Keith Olbermann Caves to the Masses

Keith Olbermann has thrown in the towel…

Last week, with the debut of his new “Countdown” show on Current TV, Olbermann fired a shot at his old network—and his old friend, Rachel Maddow—by having his show run 63 minutes, which cut into “The Rachel Maddow Show.”

But after viewer complaints, the show will now run only 60 minutes.

Olbermann tweeted: “At @current we’ll soon have a 9 PM companion commentary show to mine. But in the interim there is no reason for me to be overlapping with my friend Rachel, nor to ignore the wishes of those who’ve been so loyal to both of us for so long. We’ve heard you: as of tomorrow night Countdown finishes at 9. Bonus stuff will instead go to Countdown Online. Thanks for upsiding my head on this :)”

Oh, that Olbermann. When will he ever learn?...