Keith Olbermann said tonight is his last show at the end of the show tonight.
since he said he "was informed this was his last show" does that mean he was fired?
As far as I am concerned, it is a non issue. I never saw his show, other than clips shown on other shows. It's my understanding few other people saw it either.
did the Pier Morgan show's initial success finally push universal over the edge or is this Comcast's first shot across the bow?
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That the universe was formed by a fortuitous concourse of atoms, I will no more believe than that the accidental jumbling of the alphabet would fall into a most ingenious treatise of philosophy - Swift
Keith Olbermann and MSNBC have ended their contract, according to a statement from MSNBC. The last episode of "Countdown" aired this evening.
MSNBC's statement reads as follows:
MSNBC and Keith Olbermann have ended their contract. The last broadcast of "Countdown with Keith Olbermann" will be this evening. MSNBC thanks Keith for his integral role in MSNBC's success and we wish him well in his future endeavors.
As for the updated schedule, Lawrence O'Donnell's show will be moved to 8 p.m.; while "The Ed Show" with Ed Schultz will air at 10 p.m. Rachel Maddow will stay in her regular slot at 9 p.m.
Now to balance things out, can Glenn Beck go back home to Mars?
Originally posted by AWArulzAs far as I am concerned, it is a non issue. I never saw his show, other than clips shown on other shows. It's my understanding few other people saw it either.
did the Pier Morgan show's initial success finally push universal over the edge or is this Comcast's first shot across the bow?
Highest rated on MSNBC and beat Fox News in 18-49 demo on many occasions, slaughtered CNN competition. Plus Piers is against Maddow, not Keith.
I'm not surprised by this one bit. He always came across as a bit of a doofus who was trying way too hard to be funny and almost always failing. Plus; the whole "partison hack" thing wasn't helping his reputation. The only segment really worth watching was the "Worst Person In The World" and even then; just to find out what stupid thing Beck or Limbaugh sai (and really; you can find that out on Media Matters anyway).
Comcast is cleaning house. Look for a total overhall (and possible name change) of MSNBC. I wouldn't be shocked if it becomes a conservative-leaning network to try and compete with Fox News.
If I were Rachel Maddow I'd start working on my resume.
Seems like he was briefly competitive in 2008. I also saw a story where Nancy Grace was now beating his show on Headline news. You gotta be desperate to watch that.
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That the universe was formed by a fortuitous concourse of atoms, I will no more believe than that the accidental jumbling of the alphabet would fall into a most ingenious treatise of philosophy - Swift
CNN has their own problems with Parker/Spitz being at each others throats since day one. The 18-49 demographic is the only that matters to advertisers, but in politics its the 50 to older that really matters. Comcast has pissed so many people off in the past, I am not sure how they are making money considering I am in near the heart of Comcast country and there are dishes everywhere even on the apartment buildings. Comcast buying NBC seems like a stretch to me and it won't shock me if this turns into an AOL/Time Warner deal.
I liked Keith and if they get rid of one of the few liberal news organizations it will be disappointing. MSNBC being liberal is really misleading, because Cup of Joe which takes up almost their entire morning is not even close to being liberal more like a trainwreck headed by a man whose ego is out of control due to minor success in Congress. I am not sure who they are going to get to replace him. Nancy Grace is a complete fraud. CNN has plastered Pier Morgan's face all over the place that at one point, I couldn't get into the main body of their website without a giant pop-ad in my face.
I didn't really follow Olbermann on MSNBC, but I'll be crushed if he's no longer the voice of NBC's coverage of the Kona Ironman Triathlon every year. He brings the perfect gravitas to the coverage.
Seems like he was briefly competitive in 2008. I also saw a story where Nancy Grace was now beating his show on Headline news. You gotta be desperate to watch that.
From what I've been seeing on the news coverage about this I keep hearing MSNBC is #2 cable news network and Keith was #2 in his timeslot.
Originally posted by MossI think we can safely call the Ax & the Smasher, you're officially Crush-ed.
excuse me? I don't understand this statement. a million people watched Olbermann, which seemingly includes places that just have MSNBC on, like airport monitors. 2 Million watch Fox at that time. Basically, no one watches CNN.
Maybe your news sources suck, if they say MSNBC was competitive. They are competitive with CNN for last place. (I wonder how they did against Bloomberg?)
Just a sample - from the 18th, when we had no idea Keith was going: Same Day Cable News Daily Ratings for January 18, 2011 Ave Day times 1000 25-54 35-64 FNC 1,173 281 550 CNN 397 124 181 MSNBC 487 111 231 CNBC 223 57 111 HLN 274 127 158
Total day audience MSNBC is second to Fox, about 40% of their audience, and about 1/4 are the younger Skew. Fox had more younger viewers, but a much lower percentage. The data from TVbythenumbers.zap2it.com does not include the youngest or oldest Demos. Looks like HLN has the largest percentage of younger viewers
at O'Reilly/Olbermann Time the numbers shift Net P2+ (000s) 25-54 (000s) 35-64 (000s) FNC 2,978 681 1,355 CNN 469 72 171 MSNBC 1,055 260 489 CNBC 213 82 92 HLN 720 231 375
Lot more people watching. Olberman's percent compared to O'Reilly goes to about 33%, but his younger to older ratio stays about the same. Parker Spitzer on CNN does about the same as their overall average. Looks like O'Reilly's younger to older ration stays about the same too.
What I found kind of interesting is that HLN averages about half of MSNBC all day, but goes up to 3/4 of their audience during Nancy Grace up against Keith.
What about this week, before SOTU?
The total numbers are the same, but at 8 Net 8PM P2+ (000s) 25-54 (000s) 35-64 (000s) FNC 3,485 815 1,681 CNN 483 150 240 MSNBC 1,533 332 651 CNBC 198 86 109 HLN 703 240 357
Looks like a big night for cable news -all the numbers up, it seems, but about the same percentages. Not too many younger viewers with O'Donnell, but this may be a skewed night.
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That the universe was formed by a fortuitous concourse of atoms, I will no more believe than that the accidental jumbling of the alphabet would fall into a most ingenious treatise of philosophy - Swift
Ever since last Keith Olbermann’s sudden departure from MSNBC a week ago last Friday, both television insiders and loyal fans wondered when we could expect to see him back on “the tube.” Well we may have received our answer tonight on The Late Show with David Letterman in a funny gag that employed one of the most underused comedic devices: the element of surprise. Update below.
After Letterman spoke about the uprising in Egypt, he then threatened the audience “If anyone acts up, we’ve got a guy,” Jump cut to the self-aware and comically angry Olbermann looking over the shoulder of Biff Henderson.
One can only guess whether this brief appearance violates his exit clause, but the fact that he'd push his luck like this is so incredibly stupid...and yet so incredibly Olbermann.
"You wear a disguise to look like human guys, but you're not a man, you're a chicken, Boo!"
I'm pretty sure that was old tape from a previous appearance, kinda like when Letterman would use and reuse and reuse his footage of Tom Hanks in the green room (if anybody actually remembers that - I should say "if anybody is still watching Letterman" ;-) )
I always thought Jim just drove back to Scranton without her. Hmmmm... No loss on my part with OFFICE episodes not being sold on iTunes. It's not like they were available in Canada, anyhow. The iTunes store sucks up here.