On an otherwise quiet Sunday afternoon in late February, MSNBC dumped veteran anchor Joy Reid and canceled five shows. Then, less than 24 hours later, "NBC Nightly News" anchor Lester Holt announced that he, too, would step down this summer after a 10-year run.

The longtime nightly news anchor will remain with NBC in a full-time role at “Dateline,” according to a memo shared with staffers.

MSNBC anchor Joy Reid, who previously filled the 7 p.m. slot, has been let go as part of a massive reshuffling of talent at the news cabler. And NBC Nightly News anchor Lester Holt announced this week that he was departing after a decade in the chair.

Live hosts Colin Jost and Michael Che were locked in this week when tackling headlines, addressing disasters from Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s meeting with president Donald Trump to MSNBC’s cancellation of Joy Reid’s show.

After serving as the anchor for NBC Nightly News for over a decade, Lester Holt announced a major career shift in February 2025 — he’s swapping gigs! He took over Nightly News in June 2015, while also resuming his role as principal anchor for Dateline,

The longtime newscaster said he would leave the daily news show at the “start of summer.” NBC did not immediately name a successor.