Lawrence O'Donnell will host a new weeknight primetime hour on MSNBC. O'Donnell will begin work full-time with the network immediately to begin planning for a new 10 p.m. ET show. The announcement was made by Phil Griffin, President of MSNBC.
"Lawrence O'Donnell is an incredible talent, who our audience has gotten to know throughout the years, most recently as Keith Olbermann's principal guest host on ‘Countdown.' It's great to have another anchor of his caliber on the network," said Griffin. "This makes us a bigger and better network.""I've had a part-time job at MSNBC for 14 years," said O'Donnell. "Now that the network and I have gotten to know each other, I'm thrilled to be going full time."O'Donnell has been a MSNBC Political Analyst since the network's launch in 1996, and has served as the regular guest host for "Countdown with Keith Olbermann." He has also been the guest host for "Hardball with Chris Matthews," "The Ed Show" and "The Rachel Maddow Show."O'Donnell was an Emmy Award-winning producer and writer for the NBC series "The West Wing" and creator and executive producer of the NBC series, "Mister Sterling."Videos