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most obvious thing in the world,” Uygur told TVNewser. “They are independent, so I knew we wouldn’t have some of the issues we had in other places, and they are clearly progressive.” Uygur also says that serving as Current’s primetime kickoff show is a good place to be: “I am happy to be at 7 o clock because there is no other progressive at 7 o clock on television, so it kind of leaves the field to me,” he says Fox News has Shepard Smith at 7 PM, CNN will soon launch Erin Burnett in that timeslot, and MSNBC has a replay of the apparently-not progressive “Hardball with Chris Matthews” there. For Current, the addition of Uygur helps fill-out a lineup that had a centerpiece in the form of “Countdown with Keith Olbermann,” but had limited elements to go along with it. Among Current’s existing programming, the closest thing to a public affairs show is the documentary series “Vanguard,” but it has a dramatically different tone and pacing than commentary programming like “Countdown and “The Young Turks.” “We thought his show on MSNBC was great, and even more importantly we thought what he had achieved with the Young Turks online was sensational,” Current CEO Joel Hyatt told TVNewser.

Cenk Uygur On Joining Current TV: ‘It was the most obvious thing in the world’ - TVNewser