JUST IN: Rachel Maddow Reaches Deal to Stay at MSNBC

Josh FeldmanAug 22nd, 2021, 2:34 pm

Rachel Maddow hosts The Rachel Maddow Show on MSNBC

Rachel Maddow is staying at MSNBC.

Just 10 days ago, The Daily Beast reported that Maddow is considering leaving the cable news network when her contract ends in 2022.

Now Insider is reporting that she will be staying with the network after reaching an agreement on a new multi-year contract.

A person familiar with the matter confirmed the news to Mediaite. Maddow will also be developing additional projects in a new partnership with NBCUniversal.

Maddow currently hosts the highest-rated show on the network, and there was a lot of buzz over whether she might leave. But at that time, Mediaite’s Joe DePaolo described publicizing the “breaking down” of negotiations as a “well-worn gambit” and asked “You don’t REALLY Believe Rachel Maddow is considering leaving MSNBC, do you?”