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The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell

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The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell
GenreEditorial News Program
Presented byLawrence O'Donnell
Guest hosts (Fridays only)
Country of originUnited States
Production
Production locationsNew York City, New York Universal City, California
Running time60 minutes
Original release
NetworkMSNBC
ReleaseSeptember 27, 2010 (2010-09-27) –
present
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The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell is an American 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 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 show originally premiered in the 10 pm 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 8 pm slot in January 2011 when Olbermann's show was canceled. Last Word returned to its original 10 pm slot in October 2011.[5]

During the 2022 United States elections, The Last Word was temporarily replaced on Fridays with The Kornacki Countdown hosted by Steve Kornacki during the 2022 midterm elections from October 14 to Election Day November 8.[6]

Guest hosts for the series include Ali Velshi, Katie Phang, Jonathan Capehart, and Alicia Menendez.

Replays of the show are available on MSNBC's app (accessible from the US only). The show is also available as an audio podcast.

Since 2024, the program also airs a recap on Sunday as part of Prime Weekend, which also recaps from The Rachel Maddow Show, Deadline: White House, The 11th Hour with Stephanie Ruhle, Alex Wagner Tonight, All In with Chris Hayes, The ReidOut and Inside With Jen Psaki.

Reception

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YouGov, a British international Internet-based market research and data analytics firm, collected 1550 interviews' worth of data between July 2020 and October 2020, and concluded: "The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell is the 384th most popular contemporary TV show and the 407th most famous. The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell is described by fans as: Smart, Helpful, Never miss it, Intelligent and Fair." It collated the ratings of American views:

  • 21% POSITIVE opinion
  • 12% NEGATIVE opinion
  • 14% NEUTRAL opinion
  • 47% HAVE HEARD OF

YouGov's other findings:

  • "The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell" is more popular among Baby Boomers than among other age groups.
  • "With 23% positive opinion, The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell is more popular among Men than among Women."[7]

Notable guests

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References

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  1. ^ Schwartz, Carly (2011-01-21). "Final Countdown: Keith Olbermann And MSNBC Announce They Are Parting Ways (VIDEO)". Huffington Post.
  2. ^ Gellman, Lindsay (2010-07-31). "'Last Word': Lawrence O'Donnell MSNBC Show Gets Name". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 2010-08-09.
  3. ^ Stelter, Brian (June 15, 2010). "Lawrence O'Donnell Gets His Own MSNBC Show". New York Times. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
  4. ^ O'Donnell, Lawrence (2010-09-23). "'Vice President Joe Biden to Appear on Premiere". Twitter. Retrieved 2010-09-29.
  5. ^ "MSNBC changes primetime lineup". NBC News. 2011-10-20. Retrieved 2011-11-05.
  6. ^ "MSNBC, Fox, Telemundo offering specials ahead of midterms". 2022-10-14. Retrieved 2022-10-14.
  7. ^ "The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell". YouGov. 2020.
  8. ^ a b O'Donnell, Lawrence (2010-09-28). "'Charlie Crist and Levi Johnston to appear on tonight's show". Twitter. Retrieved 2010-09-29.
  9. ^ a b O'Donnell, Lawrence (2010-10-04). "Michael Steele and Howard Dean both join us tomorrow night". Twitter. Retrieved 2010-10-05.
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Preceded by MSNBC Weekday Lineup
10:00 p.m.–11:00 p.m. (ET)
1:00 am – 2:00 am (ET) (replay)
Succeeded by