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'Sarah Palin's Alaska' Ratings Plummet (Down 40% in viewership from last week)
Hollywood Reporter ^ | 11/23/2010

Posted on 11/23/2010 12:18:14 PM PST by WebFocus

After setting a TLC ratings record last week, Sarah Palin's reality show plummeted for its second episode.

Sarah Palin's Alaska fell 40% on Sunday night to 3 million viewers.

Not many were in the key adult demo either. Only 885,000 viewers were ages 18-49, dropping 44% from last week.

In fact, the median age of the show is 57 -- that's 15 years older than TLC's average.

TLC expected a ratings drop coming off the high-flying premiere; executives realized some of their numbers were driven by sheer curiosity rather than eagerness to see an Alaska-based travelogue reality show. Competition from Sunday Night Football and the American Music Awards may have impacted the numbers as well.

"We are very happy with the ongoing strength of Sarah Palin's Alaska, and it continues to drive big ratings gains for TLC," said a network spokesperson, who noted Conan had a similar drop.

Tonight, Bristol Palin will be on the Dancing With the Stars finale and there should be no shortage of viewers there given the controversy surrounding her improbable continued


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: alaska; palin; ratings; sarahpalin; sarahpalinsalaska
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To: WebFocus
RE: You certainly do like to play “poke the FReepers

I don’t know what this means.

It is not what you think. It has nothing to do with sex.

41 posted on 11/23/2010 12:55:04 PM PST by kbennkc (For those who have fought for it freedom has a flavor the protected will never know .F Trp 8th Cav)
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To: napscoordinator

This has nothing to do with Palin winning or not winning...but did it ever dawn on you that the people that watch her on TV, might also be the same folks that are FB friends or buy the book, i.e. you might have just counted the same person 3 times. Obama won with 65 million votes, btw.


42 posted on 11/23/2010 12:55:31 PM PST by dawn53
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To: WebFocus

I suspect people tuned into the first show on Sunday because they wanted to make sure they saw it. When it became apparent that TLC was going to rebroadcast the show over the upcoming week at different times; the audience has drifted off to time slots most convenient for them. “I can watch that Lakers game live; Sarah’s show will be on again Wednesday at 7.” It would be interesting to see TOTAL numbers for the first episode vs. the second.


43 posted on 11/23/2010 12:56:21 PM PST by who knows what evil? (G-d saved more animals than people on the ark...www.siameserescue.org.)
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To: WebFocus

Sarah Palin’s... Ratings Plummet

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Awwww, ain’t that a cute, loaded phrase.

Sure to cause raging tumescence in the little peglets of those in Palin Hater land.


44 posted on 11/23/2010 12:58:10 PM PST by EyeGuy (RaceMarxist Obama: The Politics of Vengeance)
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To: WebFocus

...stirring, stirring, as the buzzing of the hornets in the nest reaches a crescendo...


45 posted on 11/23/2010 12:58:10 PM PST by moovova (Don't let Obama spoil the word "hope" for you...)
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To: WebFocus
Competition from Sunday Night Football and the American Music Awards may have impacted the numbers as well.

Considering that was the highest-rated football game of the SEASON, that is probably correct. I myself skipped her show to watch Vick's followup.

46 posted on 11/23/2010 12:58:55 PM PST by montag813 (http://www.facebook.com/StandWithArizona)
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To: dawn53
Obama won with 65 million votes, btw.

...without a TV program...

47 posted on 11/23/2010 12:59:37 PM PST by moovova (Don't let Obama spoil the word "hope" for you...)
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To: jersey117

“I flipped it on during the commercials and couldn’t believe the slutty looking, no-class women on that show.”

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It hip to be a ho.

And talk like a semi-civilized savage.


48 posted on 11/23/2010 1:00:46 PM PST by EyeGuy (RaceMarxist Obama: The Politics of Vengeance)
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To: moovova

What do you mean “without a TV program?” He had every public news broadcast, many cable news programs, MTV all the time, BET, etc.


49 posted on 11/23/2010 1:01:58 PM PST by CSM (Keeper of the "Dave Ramsey Fan" ping list. FReepmail me if you want your beeber stuned.)
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To: Robbin

That, and his giggle when Bristol told Sarah to get away with her Prom Hair!!!! That tickled me!!!! They are all PRECIOUS!!!


50 posted on 11/23/2010 1:02:44 PM PST by mpackard (Read my Lip-Stick)
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To: WebFocus

I didn’t watch it, because I planned to watch the rerun later this week. There are probably quite a few who did the same thing.


51 posted on 11/23/2010 1:03:04 PM PST by bamagirl1944 (That's short for Alabama, not Obama)
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To: Robbin

I guess I am not much of a reality show person.

I don’t watch Kate Plus Eight, the Kardashians, Survivor, Temptation Island, the bachelor show, or any of the others.

And I won’t watch this one again. Like I said, too much reality show for me, not enough Alaska.


52 posted on 11/23/2010 1:03:17 PM PST by earlJam
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To: CSM
He had every public news broadcast, many cable news programs, MTV all the time, BET, etc.

I stand corrected. Thank you Sir!

53 posted on 11/23/2010 1:04:02 PM PST by moovova (Don't let Obama spoil the word "hope" for you...)
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To: WebFocus

3 millions viewers is just fine....look at some of the other rating on TLC


54 posted on 11/23/2010 1:04:40 PM PST by The Wizard (Madam President is my President now and in the future)
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To: earlJam

I agree ... it’s silly to the point it’s unwatchable for anyone but the staunchest Palin koolaiders.. I had to change channels half way through the halibut part.. lets drive a hundred miles on a bus ride to watch Bristol try to hit a fish in the head with a bat... let’s see if Bristol can hit a clay pidgeon after the 20th pull... with Sarah non stop talking the whole time

I’d watch it if it was called Todd Palin’s Alaska and it was him and his buddies really fishing(not that fake fishing while the bears ran around), snow mobiling, flying and hunting in beautiful Alaska ala American Sportsman


55 posted on 11/23/2010 1:12:00 PM PST by Lib-Lickers 2
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To: WebFocus

hear hear, and there is a segment coming up next week when Sarah cries a little talking about Trig, and it damn near tore my heart out, what a wonderful wonderful woman......be warned.....when that part comes up next week, America will cry with her......

I had a Mom that great, and I thank God for her every night....


56 posted on 11/23/2010 1:13:28 PM PST by The Wizard (Madam President is my President now and in the future)
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To: BenLurkin; WebFocus
You certainly do like to play “poke the FReepers”.

Aren't FReepers adult enough to read negative articles without playing "shoot the messenger"?

57 posted on 11/23/2010 1:13:57 PM PST by EveningStar (Karl Marx is not one of our Founding Fathers.)
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To: WebFocus
Ratings Plummet (Down 40% in viewership from last week)

What do you expect? Half the people in the country are stuck in line at the airport, waiting for their rub-down.

58 posted on 11/23/2010 1:17:41 PM PST by meadsjn (Sarah 2012, or sooner)
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To: astyanax; WebFocus; McGruff
what was the point of posting this hard-hitting piece of journalism from the Hollywood Reporter?

The Hollywood Reporter has not yet been blocked as an unwelcome source on FR.

59 posted on 11/23/2010 1:18:23 PM PST by EveningStar (Karl Marx is not one of our Founding Fathers.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum
A lot of People including Family members are taping Sarah's Alaska and watching The multi Part Fox Special about the Conservative Revolution that started with Barry Goldwater.

Other People were watching the Sunday Night Football Game, and others were watching the Music Awards show. Sounds like with that Competition alone it was a great showing.

60 posted on 11/23/2010 1:19:34 PM PST by samantha (God and Country. Thank a Soldier for your freedoms.)
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