At MSNBC, Lumbergh moves Lawrence O'Donnell's cubicle to basement, takes his red stapler

[Amerigo Vespucci]

Starting Monday, "The Ed Show" will be moved to the prime 8 PM slot. Lawrence O'Donnell's "The Last Word" will be moved to 10 PM, where it began before it was shifted to 8 PM following Keith Olbermann's departure from the network.

Rachel Maddow, the network's highest-rated host, will stay where she is at 9 PM.

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The move represents a definite promotion for Schultz, who will now go head-to-head with Bill O'Reilly and Anderson Cooper in the marquee cable news hour. It is the second time that Schultz has moved up the totem pole on MSNBC's lineup. He originally held the 6 PM hour currently hosted by Al Sharpton.

O'Donnell has recently had to endure a bout of unfavorable news coverage about his ratings. His return to 10 PM also means that he loses a full day of programming, since MSNBC does not air news programming at 10 on Fridays.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/19/msnbc-lineup-changes-ed-show-last-word_n_1020130.html

[ellenfl]

1. i was glad to hear it. means i get to see lo which won't conflict with other shows. eom

[FarLeftFist]

2. Good move.

[onehandle]

3. Wow. I did not see that coming. Meanwhile, Chris Hayes has become the best thing on MSNBC.

We always look forward to the weekend for him.

[lbrtbell]

7. He's cute, but needs to drink decaf

His non-stop bouncing on his chair is really distracting.

[ReverendDeuce]

4. Snore-ance O'Donnell never caught on with us...

n/t

[Ruby the Liberal]

5. About time.

I can't stand to watch O'Donnell. Never could put my finger on why, but went from watching Keith 4-5 times a week to watching O'Donnell maybe 4 times this year.

[Shagbark Hickory]

6. "MSNBC does not air news programming at 10 on Fridays"

Does it ever? :shrug: