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==="Worst Person in the World" segment===
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The "Worst Person in the World" segment was a nightly feature in which Olbermann recounts three news stories involving people saying or doing things that offended Olbermann. "Nominees" for the "Worst Person in the World" award were declared "worse", "worser", and "worst", which Olbermann refers to as [[bronze]], [[silver]], and [[gold]] levels, respectively. On a few occasions, during the show's MSNBC run, the segment was either briefly suspended or renamed in response to concerns that it contributed to an atmosphere of political divisiveness.<ref>[http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/keith-olbermanns-worst-persons-suspension-returning-according-to-his-twitter-it-is_b40332 Keith Olbermann's 'Worst Person' Suspension Over? According to his Twitter It is] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110918120744/http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/keith-olbermanns-worst-persons-suspension-returning-according-to-his-twitter-it-is_b40332 |date=2011-09-18 }}, [[TVNewser]], 17 November 2010</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.msnbc.com/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110114220019/http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3036677/vp/41011118#41011118|url-status=live|archive-date=January 14, 2011|title=A note on 'Worst Persons in the World' (VIDEO)|date=January 10, 2010|access-date=2010-01-10|publisher=[[MSNBC]]}}</ref>

Based on this segment of the show, a book titled ''[[The Worst Person in the World (book)|The Worst Person in the World]]'' was published in September 2006. It includes transcripts of segments that aired from this feature's inception on July 1, 2005, through May 31, 2006, as well as some original material.<ref name="worstpersonbook">{{cite web |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna14840571 |title=The Worst Person in the World |last=Olbermann |first=Keith |work=[[NBC News]] |date=September 15, 2006 |access-date=2008-03-11 |archive-date=2015-01-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150107115736/http://www.nbcnews.com/id/14840571 |url-status=live }}</ref> Another such book, ''Pitchforks and Torches''—named after Olbermann's catchphrase in introducing the segment—was released in 2010.

A modified version, focused on sports, was featured on Olbermann's [[Olbermann (TV series)|self titled ESPN2 sports show]] during its run. In this iteration the segment was preceded by a disclaimer that the nominations weren't meant entirely seriously and that those nominated were not literally the worst people in the sports world.

On October 7, 2020, Olbermann revived the "Worst Person in the World" branding for a current-events [[webseries]], delivering an extended commentary on one selected individual (either [[Donald Trump]] or someone associated with his administration) followed by a brief rundown of other news headlines.<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211205/rE-GxWyhw_Q Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20201007211225/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rE-GxWyhw_Q&gl=US&hl=en Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rE-GxWyhw_Q&feature=youtu.be| title = Olbermann Vs. Trump #1: Trump Is A Mass Murderer | website=[[YouTube]]| date = 7 October 2020 }}{{cbignore}}</ref> Beginning with the fifteenth episode, dated October 27, the series was renamed "Olbermann vs. Trump".