| − | '''Current TV''' is an (obscure) liberal cable "news" network founded by and partly owned by former vice-president and current global warming advocate [[Al Gore]]. It features an array of documentary programs, as well as a primetime and morning lineup of leftist political talk shows, added as Gore wanted to reboot the network as a news network. The evening pundits are liberal internet star Cenk Uyger, former [[New York]] governor [[Eliot Spitzer]] who replaced former Current shareholder, MSNBC pundit, and liberal [[Keith Olbermann]], and former Democratic Governor of [[Michigan]] [[Jennifer Granholm]]. The morning lineup features simulcasts of the radio shows of Democratic politician [[Bill Press]] and liberal activist [[Stephanie Miller]]. [[Joy Behar]] hosts ''Joy Behar: Say Anything'', which started in the | + | '''Current TV''' was an (obscure) liberal cable "news" network founded by and partly owned by former vice-president and current global warming advocate [[Al Gore]]. It featured an array of documentary programs, as well as a primetime and morning lineup of leftist political talk shows, added as Gore wanted to reboot the network as a news network. The evening pundits were liberal internet star Cenk Uyger, former [[New York]] governor [[Eliot Spitzer]] who replaced former Current shareholder, MSNBC pundit, and liberal [[Keith Olbermann]], who was in in turn replaced by leftist comedian [[John Fugelsang]] and former Democratic Governor of [[Michigan]] [[Jennifer Granholm]] who was replaced by Young Turks commentator Michael Shure. The morning lineup features simulcasts of the radio shows of Democratic politician [[Bill Press]] and liberal activist [[Stephanie Miller]]. [[Joy Behar]] hosts ''Joy Behar: Say Anything'', which started in the |
| − | fall of 2012, whose program preview replaced Spitzer's program for a week earlier that year.Morgan Spurlock of ''Super Size Me'' fame has also hosted a documentary series on the channel. | + | fall of 2012, whose program preview replaced Spitzer's program for a week earlier that year. Morgan Spurlock of ''Super Size Me'' fame has also hosted a documentary series on the channel. |
| − | In 2013 [[Al-Jazeera]] bought Current TV.<ref>http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2013/01/02/al-jazeera-current-tv-al-gore/1805685/</ref> | + | In 2013 [[Al-Jazeera]] bought Current TV.<ref>http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2013/01/02/al-jazeera-current-tv-al-gore/1805685/</ref> Current was replaced by [[Al Jazeera America]] in August 2013. |