Former White House press secretary Jen Psaki is facing a rocky start in her new role as primetime host on MSNBC. Two months after launching her show, The Briefing, the numbers reveal a significant drop in viewership compared to her predecessors.

From its debut on May 6 through July 3, The Briefing has averaged 1.1 million total viewers. That figure marks a steep 44 percent decline from the 1.8 million viewers that Rachel Maddow and temporary host Alex Wagner previously attracted in the same 9 p.m. time slot. The ratings slide puts Psaki far behind her main competition—Hannity on Fox News—which averaged 2.9 million viewers during the same time frame. Continues…