Mehdi Hasan revealed Sunday night that he would be leaving MSNBC entirely after the network announced plans to cancel his late night opinion show last year.
“I’ve decided that it’s time for me to look for a new challenge,” he said during his final episode. “Tonight is not just my final episode of ‘The Mehdi Hasan Show.’ It’s my last day with MSNBC. Yes, I’ve decided to leave.”
MSNBC told staff in November that Hasan’s Sunday night opinion show would be cancelled as part of a broader shake-up of its weekend programming. His slot will be taken over by a second hour of Ayman Mohyeldin’s show.
Hasan had previously planned to remain with the network as an on-camera analyst and fill-in host after his show was cancelled. But during his last show on Sunday, he said that he is pursuing a new path.
“It’s been an absolute blast during this live show on MSNBC for the past three years with an amazing team of producers behind me,” he said. “And with all of you watching at home, it’s been a privilege. It’s been a pleasure. But as we begin 2024 with an election coming, a war still ongoing and too many Trump trials honestly to even keep track of, and with this show going away, I’ve decided that it’s time for me to look for a new challenge.”
Hasan was hired by the network in 2021 to host a show on Sunday evenings.
MSNBC confirmed his departure to The Hill.
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