Keith Olbermann is looking for a new job after less than a year as a talk show host on Current TV.
The leftist cable network for several hours before airtime announced on Friday that Olbermann's show "Countdown" would be replaced by a new program called "Viewpoint" hosted by former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer, starting that night.
The sometimes volatile Current Olbermann came in June as the centerpiece of his new prime-time initiative, after a stormy eight years stint at MSNBC - his second on that network followed by his sudden departure in January 2011.
Shortly after, Current announced his recruitment - reportedly with a five-year, $ 50-million contract - as the beginning of an effort to network prime-time slate into progressive talk. His official title was chief news officer in charge of the editorial supervision of the network for all political news, commentary and current events programming.
The leftist cable network for several hours before airtime announced on Friday that Olbermann's show "Countdown" would be replaced by a new program called "Viewpoint" hosted by former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer, starting that night.
The sometimes volatile Current Olbermann came in June as the centerpiece of his new prime-time initiative, after a stormy eight years stint at MSNBC - his second on that network followed by his sudden departure in January 2011.
Shortly after, Current announced his recruitment - reportedly with a five-year, $ 50-million contract - as the beginning of an effort to network prime-time slate into progressive talk. His official title was chief news officer in charge of the editorial supervision of the network for all political news, commentary and current events programming.
