MSNBC anchor Andrea Mitchell is leaving a namesake show and transitioning to the role at NBC

Veteran political journalist Andrea Mitchell announced that she will leave her namesake MSNBC show after the inauguration, but will remain as a correspondent at NBC News.

Mitchell, who anchored the left-leaning network for nearly two decades, will continue in his role as NBC News’ chief foreign correspondent and chief Washington correspondent.

The anchor — who turns 78 on Wednesday — broke the news to viewers on MSNBC’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports” on Tuesday.

“And after sixteen years of being in the anchor chair every day, I’ll have time to do more of what I love most: more connecting, listening and reporting in the field,” Mitchell said. “Especially because whoever is elected next week will have to take on the monumental task of dealing with two foreign wars and the political divisions at home.”

She continued: “So after the inauguration next January — I’ve asked for the opportunity to continue covering these stories, but from a different point of view — still with NBC News and on MSNBC, and still as the Washington chief and foreign affairs correspondent. Just not on the schedule of a daily show.”

Mitchell’s MSNBC show launched in 2008 and has been the longest-running of the network’s daytime lineup. The network has not announced what will replace the show.

In the third quarter, “Andrea Mitchell Reports” averaged 753,000 viewers, trailing Fox News’ “Outnumbered” in total viewers but ahead of CNN’s “Inside Politics,” according to Nielsen.

The move comes as TV networks streamline their anchor lineups and talent salaries amid shrinking budgets.

At CBS News, Norah O’Donnell will step down from anchoring “The Evening News” after the election and shift to the role of correspondent. Meanwhile at CNN, Jake Tapper and Wolf Blitzer were reportedly denied raises, while Chris Wallace was asked to take a pay cut.

Media insiders told The Post that more shakeups are expected after the election.

Mitchell, who joined the Peacock network in 1978, has covered every presidential campaign for NBC News since 1980. According to Deadlineshe has also covered every political convention since 1972, as well as seven presidential administrations.

The reporter told viewers “come next year, you’ll still see me in your living rooms, on your mobile devices and on other platforms — and maybe in your hometowns and cities too, still asking the questions to get the answers you deserve.”

In a note to employees, NBCUniversal executives Rashida Jones, Rebecca Blumenstein, Janelle Rodriguez and Libby Leist wrote: “Andrea remains one of the nation’s leading and most trusted experts on foreign and domestic policy. Her deep sourcing and ability to land the biggest newsmaking interviews is second to none. Her contributions to NBC News over the past 46 years have been invaluable to the network, and we are so pleased that she will remain an essential part of the News Group for years to come.”