Similar to the reasons given for the cancelation of Joy Reid's "The ReidOut," the elimination of "The Katie Phang Show" seems to align with the programming changes MSNBC President Rebecca Kutler initiated soon after she replaced former network president Rashida Jones in early February.

A cruel detail in the lay-offs is that MSNBC is actually adding jobs – the laid off staff, however, are not being shifted to the new roles but will

MSNBC has reportedly informed a majority of staffers who work on Rachel Maddow’s prime time opinion show that they are being let go as part of the network’s restructuring that resulted in the cancellation of Joy Reid’s program as well as those of other hosts.