The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell
The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell is an hour-long weeknight news and political commentary program on MSNBC. The program airs live at 10:00 P.M. Eastern Time Monday-Friday, and is hosted by Lawrence O'Donnell from Mondays to Thursdays and relief presenters (usually Ali Velshi) on Fridays.[1] O'Donnell is described by MSNBC as "providing the last word on the biggest issues and most compelling stories of the day."[2][3]
| The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell | |
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| Genre | Editorial News Program |
| Presented by | Lawrence O'Donnell |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Production | |
| Production location(s) | New York City, New York Universal City, California |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | MSNBC |
| Original release | September 27, 2010 – present |
| External links | |
| Website | |
The show originally premiered in the 10pm slot Monday-Thursday on September 27, 2010, with the first episode featuring Vice President Joe Biden[4] and Countdown host Keith Olbermann. The show was moved to the 8pm slot in January 2011 when Olbermann's show was canceled. Last Word returned to its original 10pm slot in October 2011.[5]
Guest hosts for the series include Ali Velshi, Ezra Klein, Steve Kornacki, Joy Anne Reid, and Ari Melber.
Replays for the show are available on MSNBC's app (accessible from the US only). The show is also available as an audio podcast.
Notable guests
- Joe Biden, Vice President of the United States, appeared on September 27, 2010
- Charlie Crist, Member of the United States House of Representatives from Florida's 13th congressional district Florida governor, Independent candidate for U.S. Senate from Florida in 2010, appeared on September 28, 2010[6]
- Levi Johnston, Candidate for mayor of Wasilla, Alaska in 2011, appeared on September 28, 2010[6]
- Michael Steele, Chairman of the Republican National Committee, appeared on October 5, 2010.[7]
- Howard Dean, former Chairman of the Democratic National Committee and former Governor of Vermont, appeared October 5, 2010.[7]
- Ron Paul, former Republican Congressman of Texas's 14th congressional district, appeared October 11, 2010.
- Valerie Plame, former CIA operative, and husband Joe Wilson appeared on October 19, 2010.
- Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives
References
- Schwartz, Carly (2011-01-21). "Final Countdown: Keith Olbermann And MSNBC Announce They Are Parting Ways (VIDEO)". Huffington Post.
- Gellman, Lindsay (2010-07-31). "'Last Word': Lawrence O'Donnell MSNBC Show Gets Name". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 2010-08-09.
- Stelter, Brian (June 15, 2010). "Lawrence O'Donnell Gets His Own MSNBC Show". New York Times. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
- O'Donnell, Lawrence (2010-09-23). "'Vice President Joe Biden to Appear on Premiere". Twitter. Retrieved 2010-09-29.
- "MSNBC changes primetime lineup". 2011-10-20. Retrieved 2011-11-05.
- O'Donnell, Lawrence (2010-09-28). "'Charlie Crist and Levi Johnston to appear on tonight's show". Twitter. Retrieved 2010-09-29.
- O'Donnell, Lawrence (2010-10-04). "Michael Steele and Howard Dean both join us tomorrow night". Twitter. Retrieved 2010-10-05.
External links
| Preceded by The Rachel Maddow Show |
MSNBC Weekday Lineup 10:00 p.m.–11:00 p.m. (ET) |
Succeeded by The 11th Hour with Brian Williams |