{"id":417668,"date":"2022-03-17T17:24:45","date_gmt":"2022-03-17T14:24:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/keith-olbermann-lobbied-msnbc-to-have-him-replace-chris-hayes-report\/"},"modified":"2022-03-17T17:24:45","modified_gmt":"2022-03-17T14:24:45","slug":"keith-olbermann-lobbied-msnbc-to-have-him-replace-chris-hayes-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/keith-olbermann-lobbied-msnbc-to-have-him-replace-chris-hayes-report\/","title":{"rendered":"#Keith Olbermann lobbied MSNBC to have him replace Chris Hayes: report"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3cb05691b00\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3cb05691b00\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/keith-olbermann-lobbied-msnbc-to-have-him-replace-chris-hayes-report\/#%E2%80%9CKeith_Olbermann_lobbied_MSNBC_to_have_him_replace_Chris_Hayes_report%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Keith Olbermann lobbied MSNBC to have him replace Chris Hayes: report&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CKeith_Olbermann_lobbied_MSNBC_to_have_him_replace_Chris_Hayes_report%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Keith Olbermann lobbied MSNBC to have him replace Chris Hayes: report&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Keith Olbermann lobbied MSNBC executives to bring him back to the left-leaning cable network and replace Chris Hayes in primetime, according to a report.<\/p>\n<p>Olbermann made the pitch in a February 2020 email correspondence with Jeff Shell, the CEO of NBCUniversal, the Comcast-owned <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a> conglomerate whose portfolio includes MSNBC.<\/p>\n<p>In the email, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/puck.news\/the-real-jeff-shell-keith-olbermann-saga\/\">which was first reported by Puck News (paywall)<\/a>, Olbermann urged Shell to consider reviving \u201cCountdown,\u201d the primetime <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> program that the former ESPN SportsCenter anchor hosted during the post-Iraq War presidency of George W. Bush.<\/p>\n<p>Olbermann was fired by MSNBC over a decade ago, ending a tumultuous relationship that included suspensions and public dustups.<\/p>\n<p>Olbermann told Shell that while MSNBC was financially healthy due to the success of \u201cThe Rachel Maddow Show,\u201d its ratings during the 8 p.m. hour hosted by Hayes were suffering.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s only one conclusion to be drawn: MSNBC is woefully underperforming in prime time,\u201d Olbermann wrote.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/chris-hayes.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Hayes, the host of &quot;All In,&quot; the nightly 8pm talk show, has lagged in the ratings race behind Tucker Carlson of Fox News.\" class=\"wp-image-21557891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/chris-hayes.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/chris-hayes.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/chris-hayes.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Hayes, the host of \u201cAll In,\u201d the nightly 8 p.m. talk show, has lagged in the ratings race behind Tucker Carlson of Fox News.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">FilmMagic<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cAnd, while it is hidden by the amount of money [\u2018The Rachel Maddow Show\u2019] makes for you, the current 8pm hour is the cause.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Olbermann added: \u201cIn conclusion, to twist the marvelous line from\u00a0\u2018Chinatown,\u2019 your 8 p.m. show is dying of thirst during a flood.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for MSNBC told The Post: \u201cThere was never any serious consideration of Keith Olbermann returning.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Olbermann offered to take a relatively lower base salary, though he insisted on incentives and bonuses in his contract that would kick in if his show delivered the ratings he had promised, according to Puck News.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this week, it was reported that Olbermann was in talks with Shell and Cesar Conde, chairman of NBCUniversal\u2019s news division, about possibly returning to host a show during Maddow\u2019s 9 p.m. time slot.<\/p>\n<p>When Maddow learned that Olbermann was angling for her gig, she reportedly stepped in and vetoed the idea, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/msnbc-almost-brought-back-keith-olbermann-to-replace-rachel-maddow?ref=home\">according to the Daily Beast<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI offered to have her production company \u2018produce\u2019 the show. Would give her some proxy control and a f\u2013kton of money but she and [former MSNBC boss-turned-consultant to Maddow\u2019s production company] Phil Griffin refused,\u201d Olbermann told the Daily Beast, claiming that the network also offered him a show in 2016.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/rachel-maddow.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Olbermann was reportedly being considered as a candidate to replace Rachel Maddow, but she vetoed the idea.\" class=\"wp-image-21557889\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/rachel-maddow.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/rachel-maddow.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/rachel-maddow.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Olbermann was reportedly being considered as a candidate to replace Rachel Maddow, but she vetoed the idea.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">NBCUniversal via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI do not expect to continue negotiations with the successors to this management team,\u201d he added. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cManagement is worse than asleep at the switch.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Staffers have been\u00a0panicking under new network\u00a0president Rashida Jones, who has yet to name a replacement for Maddow, who recently\u00a0signed a\u00a0massive $30 million deal\u00a0to work less and transition out of her nightly broadcast.<\/p>\n<p>Olbermann, who\u00a0was once Maddow\u2019s mentor, was canned from MSNBC in 2011 after his relationship with Griffin reportedly became strained.<\/p>\n<p>In the 8 p.m. cable news ratings race, Hayes\u2019 show, \u201cAll In,\u201d has consistently lagged behind Fox News\u2019 Tucker Carlson, though it has outperformed Anderson Cooper\u2019s program on CNN.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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