Countdown with Keith Olbermann 2003

Overview

Countdown with Keith Olbermann was an hour-long weeknight news and political commentary program hosted by Keith Olbermann. The series aired on MSNBC from 2003 until 2011, followed by a period on Current TV from 2011 to 2012. Each broadcast featured five selected news stories of the day, which were accompanied by commentary from Olbermann and interviews with various guests. Upon the program's debut, Olbermann discussed the show's editorial direction with television columnist Lisa de Moraes. During this exchange, he stated that the primary charge for the immediate future was to stay out of the way of the news, emphasizing that the news is the news and that the production would not be interfering with it. Olbermann further noted that as times improved and the war in Iraq concluded, the program would begin to introduce additional elements. The series maintained this format throughout its tenure across both networks, focusing on the presentation of daily events through the host's perspective and analysis.