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‘Sarah Palin’s Alaska’ Premiere Draws 5 Million, Breaks TLC Ratings Record
TV Newser ^ | November 15, 2010 | Alex Werpin

Posted on 11/15/2010 11:29:26 AM PST by Beaten Valve

The ratings are in, and it looks like “Sarah Palin’s Alaska” is a hit. TLC says nearly 5 million total viewers tuned in to the premiere of the series.

In case you haven’t seen our previous coverage, “Sarah Palin’s Alaska” is a documentary series from producer Mark Burnett and starring former Alaska governor and Fox News Channel contributor Sarah Palin.

TLC says 4.96 million total viewers tuned in, including 1.8 million adults 25-54, and 1.6 million adults 18-49, two of the network’s key demos. That is the best premiere in network history with regards to total viewers, beating the 2003 debut of “What Not to Wear.”


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Front Page News; News/Current Events; US: Alaska
KEYWORDS: alaska; breaks; million; obama; palin; palins; premiere; presidentpalin; ratings; record; sarahpalin; sarahpalins; sarahpalinsalaska; tlc
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To: fish hawk
why didn’t she have that same grit instead of walking as governor??

That's po's them more than anything. They thought they could harass her till bankruptcy and she did the unexpected! LOL! They are still reeling from that.
141 posted on 11/16/2010 2:29:31 AM PST by presently no screen name ("Thus you nullify the word of God by your tradition that you have handed down.." Mark 7:13)
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To: Candor7

And there are many that don’t get TLC that would have watched it.


142 posted on 11/16/2010 2:30:56 AM PST by presently no screen name ("Thus you nullify the word of God by your tradition that you have handed down.." Mark 7:13)
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To: WebFocus

“My only gripe is: Sarah Palin talks all the time. Talk. Talk. Talk. Talk. Talk. Even when she was climbing the base of the mountain (without GLOVES !). It’s like she thinks with her mouth. It got kinda annoying towards the end.”

That is something she really needs to work on.


143 posted on 11/16/2010 4:07:59 AM PST by ari-freedom (Islam is at war against America, while America is at the mall.)
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To: WVNan

“God figure, I had just the exact opposite reaction. The fishing part was my least favorite part. I loved the rock climbing part. I think I was amazed that Sarah would let that episode stay in the show. She was truly wanting to opt out of that climb, but she was cognizant of not “giving up” no matter what. I think that it showed her true grit more than anything. She could have opted out and cut it from the show. Her ego was not so large that she would stop them from showing her fear and struggle on the final cut. “

That’s the one quote that people will use against her. “oh ho ho! But you DID quit as governor, uh huh?” I don’t think she’s the kind of person who gives a flying patootie what they will say.


144 posted on 11/16/2010 4:16:05 AM PST by ari-freedom (Islam is at war against America, while America is at the mall.)
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To: ari-freedom

I agree it was a bit much. The whole rock climbing ordeal was over the top and contrived. Todd is the quiet one.

On balance her talk and his quiet seem to work.


145 posted on 11/16/2010 4:19:19 AM PST by bert (K.E. N.P. N.C. +12 ..... History is a process, not an event)
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To: bert

I noticed the “45 minutes later” :)


146 posted on 11/16/2010 4:23:44 AM PST by ari-freedom (Islam is at war against America, while America is at the mall.)
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To: Beaten Valve
I loved it! Was also pleasantly surprised to read that some of her detractors have admitted that she comes across very likable (MSNBC Hardball panel) and that this may help her.

The whacked out lib from salon.com Joan something or other, felt it helps her.

If I am aloud to say this...Sarah sure has great legs! I knew she had great legs, but I did not realize to what extent until now.

She is a rare beauty from head to toe, inside and out. And what`s wrong with great legs in the White House I ask???

147 posted on 11/16/2010 4:35:09 AM PST by Friendofgeorge (SARAH 2012 OR BUST)
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To: Beaten Valve
*** This news will surely make the liberal's heads explode.. ***

It sure has.
There's a DUmmie FUnnie thread on it today (Tues). It's posted under 'Bloggers'.

The moonbats over at the DU Ant Farm are apoplectic.

148 posted on 11/16/2010 5:10:29 AM PST by Condor51 (SAT CONG!)
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To: Beaten Valve

I can assure you that liberals were watching it. They probably taped it. They love to hate her but can’t get enough of her. Palin derangement syndrome.


149 posted on 11/16/2010 6:23:51 AM PST by mojitojoe (In itÂ’s 1600 years of existence, Islam has 2 main accomplishments, psychotic violence and goat curr)
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To: Qwackertoo
"She is a Sarah fan & will be voting for the first time in 2012."

Funny you should say that. My nephew also votes for the first time in 2012 and he cannot wait. A Sarah fan too, he is registering as an R with a family full of Ds. Times, they are changin.

150 posted on 11/16/2010 6:32:44 AM PST by maxter (Ignorance is not bliss, it is devastating, and we are witnessing some of the fruits of it.)
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To: onyx

ABC, I believe, also didn’t want “Monk” so it ended up on USA!!!!!


151 posted on 11/16/2010 6:51:11 AM PST by GoldwaterChick (We Snowflakes will always remember our beloved Snowman with the incandescent smile.)
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To: dools0007world
I think the next time she does this she ought to invite the porker Rove along.

Just don't let him have a gun.

152 posted on 11/16/2010 7:24:34 AM PST by UCANSEE2 (Lame and ill-informed post)
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To: presently no screen name
Some teenagers are just dumb.

Yet, oddly, they believe they 'know' more than everyone else.

153 posted on 11/16/2010 7:31:15 AM PST by UCANSEE2 (Lame and ill-informed post)
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To: Beaten Valve

RUSH made a good point today. these numbers beat every newscable show. including BOR, Hannity, Greta not to mention the CNN, MSNBC types. Or in other words Palin now has a platform to go over the heads of all the cablenews shows.


154 posted on 11/16/2010 11:13:29 AM PST by unseen1
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To: pillut48

As much as I love Sarah, this “crap” is stuck with her forever. Tons of grit going after and winning the governorship then no grit on sticking out(what ever your excuses for doing so is). Look what W went through, do you guys think he should have walked? Well he didn’t, he had what John Wayne called true grit. His numbers were in the thirties, the MSM and all the press was on his butt constantly calling him stupid and illiterate, they called him a liar and cheat, yet, he stuck it out.


155 posted on 11/16/2010 1:04:12 PM PST by fish hawk
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To: fish hawk

I don’t remember President Bush having to use thousands of taxpayer dollars to fight back vengeful ethics charges every minute of every day like Governor Palin had to do—ALL of them unfounded, IIRC...President Bush? Not so much, unless that happened to him to, having to answer charges every minute of every day thus taking his focus and attention away from what was important for the people of America...

Governor Palin didn’t resign because she was afraid of fighting back. She quit FOR the people of Alaska.

Meh. PDS. I HATE finding it here on FR!!! >:-(


156 posted on 11/16/2010 1:39:16 PM PST by pillut48 (Israel doesn't have a friend in President Obama...and neither does the USA! (h/t pgkdan))
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To: fish hawk

Nonsense.

Leaving the Alaskan Governorship was a shrewd and calculated move, which freed Palin to go forward with her Presidential ambitions.

Since she left, she has rallied the conservative movement to elect many Tea Party members; she has raised millions for conservative candidates; she has proven her attraction as a media star; and she has earned millions of dollars to spend on her next campaign.

Sarah is a doer, not a whiner. She is an overcomer. She gives her enemies the fits. What a perfect strategerist she is! No one can refudiate her.


157 posted on 11/16/2010 2:29:42 PM PST by Palladin (PA. Goes Republican! Gloating feels good!!)
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To: Palladin
LOL , listen to yourself. “she's an over comer”. She didn't seem to overcome the media and left back then. You guys are too much. So in love with Sarah you have closed your mind to reality and talk stupid now. Let's just say she left it behind her and moved on, it sounds so much better than the word you can't handle..."quit".
158 posted on 11/16/2010 4:16:43 PM PST by fish hawk
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To: pillut48

What ever.


159 posted on 11/16/2010 4:19:37 PM PST by fish hawk
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To: fish hawk

Hate much?


160 posted on 11/16/2010 9:10:16 PM PST by Palladin (PA. Goes Republican! Gloating feels good!!)
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