Olbermann's new show is a lot like the old one. Watch part of the show below. The title remains Countdown with Keith Olbermann , the intro music is the same, and the show still includes the hallmark "Worst Person" segment, and a Special Comment by the liberal host.
Olbermann's show, which began at 8 p. The reaction: "Some performers might have taken those five months to tinker with their format, rather than reappearing in the summer with the same show, in the same time slot, but on a network with a significantly smaller audience," says Ray Gustini at The Atlantic Wire. Besides the "generic" backdrop and "s-local-newscast" graphics, Olbermann just "picked up where he left off. Unfortunately these values are no longer reflected in our relationship with Keith Olbermann and we have ended it.
That might only be big news in itself if you're an Olbermann follower, though if you are, it'll come as no surprise. Olbermann has publicly sparred with his network a lot over the past few months.
But of course, no story on Olbermann goes without his own enthusiastic take on it, and we expect fireworks will make this interesting.
Apparently, there won't be any ceremony about the firing either, Stelter reports. Olbermann's dismissal is immediate, and he'll be replaced by Eliot Spitzer -- the former New York governor who also knows a little something about being fired by a cable news network. Spitzer's set to appear in just a few hours from the announcement, a turn-around so fast, even the show's guests have been caught off guard.
It'll also be interesting to see where Olbermann lands. We hear Rupert Murdoch's got a new sports network in the making. We created Current to give voice to those Americans who refuse to rely on corporate-controlled media and are seeking an authentic progressive outlet. We are more committed to those goals today than ever before. Current was also founded on the values of respect, openness, collegiality, and loyalty to our viewers.
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