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Kate Gosselin Visit Brings Ratings Boost to Sarah Palin’s Alaska

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Mock it if you must as a coming together of reality show titans, but the stranger-than-fiction matchup of Kate Plus 8 star Kate Gosselin and Mama Grizzly Sarah Palin packed a proverbial punch in the ratings Sunday night, but perhaps not quite the knockout TLC had hoped for.

Highly hyped, the Gosselin visit pushed SPAlaska to 3.1 million viewers Sunday, an increase of 11 percent from the previous week–and not quite the showstopper that many were clearly expecting, says the Hollywood Reporter:

That’s…a pretty mild gain considering the pre-air publicity and Gosselin’s normal star power on the network.

The matchup between Palin and Gosselin was described as a bit of a rollercoaster affair in The Wall Street Journal’s Speakeasy blog:

Though Gosselin initially gets along with Palin — the two bond over their love/hate relationships with the media — she falls apart when out in the “wild,” complaining about everything from the cold to the moose hot dogs. After Kate packs up her kids and leaves, Palin observes: “Well, I thought we were gonna go camping with the Gosselins… Turned out, we didn’t. We had lunch with them on a sand bar.”

Watch the pair’s decidedly awkward meeting–including a tour of Palin’s home and in-house TV studio–here, from TLC:

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  • Atticus Draco


    Kate was a wet rag

  • Probably NOT wrong

    Damn good show!
    Kate nearly froze her ass off, but all the kids had a ball!
    But what I like best is the over 3 million viewers are going to
    set the haters here and on MSNBC crazy again.
    MSNBC would kill to have that many viewers during ANY one hour
    period.
    Maybe if they sent them all on a cold camping trip somewhere!
    Love it!

  • Atticus Draco

    Probably NOT wrong said:
    MSNBC would kill to have that many viewers during ANY one hour
    period.

    HA!
    True!

  • stoogedudes

    I watched the last few minutes and I gotta say, Kate Gosselin made me feel sympathy for Mrs. Palin. Wow, I wanted to scream at Gosselin.

    All in all, I enjoyed the show, save for Gosselin’s incessant whining. It made me like Palin more personally (NOT politically).

    When I was in Boy Scouts, I camped out in 10 degree, snowy weather in a smallc cabin my troop built from logs and straw, no heat, in a sleeping bag that was suitable for 35 degrees and up. I survived it. Sure, I complained that I was cold, but I loved the campout! If Gosselin was with me, I’d have taken her snipe hunting. ;D

  • Atticus Draco

    stoogedudes said:
    Kate Gosselin made me feel sympathy for Mrs. Palin

    I FELT SORRY FOR KIDS!!!

    “Jesus lady,,, dont act like a btch in front of the kids!!”

    “What do you mean you like it here?!!!”
    “THIS AINT FUN,, THIS AINT A FUN PLACE,, QUIT ACTING LIKE YOU’RE HAVING FUN!!!”

  • The Real Royal King

    Amazing how that three minute clip seemed so much longer. Much, much longer. Much, much, much longer. I wish I could get that time back. That confirmed my belief there is no reincarnation. If there were, I’d have to watch this again.

  • AngelPeters

    Considering the kind of ratings Kate brought in for TLC with her reality show, they have got to be disappointed. Palin has real appeal, but it’s limited.

  • http://gordonbloyershow.com gordonbloyershow

    Should I repeat it again, the ratings in December are always lower because of the holidays.
    Why do you think the networks are using repeats instead of new shows.

  • Just4thefax

    Fact: Watching Sarah in Alaska really does make me want to bring a few vacation dollars their way!

  • Just4thefax

    stoogedudes said:
    I watched the last few minutes and I gotta say, Kate Gosselin made me feel sympathy for Mrs. Palin. Wow, I wanted to scream at Gosselin. All in all, I enjoyed the show, save for Gosselin’s incessant whining. It made me like Palin more personally (NOT politically). When I was in Boy Scouts, I camped out in 10 degree, snowy weather in a smallc cabin my troop built from logs and straw, no heat, in a sleeping bag that was suitable for 35 degrees and up. I survived it. Sure, I complained that I was cold, but I loved the campout! If Gosselin was with me, I’d have taken her snipe hunting. ;D

    Fact: You need to have a large tent for her bus load of kids!

  • The_Reasonable_Lib

    Atticus Draco said:

    Sarah is a wet rag

    No thanks necessary.

  • The_Reasonable_Lib

    gordonbloyershow said:
    Should I repeat it again, the ratings in December are always lower because of the holidays.
    Why do you think the networks are using repeats instead of new shows.

    Didn’t fox just air new episodes of Family Guy and American Dad yesterday?

  • Linda

    This is news worthy? NOT! She is making me as sick as Beck! lol

  • Seeing 2012 From My Window

    Hey how about a piece on how Obama’s appearance on Mythbuster’s didn’t match even Palin’s lowest night?

  • Seeing 2012 From My Window

    Linda says:
    This is news worthy? NOT! She is making me as sick as Beck! lol

    Take some pepto Linda, they’re not goin anywhere!

  • jjay7381

    *yawn* Who ares about these two idiots?

  • jjay7381

    gordonbloyershow said:
    Should I repeat it again, the ratings in December are always lower because of the holidays.
    Why do you think the networks are using repeats instead of new shows.

    If they knew the ratings would be lower, why did they run it in December? Hmmm…

  • jjay7381

    Just4thefax said:
    Fact: Watching Sarah in Alaska really does make me want to bring a few vacation dollars their way!

    Fact: Reading your stupid comment makes me want to get eaten by a bear!

  • jjay7381

    AngelPeters said:
    Considering the kind of ratings Kate brought in for TLC with her reality show, they have got to be disappointed. Palin has real appeal, but it’s limited.

    Yeah, VERY limited.

  • jjay7381

    Atticus Draco said:
    HA!
    True!

    Ratings do not translate into quality. Porn channels get lots of viewers too.

  • stoogedudes

    Just4thefax said:
    Fact: You need to have a large tent for her bus load of kids!

    Yeah, I agree, haha. I read somewhere that if Sarah Palin becomes President, she needs to make Gosselin her Secretary of Labor, since she’s been in it so many times… ;)

  • Kermit

    jjay7381 said:
    Ratings do not translate into quality. Porn channels get lots of viewers too.

    lol Absolutely! I think they use them for the Rah-Rah fox boys to make them feel better…..

  • Nacho

    Palin/Gosselin 2012!

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  • http://gordonbloyershow.com gordonbloyershow

    The_Reasonable_Lib said:
    Didn’t fox just air new episodes of Family Guy and American Dad yesterday?

    In case you didn’t notice ABC ran all repeats tonight. CBS did the same Friday night. They are all running repeats at various times. Try nit piking somewhere else. I didn’t say they ALL were running repeats EVERY NIGHT. MORON.

  • http://gordonbloyershow.com gordonbloyershow

    jjay7381 said:
    Ratings do not translate into quality. Porn channels get lots of viewers too.

    You should know about the porn channels. How many of those movies are you in? jjay does Dallas?
    Do you deep throat the senator? Monica is that you?

  • http://gordonbloyershow.com gordonbloyershow

    jjay7381 said:
    me want to get eaten by a bear!

    I bet YOU do.

  • http://gordonbloyershow.com gordonbloyershow

    jjay7381 said:
    If they knew the ratings would be lower, why did they run it in December? Hmmm…

    They knew you would be watching between BJ’s.

  • jjay7381

    Gordon Bloyer is a dirty old man who likes to go on blogs and make up sick perverted fantasies about female college students and blowjobs!

  • jjay7381

    gordonbloyershow said:
    You should know about the porn channels. How many of those movies are you in? jjay does Dallas?
    Do you deep throat the senator? Monica is that you?

    Gordo, you humor falls so so flat.

  • jjay7381

    gordonbloyershow said:
    They knew you would be watching between BJ’s.

    You are sick. You should be on a sex offender list. You disgusting old man! I’m so glad you’re old and close to death!

  • w_t_f

    Seeing 2012 From My Window said:
    Take some pepto Linda, they’re not goin anywhere!

    wtf is with you and the pepto tonight? have you been having a very bad bout with diarreah? close your drapes and go back to bed. no ones missed you here.

  • w_t_f

    jjay7381 said:
    You are sick. You should be on a sex offender list. You disgusting old man! I’m so glad you’re old and close to death!

    yeah he even has a video of himself stalking a woman and taping her. he used the excuse she was parked in a handicap space. he probably followed her home as well. definitely a perv.

  • BFD

    Wait, why is this show called sarah palins ALASKA again?

  • skyfet

    That is where she belongs, “Reality” TV. Not in the realism of peoples life.

  • timcajun

    Just4thefax says:

    Fact: Watching Sarah in Alaska really does make me want to bring a few vacation dollars their way!

    Fact: I have a theory that you are not really this goofy or strange, but you are joking! Please don’t prove me wrong! I will await the grade school name calling and the pat on the back to yourself for thinking your are not a clown!

  • Sunnyr

    Sarah Palin for PRESIDENT!

    Kate Gosslin for Bitchof theYear.

    Go Sarah!

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