Look out below! Psaki’s MSNBC ratings crash in key demo

MSNBC host Jen Psaki is struggling to appeal to viewers after her show was moved to a new time slot, and dismal ratings with a key demographic don’t seem to be a good omen for her long-term success.

The former White House press secretary recently moved to the troubled left-wing cable network’s coveted 9 p.m. ET timeslot when lesbian conspiracy queen Rachel Maddow returned to Mondays only after a nightly run for President Donald J. Trump’s first 100 days, and she’s already failing to impress her audience.

Tuesday’s debut of “The Briefing” pulled 1.2 million viewers with 139,000 in the 25-54 demographic which is the money spot for advertisers, but the novelty didn’t take long to wear off with ratings taking a big tumble just one day later.

Tonight!@jrpsaki welcomes @GovTimWalz to The Briefing!

9pmET on MSNBC pic.twitter.com/ChdDvi2unW

— The Briefing with Jen Psaki (@PsakiBriefing) May 7, 2025

According to the numbers, Psaki’s second show drew just over 1 million viewers but a mere  65,000 in the 25-54 demo, a major dip that is already sparking questions about Joe Biden’s former top spinmeister’s appeal.

According to Fox News, “MSNBC’s newest program shed a staggering 53% of its demo viewers compared to the first episode only one day prior. Psaki’s program also lost a whopping 67% of viewers between the ages of 18-49 after only one episode, as ‘The Briefing’ averaged 113,000 on Tuesday and only 37,000 on Wednesday.”

“Psaki’s Wednesday episode was outdrawn by 38 different cable news offerings among the advertiser-coveted demo despite the cushy timeslot. MSNBC’s 9 p.m. ET program was outdrawn by everything Fox News Channel had to offer, along with 13 different CNN shows and seven MSNBC programs,” the conservative outlet reported.

X users weren’t surprised that the bland Democrat Party hack isn’t drawing eyes to the tube.

Said this during the supposed bidding war between CNN and MSNBC while she was press secretary (which wasn’t totally unethical or anything): Without a foil to play off of, there is nothing interesting nor credible coming from Jen Psaki. https://t.co/Ed6Oyg7Oxl

— Joe Concha (@JoeConchaTV) May 9, 2025

Sounds like her ratings as press secretary ‍♀️

— Gina Milan (@ginamilan_) May 9, 2025

Circle back in a week hopefully she will be gone.

— Slicksie (@Slicksie) May 9, 2025

Breaking: Jen Psaki’s rating on her MSNBC’s newest primetime program plummeted 53% just after the first episode!

Here’s my MAGA response to PSAKI: GFY, you did this to yourself. Especially after directly comparing President Trump to Adolf Hitler! pic.twitter.com/cdHxTmFveK

— Jay – ‘President Donald Trump Day’ founder (@MAGAresponse) May 9, 2025

Peppermint Patty is always good on the Christmas Peanuts specials.

— Roger Conatser (@ConatserRoger) May 9, 2025

Wow, lol.

What a disaster.

— Michael (@justwannasayth2) May 9, 2025

On Wednesday, Psaki’s “The Briefing” also had fewer viewers among adults aged 25-54 than various repeats of ‘Friends,’ ‘Seinfeld,’ ‘Everybody Loves Raymond,’ ‘Bob’s Burgers,’ ‘The King of Queens’ and ‘That 70s Show,’ along with Nickelodeon’s ‘Paw Patrol,’ Hallmark’s ‘Reba’ and TLC’s ‘My Strange Addiction,’ and many other basic cable offerings,” according to Fox News, which noted that she had the worst showing with the coveted demographic in the time slot on a Wednesday since last December when Alex Wagner pulled a putrid 40,000.

As big of suckers that MSNBC’s viewership may be, even they could soon tune out on Psaki who embarrassed herself earlier this week when she ridiculed President Donald J. Trump as “Mr. Art of the Deal” over his tariffs only to have the rug yanked out from under her when he reached a landmark trade agreement with the United Kingdom the very next day.

This is hysterical. Jen Psaki led off last night’s show mocking Trump:

“Mr. ‘Art of the Deal’ as he calls himself, has not yet struck a single trade deal. Not a single one with any single country!”

Trump announces trade deal with UK hours later.

pic.twitter.com/QzmKUGLHsn

— Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) May 8, 2025

Ever the dutiful BS artist, Psaki also claimed that she saw no signs of her former boss Biden’s mental decay until the infamous CNN debate in remarks during an appearance on Semafor’s “Mixed Signals” podcast last week.

“I never saw the person on that debate stage,” she insisted. “I was in the Oval Office every day. I’m not a doctor. Aging happens quickly.”

Staff Writer

Chris Donaldson is an ordinary American who is concerned about rampant corruption as well as the ongoing attacks on our way of life by those who have contempt for our hard-earned freedoms. A Navy veteran, he has been a frequent contributor to conservative websites and resides in Florida.

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