(Deadline) Will there be any substantive difference between Countdown With Keith Olbermann, which debuts Monday night on Current, and its most direct competitor, MSNBC's The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell?
Don't ask Olbermann. "I haven't seen Lawrence's show," he told reporters on Friday. "I have not watched MSNBC for more than five minutes since I left it" in January. The new show on Current begins Monday night at 8/7c.
Olbermann warned reporters not to be swayed by ratings "bullshit" as rivals release data showing that few people will be watching his new show. "We're in this for the long haul," he said, adding that there are no set audience targets.
Current reaches about 60 million cable and satellite homes, which puts it at a disadvantage to MSNBC, which goes to about 97 million and Fox News at about 102 million.
Olbermann said that actor Donald Sutherland will frequently appear on the show as a commentator.
Olbermann, who's also Current's Chief News Officer, declined to discuss his salary and says that budgets for his show "haven't been decided yet." But viewers can expect him to continue his attacks on Fox News' Bill O'Reilly even though Olbermann says his nemesis has "lost a little on his fast ball."
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