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  • 2003
  • MSNBC
  • 2003
  • MSNBC

Summary Countdown with Keith Olbermann follows the mild mannered, funny, and intelligent news anchor Keith Olbermann, as he takes you through the top five news stories of the day. These stories range from the important events of the day with live Countdown exclusive interviews and the thoughts of Keith Olbermann and his staff. During the countd...

  • 2003
  • MSNBC
  • 2003
  • MSNBC

Countdown with Keith Olbermann

Season 1 Premiere: 2003
Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 7 Critic Reviews
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Summary Countdown with Keith Olbermann follows the mild mannered, funny, and intelligent news anchor Keith Olbermann, as he takes you through the top five news stories of the day. These stories range from the important events of the day with live Countdown exclusive interviews and the thoughts of Keith Olbermann and his staff. During the countd...

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70
Jun 23, 2011
These are production issues that will fix themselves in time. Olbermann was back. He jumped right back into the thick of things. And he was very, very good.
By Matt Zoller Seitz FULL REVIEW
60
Jun 23, 2011
Olbermann is still Olbermann: left-leaning, punctuated by ironic humor, veering into bombast, and underpinned by sincerity. You'll just need to look a little harder in the far reaches of cable to find him.
By Matthew Gilbert FULL REVIEW
50
Jun 27, 2011
This Countdown isn't terribly televisual and might gain in force and intimacy if it were transferred straight to radio, though it would suffer from the loss of light-hearted video clips that serve to cleanse the palate of bile.
By Troy Patterson FULL REVIEW
50
Jun 23, 2011
Certainly Olbermann is refreshing, and singular, in the clarity of his mission, which is to defend the liberal point of view with the same sort of take-no-prisoners rhetoric that conservative pundits like Bill O'Reilly have wielded so effectively. But the blatant uber-medianess of his persona seems, at times, in direct conflict with that belief that "the weakest citizen is more important than the strongest corporation."
By Mary McNamara FULL REVIEW
40
Jun 23, 2011
Countdown has transported itself from MSNBC to Current without major incident or much innovation.
By Hank Stuever FULL REVIEW
40
Jun 23, 2011
I suspect Olbermann could build it out exponentially. But for that to happen, Gore or someone is going to have to rein Olbermann in on reckless and self-indulgent attack segments like the last one with Moulitsas.
By David Zurawik FULL REVIEW

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    Initial Release Date: 2003
    Number of seasons: 3 Seasons
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