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.

Some of MSNBC’s biggest stars are – in extraordinary on-air fashion – rebuking management’s decision to cancel Joy Reid and Alex Wagner’s shows and lay off their production staffs.

As MSNBC host Joy Ann Reid issued her final send-off on the ReidOut, her now former colleagues blasted the network for her "indefensible" firing. Reid hosted the show for five years. Prior to that, Reid was a weekend host of AM Joy from 2016 to 2020.