Rachel Maddow 'is considering leaving MSNBC when her contract ends next year'

Rachel Maddow 'is considering leaving MSNBC when her contract ends next year' after telling of personal toll of hosting nightly show since 2008

Rachel Maddow is reportedly mulling MSNBC exit
Maddow has been the face of the network for more than a decade
The 'Rachel Maddow Show' started in 2008, and Maddow quickly became one of the the network's highest-profile figure for more than a decade
She's not likely to take a job with a rival network, the Daily Beast Reported; instead she would look at opportunities in streaming and podcasting
During her Monday night show, she told viewers that a two-week break that she took earlier this month was the longest vacation that she’s taken

By Christopher Eberhart For Dailymail.Com

Published: 19:22 BST, 12 August 2021 | Updated: 19:34 BST, 12 August 2021

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Rachel Maddow is considering leaving MSNBC when her contract expires early next year, according to reports.

Six people familiar with the situation told The Daily Beast that Maddow, 48, is seriously mulling her MSNBC exit.

She has previously spoken about the personal toll of hosting a nightly show for more than a decade.

'The Rachel Maddow Show' started in 2008, and Maddow quickly became one of the network's highest-profile figures.

She's not likely to take a job with a rival network, the Daily Beast Reported; instead she would look at opportunities in streaming and podcasting.

That would give her more time to be with her family.

Rachel Maddow has been the face of MSNBC news for about a decade and is now reportedly considering leaving the network

Rachel Maddow, pictured here leaving from her guest apperance on 'The View' in March 2017, is considering leaving MSNBC to focus more on her family

A spokesperson for Endeavor, which represents Maddow, confirmed The Daily Beast's report in an email to DailyMail.com.

The spokesperson said Mark Shapiro - president of Endeavor - and Ari Emanuel - Endeavor's CEO - are involved in the negotiations.

Shapiro said in a statement, 'Nothing has been decided. We are deep into it with NBCUniversal and Rachel has an excellent relationship with them.'

During her Monday night show, she told viewers that a two-week break that she took earlier this month was the longest vacation that she’s taken, The Daily Beast reported.

She made a similar comment in a New York Times profile of her in October 2019.

'I’m realizing now—10, 11 years into this—that it’s fine to work long days,' she told the Times. 'But it’s not good for you to work incessant long days, five days a week, 50 weeks a year for 10 years.'

The 'Rachel Maddow Show' was the most watched cable news show in the first quarter of 2021, with an average total audience of 3.604 million viewers, Forbes reported.

That was likely due to the January 6 insurrection of the Capitol and Joe Biden winning the election.

Her ratings dipped in the second quarter - as did MSNBC's - and her show became the fourth-most-watched show on cable news, TVNewser reported.

Fox dominated the second quarter, with 'Tucker Carlson Tonight' and 'Hannity' leading the way.

'The Rachel Maddow Show' was the only non-Fox show in the top five.

Rachel Maddow interviews then-Secretary Hillary Clinton in MSNBC's New York City studio on May 1, 2019

All the networks have seen a major drop off in viewership after Biden took office.

Between June 2020 and June 2021, MSNBC was down 36 percent, Fox was down 42 percent and CNN fell 57 percent, according to Deadline.

DailyMail.com left a message for comment with MSNBC. The told Daily Beast in a statement that it doesn't comment on employee matters.

MSNBC hosts (left to right) Rachel Maddow, Lawrence O'Donnell and Chris Matthews take part in a panel discussion at the NBC Universal summer press tour on August 2, 2011