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.

It appears that the cancellation of The Katie Phang Show on MSNBC was news even to the anchor herself. In a statement posted to X after the network’s massive shake-up, Phang said she was shocked to learn that her eponymous show was being taken off the air.

Keith Olbermann accused his former network MSNBC of a "racist purge" following the cancellation of Joy Reid's primetime show.