Keith Olbermann is returning to ESPN, 16 years after his contentious departure. The popular newscaster has signed a two year deal to host a one-hour nightly show for ESPN2 later this year, reports the New York Times.

Olbermann, 54, gained fame co-anchoring the network's 'SportsCenter' program with Dan Patrick though left the show to help launch ESPN2 in October 1993. However, he departed the underwork under heated circumstances with many fear Olbermann became too politicized as the host of his other show, MSNBC's 'Countdown'

His return to the network doesn't come without its concerns. In fact, executives from ESPN and its parent company Walt Disney have been locked in intense discussions for 14 months, with many fearing Olbermann's exit would have made it difficult for him to return.

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Jack And Jill Trailer

Jack Sadelstein loves his family. He loves his wife, Erin and he loves his two children, Sofia and Gary. But the one family member he truly hates is his sister, Jill. Which is why Jack dreads Thanksgiving every year; it's the one time of the year where Jill travels up to see him to stay for a few days.

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Just Go With It Trailer

Danny is a successful plastic surgeon who likes playing the field. Most guys who are practised in the bachelor world have a pick up line and Danny has come up with quite a unique way of attracting women; he tells them that he's in an abusive relationship and that his wife is horribly cruel to him. Danny finds it a massively effective way of hitting on women but when he meets Palmer, a girl he instantly falls for he doesn't even go down his usual route, it appears Palmer reciprocates his feelings but when she finds the wedding ring in his pocket, Danny finds himself repeating his much rehearsed speech but this time he tells her his marriage is over. Like all the others Palmer falls for Danny and his ways, but being a genuine person Palmer requests she meets his wife to clear the air.

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