MSNBC Ending Lawrence ODonnell The Last Word Show

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I can confirm that MSNBC is ending the top rated “The Last Word” with Lawrence O’Donnell, the popular show that follows Rachel Maddow at 10pm. O’Donnell’s contract is up shortly, and the network has not made any overtures about keeping him on.

There is a fear that despite Maddow’s dogged liberalism, MSNBC is taking a turn to the right. O’Donnell would not fit into that model. But they’ve installed Fox News’s Greta van Susteren at 6pm, and more changes are coming. (This follows the disaster with Tamron Hall and the coming of Megyn Kelly from Fox News, too.)

It seems just like MSNBC to abruptly kill their own success. They’re finally beating CNN and Fox, so why not reverse course? Crazy. O’Donnell’s ratings have never been higher.

“The Last Word” has been on since 2011, and O’Donnell has been with MSNBC since it began. If CNN were smart, they’d pick him up right away. He’s one of the smartest guys in the room, and a pleasure to watch. Among his credits are writing for and consulting on “The West Wing.”

UPDATE

My NBC sources say that O’Donnell’s tireless criticism of Donald Trump is the cause of the trouble.

http://www.showbiz411.com/2017/05/1...onnell-the-last-word-show-despite-top-ratings

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Reportedly O'Donnell's firing offense was being too critical of Trump: awkward for Comcast's other interests

https://twitter.com/davidfrum/status/864572734482907138

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Things get ugly at MSNBC as Lawrence O'Donnell takes contract dispute public

MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell has found himself inexplicably fighting to keep his cable news and opinion show on the air. And in a highly unusual move for the cloistered world of TV news, he’s taking his dispute with his bosses to the viewers.

O’Donnell informed his fans of his employment contract’s expiration date and suggested he may soon be gone.

According to multiple reports, NBC News and MSNBC’s chairman, Andy Lack, is determined to hack away at MSNBC’s progressive programming.

In the last two years, Lack, has removed a number of progressive hosts and shows from MSNBC’s air. These moves include ousting Melissa Harris Perry in a messy, public execution and dumping Al Sharpton’s daily, 6 pm show and replacing it with a rebroadcast of Bloomberg TV’s much derided Mark Halperin show With All Due Respect (now canceled).

https://heatst.com/entertainment/th...akes-his-contract-dispute-public/?mod=fark_im