'The Young Turks with Cenk Uygur' to Launch on Current TV on Monday, December 5th at 7:00 p.m. ET

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Irreverent and outspoken host Cenk Uygur, headliner of YouTube's most successful political commentary channel, gives viewers his unfiltered take on issues of our time

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NEW YORK, November 10, 2011 – As the creator of the Web's most popular and longest running politically themed news show, Cenk Uygur makes no bones about his irrepressible desire to be a conversation-starter when it comes to discussing the world as we know it.  Beginning Monday, December 5th, the award winning host will have a new vehicle to express his passionate and sometimes rebellious sentiment on Current TV's new nightly series, “The Young Turks with Cenk Uygur.”  

Airing nightly at 7 p.m. ET (will encore 10 p.m. ET, Monday-Friday) from Current TV's Los Angeles studios, the wildly popular and outspoken pundit will use this new hour-long platform, a lead in to "Countdown With Keith Olbermann," as a unique and no-holds-barred gathering place for progressives to meet and address the issues of the day. In addition, Uygur will offer his audience the opportunity to influence the show's content, with comments, questions and challenges drawn from social media and current.com/theyoungturks addressed directly during the show each night.

“What we love about Cenk is that he has no fear,” noted Current TV President, David Bohrman. "He truly understands the power of media and has no qualms about expressing his sentiment, exactly as he sees it.  His passion for the issues combined with his commitment to the truth makes The Young Turks an incredible addition to our lineup and another game-changer for Current TV."

A unique broadcast companion to Uygur’s “The Young Turks” web series about politics and pop culture (an Internet phenomenon which has generated in excess of half a billion video views), the former MSNBC host will be joined by many of the original contributors to the Young Turks webcasts including, Ana Kasparian, Jayar Jackson, Jesus Godoy, Wes Clark, Jr., Michael Shure and Brian Unger.  A destination for context and insight into the news and issues that most impact viewers’ lives, “The Young Turks with Cenk Uygur” will also invite those with dissenting opinions onto his program in an effort to engage in a serious and productive discourse – discourse which most definitely has generated a passionate following for Uygur, with 30 million views per month on YouTube and viewership gains of 912% since July 2008.

Uygur, who recently anchored “MSNBC Live” at 6 p.m. ET, helped deliver that program’s strongest viewership among the 25-54 demographic and in total viewers since the show’s launch.  Uygur has built a massive audience, that tunes in for and expects his independent, courageous and often-controversial point of view each weeknight.  

Cenk Uygur Biography

Cenk Uygur is host of “The Young Turks,” the first live, daily web television political and pop culture commentary show.  

Uygur is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania – Wharton School of Business and Columbia University Law School.  He worked as a lawyer, television writer and television host before starting “The Young Turks.”  Uygur also contributes to “The Huffington Post” and the “Daily Kos.”  

About Current Media: Current Media, the Peabody-and Emmy Award-winning television and online network founded in 2005 by Al Gore and Joel Hyatt, features the very best in commentary and information programming. Home to the newly launched “Countdown with Keith Olbermann,” as well as the celebrated documentary series “Vanguard,” Current is dedicated to providing insightful analysis of important issues – and digging deep into real stories to uncover how they affect real people. Current shines a light where other networks won’t dare and boldly explores provocative subjects – opening minds, sparking conversations and forming deep connections with its viewers. Current creates the commentary and delivers the independent, unexpected point-of-view our viewers want and need to hear. Current is media that matters.

Current is now available via cable and satellite TV in 71 million households worldwide – 60 million in the US – through distribution partners Comcast (Channel 107); Time Warner Cable; DirecTV (Channel 358 nationwide); Dish Network (Channel 215 nationwide); Verizon FiOS (Channel 192) and AT&TU-verse (Channel 189).In the UK and Ireland, Current is available on BSkyB (Channel 183) and Virgin Media (Channel 155). Viewers can also find Current online at www.current.com. For more information on about "The Young Turks With Cenk Uygur" go to current.com/theyoungturks, follow the show on Twitter at @TYTonCurrent, or track the conversation using the hashtag #TYTonTV