The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell
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 |
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Production locations | New York City, New York Universal City, California |
Running time | 60 minutes |
Original release | |
Network | MSNBC |
Release | September 27, 2010 present | โ
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The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell is an American weeknight news and political commentary program on
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
- 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 Boomersthan 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
- Joe Biden, President of the United States from Vice President of the United States, appeared on September 27, 2010
- Kamala Harris, Vice President of the United States, appeared on December 19, 2023. Previously appeared as district attorney the night before her election as California Attorney General, November 2010
- U.S. Senate from Florida in 2010, appeared on September 28, 2010[8]
- Levi Johnston, Candidate for mayor of Wasilla, Alaska, in 2011, appeared on September 28, 2010[8]
- Michael Steele, Chairman of the Republican National Committee, appeared on October 5, 2010.[9]
- Howard Dean, former Chairman of the Democratic National Committee and former Governor of Vermont, appeared October 5, 2010.[9]
- Congressman of Texas's 14th congressional district, appeared October 11, 2010.
- CIA operative, and husband Joe Wilsonappeared on October 19, 2010.
- Nancy Pelosi, Former Speaker of the House of Representatives
- Mary L. Trump, psychologist, author, and niece of Donald Trump, appeared September 17, 2020.
- United States Senator from Arizona, appeared October 5, 2022.
- Condoleezza Rice, Former United States Secretary of State, appeared in 2011.
References
- Huffington Post.
- The Huffington Post. Retrieved 2010-08-09.
- 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". NBC News. 2011-10-20. Retrieved 2011-11-05.
- ^ "MSNBC, Fox, Telemundo offering specials ahead of midterms". 2022-10-14. Retrieved 2022-10-14.
- ^ "The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell". YouGov. 2020.
- ^ a b O'Donnell, Lawrence (2010-09-28). "'Charlie Crist and Levi Johnston to appear on tonight's show". Twitter. Retrieved 2010-09-29.
- ^ a b O'Donnell, Lawrence (2010-10-04). "Michael Steele and Howard Dean both join us tomorrow night". Twitter. Retrieved 2010-10-05.
External links
- Media related to The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
- The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell at IMDb