"You'll get plenty of more opening days. Let Howie and Keith Raad finish it the right way with 40,000 people, with optimism, hope, and then Howie can drop the mic and say I'm out."
The news of her extension comes on the heels of the announcement that Comcast is preparing to spin off its cable holdings -- including MSNBC and CNBC -- into a separate company.
She'll be joined throughout the night by Nicolle Wallace, Ari Melber, Joy Reid, Alex Wagner, and Stephanie Ruhle, in addition to Hayes, Psaki, and O'Donnell.
The company points out that the rankings are not based on the political party of listeners, but rather the content of the programs before being ranked on average total weekly audiences.
"In a visual medium, you can round off the edges a little bit with on-screen elements and body language, neither of which is available when all you have is a microphone."
"You'll get plenty of more opening days. Let Howie and Keith Raad finish it the right way with 40,000 people, with optimism, hope, and then Howie can drop the mic and say I'm out."