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| Flashback: Keith Olbermann, Dan Patrick |
Keith Olbermann will return to TV sooner than expected. The
former MSNBC and Current anchor has finalized a deal with ESPN for a late-night
show to air on ESPN2 later this year, sources tell The Hollywood Reporter. The
show will originate from the ABC News Nightline studio overlooking Times Square .
The two-year contract returns the erstwhile SportsCenter
anchor to the network where he rose to stardom as an erudite and skilled sports
commentator.
His pairing with Dan Patrick on SportsCenter was among the most
popular and memorable in the long history of the franchise.
The ESPN pact also follows closely on the heels of
Olbermann’s deal with Turner Sports to host that network’s coverage of the
Major League Baseball postseason, which commences in October.
That deal will have Olbermann leading TBS' Atlanta-based
studio show with Dennis Eckersley. TBS this season has both Wild Card playoff
games, 18 of the 20 League Division Series games and exclusive rights to the
National League Championship Series. Sources say the deal has an option for the
2014 postseason as well.
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