Olbermann’s Current TV ‘Countdown’ debut beats CNN

Published June 22, 2011 4:00am ET



179,000: Number of people aged 25 to 54 who tuned in to watch Keith Olbermann’s debut of “Countdown” on Current TV on Monday. Not a bad start. 735,000: Number of viewers in that age group who opted for “The O’Reilly Factor” on Fox News Channel

237,000: Number of viewers who tuned in to see Olbermann’s replacement, Lawrence O’Donnell, on MSNBC

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89,000: Number of viewers for CNN’s “In the Arena” with Eliot Spitzer (who is on vacation this week)

Source: Nielsen Co. ratings

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