Some of MSNBC’s biggest stars are – in extraordinary on-air fashion – rebuking management’s decision to cancel Joy Reid and Alex Wagner’s shows and lay off their production staffs.

MSNBC host Rachel Maddow called out her network for dropping her soon-to-be former colleagues such as Joy Reid, Alex Wagner, and Katie Phang. Maddow also noted that the network's primetime lineup will become much more white.

MSNBC will replace anchors Joy Reid and Alex Wagner in its evening lineup, some of the first big moves from new president Rebecca Kutler