Al Gore's Current TV Recruits Common for New Primetime Promo (Updated)

January 30, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 1 week ago

"We are politically direct," says the rapper turned actor

  

Keith Olbermann to Anchor Current's South Carolina Primary Coverage His Way

January 19, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 3 weeks ago

A special "Countdown" sans Al Gore, Cenk Uygur, Jennifer Granholm

  

Al Gore Predicts Years of Olbermann on Current

January 13, 2012 By Tim Molloy 3 weeks ago

Former vice president says anchor and network won't part ways

  

Keith Olbermann: I'm Not a Bad Boss

January 10, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 4 weeks ago

Famously outspoken TV personality refutes Gawker's report from a supposed former staffer

  

Keith Olbermann Makes Peace With Current TV Over Election Coverage

January 8, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 4 weeks ago

The network and its star anchor work out a deal so that Olbermann will participate after the New Hampshire primary

  

Joe Scarborough: Obama the Favorite in 2012

January 7, 2012 By Tim Molloy 4 weeks ago

TCA: MSNBC president won't talk about Olbermann

  

Rift Between Olbermann and Current TV Deepens: 'Everybody Is Replaceable'

January 4, 2012 By Lucas Shaw & Brent Lang 5 weeks ago

Olbermann tired of spotty car service, execs tired of 'Keith being Keith'

  

Is Keith Olbermann Feuding With Current TV? (Updated)

January 3, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 5 weeks ago

The "Countdown" host and Chief News Officer isn't contributing to the network's coverage of the Iowa caucus

  

Current TV's Cenk Uygur: Ronald Reagan Would Be a 'Huge Liberal' Now

December 5, 2011 By Lucas Shaw 9 weeks ago

The 'Young Turks' host talks about his new show, debuting Monday

  

Keith Olbermann Stops Replying to Tweets After Blocking Followers

December 1, 2011 By Tim Molloy 10 weeks ago

One fan calls Olbermann's behavior 'unwarranted and petty'

  

Where Are Keith Olbermann and Glenn Beck?

November 21, 2011 By Lucas Shaw 11 weeks ago

These once-dominant cable-news personalities have lost their influence since seeking out lucrative, niche platforms

  

Ex-Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm Joins Current TV With 'War Room'

October 12, 2011 By Tim Molloy 17 weeks ago

She will follow Keith Olbermann's "Countdown" beginning in January

  

Current TV's Cenk Uygur, Executives Ready for 2012, Talk CNN's 'Fake Neutrality'

September 21, 2011 By Lucas Shaw 20 weeks ago

The network will boast a full primetime slate by early 2012 -- just don't call it a cable news channel

  

Cenk Uygur Joining Current TV

September 20, 2011 By Tim Molloy 20 weeks ago

Show will air before Olbermann's

  

Current TV Chooses PBS' Shelley Lewis to Run Programming

September 15, 2011 By Lucas Shaw 21 weeks ago

The new EVP of programming will focus on boosting the network's primetime lineup

  

Current TV's David Bohrman: Fox News Is the New Mainstream

August 15, 2011 By Lucas Shaw 25 weeks ago

The new president of the network says he was outed as a liberal by joining Current but that his politics did not affect his job while at CNN.

  

Keith Olbermann's Current TV Ratings Drop to New Low

August 11, 2011 By Lucas Shaw 26 weeks ago

Both overall viewers and ratings in the 25-54 demo have stagnated, though ratings are still up compared to the pre-"Countdown" era

  

New Current TV President David Bohrman: We're Going 'All-In' on Analysis

August 8, 2011 By Lucas Shaw 26 weeks ago

Former CNN exec promises a vastly different network going forward

  

Al Gore and Keith Olbermann Slam Debt Deal on 'Countdown' (Video)

August 2, 2011 By John Sellers 27 weeks ago

Current TV's famous chairman and its puckish news anchor are a little upset right now

  

Rachel Maddow Extends MSNBC Contract Through 2012 Election and Beyond (Update)

August 2, 2011 By Tim Molloy 27 weeks ago

Host hasn't talked to Olbermann since he left MSNBC

  

New MSNBC Host Chris Hayes Channels Rachel Maddow -- and Tim Robbins

August 1, 2011 By Lucas Shaw 27 weeks ago

The new weekend show host looks to replicate the "substantive perspective and sensibility" of his TV mentor, Rachel Maddow

  

Keith Olbermann, Dan Patrick Cast ESPN Movie

July 29, 2011 By Lucas Shaw 27 weeks ago

The former ESPN co-anchors suggest stars like Ben Affleck, Jason Bateman and Ryan Gosling

  

Fox Scores ESPN Oral History Rights

July 25, 2011 By Brent Lang 28 weeks ago

"Those Guys Have All the Fun" may be heading to the big screen

  

MSNBC Bids Adieu to Cenk Uygur

July 20, 2011 By Lucas Shaw 29 weeks ago

Uygur had been hosting "MSNBC Live" at 6 p.m. since January

  

Keith Olbermann Reads Top Ten List on 'David Letterman' (Video)

June 22, 2011 By John Sellers 33 weeks ago

The "Countdown" host dropped by "Late Show" to riff on why people should watch his new Current TV show

  

'Countdown' Review: Olbermann's Pompous Attack on Aristocracy

June 20, 2011 By Tim Molloy 33 weeks ago

It's hard to look like a blowhard while attacking blowhards, but Olbermann pulls it off

  

Keith Olbermann's 'Countdown' on Current: How to Find It

June 20, 2011 By Jake Weinraub 33 weeks ago

Olbermann's highly anticipated return to TV Monday night can be a bit hard to find

  

Keith Olbermann's First Guests: Michael Moore, Markos Moulitsas

June 20, 2011 By Tim Molloy 33 weeks ago

Both will also contribute to the show

  

Keith Olbermann Rips THR for Photo Gaffe

June 17, 2011 By Lucas Shaw 33 weeks ago

Before starting his new show at CurrentTV Monday, Olbermann may have picked up a second job – ombudsman for media coverage of himself

  

Keith Olbermann Adds Donald Sutherland, Matt Taibbi as 'Countdown' Contribs

June 17, 2011 By John Sellers 33 weeks ago

A distinguished actor and Rolling Stone writer join Olbermann's increasingly strong stable of talking heads

  

Keith Olbermann to Fallon: 'Almost All of the Other News Broadcasts in This Country Suck' (Video)

June 17, 2011 By John Sellers 33 weeks ago

The ex-MSNBC star explains why you should watch his new Current TV show

  

Stephen Colbert to Keith Olbermann: 'Bill O'Reilly Won' (Video)

June 16, 2011 By John Sellers 34 weeks ago

Olbermann stopped by "The Colbert Report" to hawk his new Current TV show