Keith Olbermann Out At MSNBC, Final 'Countdown' Broadcast Is Tonight

TV By the Numbers ^ | January 21, 2011 | who knows what evil?

[who knows what evil?]

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.

[devere]

Olbermann will be perfect as Obama’s Press Secretary.

[nutmeg]

Breaking news... now Hannity and Greta are talking (live) about "the news from that other network"... "O'Reilly squashes another one!"

LOVE IT! Hope Olberidiot is gone for good.... ;-D

[who knows what evil?]

There’s a creepy thought...

[devere]

“Do you think FOX News will pick him up??????”

Naah. If not Obama, maybe the North Koreans.

[who knows what evil?]

Comcast should give Olbermann’s slot to Andrew Breitbart...that would be seven kinds of awesome!!!

[Windflier]

Although his ratings were not good, it was still MSNBCs highest rated show.

If that's true, then Matthews, Madcow, and Ed Shultz must have tears rolling down their legs right about now. LOL

[right way right]

I just heard that the President is naming him as his new media civility czar.

[Windflier]

"MSNBC thanks Keith for his integral role in MSNBC’s success..."

I'd like to know how MSNBC defines success. Aren't they the lowest rated cable network in the known universe?

[Coleus]

great news, thanks, now it’s time for colbert and stewart to go.

[who knows what evil?]

They are giving Olbermann’s slot to O’Donnell and they are moving Schultz to 10 p.m. EST??? That will be interesting...

[GOPJ]

Was he the person who gave money to dem candidates?

[Presbyterian Reporter]

Sounds like the new owner of NBC is serious about making money and not allowing blowhards to destroy the bottom line as Olberman has.

This could be a reawakening of MSM as they realize that pushing Marxist drivel is a loser.

There does come a moment when even Marxists become Capitalists.

Namely, when their job is on the line.

[who knows what evil?]

That is correct...he, unlike most others; got caught.

[gwilhelm56]

give DUmmies something to chew on... lol

wasn’t Comcast... Limbaugh bought it just for the fun of firing all of them???

[fish hawk]

Contract ran out my ass. He has no one watching him rant and rave.

[mojo114]

Yes. I received a Breaking news email from 77WABC radio in NY that Olbermann leaves MSNBC. MSNBC ends contract with “ Coundown” His last show was tonight.

[mware]

OLBERMANN OUT AT COMCASTGEMSNBC...

CABLE MAKEOVER...

NEWS RACE
THURS. JAN. 20, 2011

FOXNEWS O’REILLY 2,918,000
FOXNEWS HANNITY 2,079,000
FOXNEWS BAIER 1,940,000
FOXNEWS SHEP 1,786,000
FOXNEWS BECK 1,780,000
FOXNEWS GRETA 1,460,000
MSNBC OLBERMANN 1,106,000
CNN PIERS 1,025,000
MSNBC MADDOW 976,000
MSNBC O’DONNELL 855,000
MSNBC SCHULTZ 760,000
CNN COOPER 740,000
MSNBC HARDBALL 700,000

[doug from upland]

With the Comcast takeover, Tim Conway Jr predicted this on his KFI show in Los Angeles.

[AGreatPer]

"they are moving Schultz to 10 p.m"

He's next.

[Clay Moore]

“thanks Keith for his integral role in MSNBC’s success”

I would not call pointing the ratings nose to the ground with the mixtures rich and throttles to the firewall “success,” but maybe that’s just me.