After the co-anchors of MSNBC ’s Morning Joe announced Monday that they had met with president-elect Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago the previous Friday as part of what they dubbed a “new approach” for covering him, many viewers of the program turned their focus elsewhere, according to Nielsen data.

MSNBC's flagship morning news and political affairs program "Morning Joe" logged its second-lowest rated show of the year, as the network continues to grapple with a blowback from its audience after the show's co-hosts affirmed a meeting with President-elect Donald Trump last week.