The split follows comments from Beadle that were critical of Stephen A. Smith, who is set to debut two shows on the platform this year.

In terms of public relations faceplants, SiriusXM might have just set a new bar. And it’s not just that they fired Michelle Beadle and Cody Decker this week — it’s the way they went about it. It takes real effort to lose the benefit of the doubt this quickly,

The network’s decision comes just days after it decided to replace Beadle and Decker’s time slot with a show hosted by longtime ESPN anchor Stephen A. Smith, a move Beadle felt “blindsided” by. During the show Wednesday, Beadle did not hold back when she opened the segment by acknowledging the network’s move.