Olbermann Changes Mind On Running Countdown Past 9 P.M., Stepping On Maddow
It turns out Keith Olbermann‘s fans are loyal–but they don’t want him stepping on Rachel Maddow‘s toes. When Olbermann debuted his new version of Countdown on Current TV Monday, he ran long–wrapping the show at 9:03 p.m.–forcing viewers who want to see his entire show to miss the start of Maddow on MSNBC. The same Maddow, Olbermann pointed out, who appeared early Monday night in a discussion with Lawrence O’Donnell–effectively stepping on the last moments of Countdown. “It’s a competition,” Olbermann tweeted to a viewer who objected. “So I’m assuming you’re mad at her for doing the last five minutes of O’Donnell’s show in competition with me? I’m not.”
Well, he’s changed his mind. Via Twitter today, Olbermann essentially raised the white flag, telling fans he will no longer run his show longer than 60 minutes:
At @current we’ll soon have a 9 PM companion commentary show to mine. But in the interim there is no reason for me to be overlapping with my friend Rachel, nor to ignore the wishes of those who’ve been so loyal to both of us for so long. We’ve heard you: as of tomorrow night Countdown finishes at 9. Bonus stuff will instead go to Countdown Online. Thanks for upsiding my head on this :)”
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