Olbermann Gives In to Fan Criticisms

Won't keep show running into Maddow time slot

After a flurry of controversy, Keith Olbermann's new show will start finishing on time. 

This past Monday, Olbermann announced during the premiere of his new Current TV show, Countdown With Keith Olbermann, that he would "be going past the top of the hour almost every night," adding, "I'm sorry, I forgot to tell everyone." The move, which would have carried Olbermann's 8:00 p.m. Countdown through the start of Rachel Maddow's 9:00 p.m. program on MSNBC, sparked a flurry of Twitter

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