British-American broadcaster Mehdi Hasan has left the show named after him The Mehdi Hasan Show and the US news channel MSNBC ‘to look for new challenges’

“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 it’s time for me to look for a new challenge,” Hasan said during his final broadcast on Sunday.

But some media channels linked his resignation to the November cancellation of his Sunday-night series The Mehdi Hasan Show.

He also shared the clip on X, erstwhile Twitter. Hasan thanked show producers and people who followed his show.

“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. To be clear, I am so, so proud of what we’ve achieved on this show on this network, and I can’t thank you enough for tuning in and for your support, and for your feedback. But as they say, new year, new plans.”

On November 30, 2023, the MSNBC announced that its weekend lineup would be changed and Ayman Mohyeldin would replace Hasan on Sunday nights. At the time, Hasan was slated to stay with MSNBC as a political analyst and fill-in host, until his exit announcement on Sunday.