friday schedule at 9 p.m. to replace Alex Wagner Tonight (which itself was established as a substitute for The Rachel Maddow Show after it moved to a weekly schedule to accommodate Rachel Maddow's other projects), and was renamed The Briefing with Jen Psaki. The rebranding came from Psaki's belief that the idea of "insiders know[ing] all the answers" felt "out of touch with the moment and what we learned from last year", and that The Briefing was more reflective of her goal of providing an understanding of White House developments and what they mean to viewers.[5][4][6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Elon Merges Companies, WHCA Cuts Comedian, and Guest Co-Host Jen Psaki". Pivot. Vox Media. April 1, 2025. Retrieved April 6, 2025 – via Apple Podcasts.
- ^ Seitz, Loree (March 21, 2023). "Cable News Ratings: Jen Psaki's MSNBC Show Scores Impressive Debut With 1.1 Million Viewers". TheWrap. Retrieved September 9, 2024.
- ^ Johnson, Ted (September 7, 2023). "'Inside With Jen Psaki' Expanding To Mondays On MSNBC". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
- ^ a b Weprin, Alex (February 24, 2025). "MSNBC's New Lineup Revealed: Joy Reid Out, Jen Psaki Promoted and 'Weekend' Hosts On the Move". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 6, 2025.
- ^ ""The Briefing with Jen Psaki" to Premiere on MSNBC on Tuesday, May 6". MSNBC Press Releases. April 23, 2025. Retrieved May 6, 2025.
- ^ Bauder, David (April 11, 2022). "Rachel Maddow returns to MSNBC, will switch to once a week". Associated Press. Archived from the original on April 12, 2022. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
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