Eliot Spitzer’s Viewpoint Premieres To Anemic Ratings On Current TV

Current TV’s late substitution replacement for Keith Olbermann‘s Countdown premiered disastrously Friday, averaging only 47,000 viewers on Friday and only 10,000 in the demo, The New York Times‘ Brian Stelter reports

RELATED: Current TV Announces Viewpoint With Eliot Spitzer

The hardly impressive ratings news follows Current TV’s previous blunder for the show on Friday when it emailed an erroneous Twitter ID for the Spitzer announcement, inviting viewers to “follow Spitzer on Twitter (@ESpitzer).” According to TVNewser, Spitzer doesn’t even have a Twitter account. “Our apologies that this was incorrect in the release,” Current TV said.

(h/t Brian Stelter)

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