Olbermann: Back at ESPN -- in Late Night

Keith Olbermann, the oftimes controversial TV news and sportscaster, is coming back to the ESPN family.

Olbermann will host a new daily late-night show on ESPN2, called "Olbermann", starting August 26, focusing the day’s relevant sports topics in mix of perspective and commentary, interviews, contributors, panel discussions and highlights. The hour-long live show will have the 11 p.m. to midnight time slot and broadcast from ABC's Time Square studios in New York City.
 
Seemingly it will compete with other late night entertainment and/or news-oriented late night shows, including Comedy Central's two late night shows -- "Daily Show with Jon Stewart" and "The Colbert Report", TBS's "Conan", ABC's "Nightline", and others.
 
Olbermann, who worked for ESPN from 1992 to 1997, most recently was at Current cable news network from the June 2011 to March 2012 and MSNBC before that "Countdown with Keith Olbermann" from 2003 to 2011. Olbermann also had a stint with Turner Sports before coming to ESPN.
 
The show will often air immediately following many live sporting events on ESPN2.
 
 
 
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