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Nearly Five Million Viewers Visit SPAlaska, Breaking TLC Premiere Record

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It shouldn’t come as much of a surprise, but Sarah Palin’s Alaska, Sarah Palin‘s new reality show, became the most watched premiere ever in TLC history, with nearly five millino viewers.

Here are some more details about the widely-promoted, much-discussed first show:

The show had 4,960,000 total viewers, while bringing in 1.8 million in the A25-54 demographic. It was the best premiere ever for the network, beating What Not To Wear‘s 2003 debut.

As THRFeed.com, it’s not close to the best ratings ever on TLC:

TLC has hit bigger numbers over the years for non-premiere episodes, with Jon & Kate Plus Eight pulling about 10 million for one episode during the peak of its tabloid headlines.

Will the numbers hold? Like most shows, you could expect some ratings decline. But it isn’t like most shows – sometimes (Jersey Shore for example), the ratings increase thanks to heavy buzz, which this show certainly has.

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  • disenlightened

    Palin is laughing all the way to the bank. Keep attacking her, fools. Methinks ye protest too much.

  • Seeing 2012 From My Window

    Man, DonnaK is gonna flippin lose it !!

  • paulmdoro

    disenlightened said:
    Palin is laughing all the way to the bank. Keep attacking her, fools. Methinks ye protest too much.

    Indeed she is, which begs the question, who, really are the fools?

  • Moderate

    Why would anyone give up that much money to run for president?

  • paulmdoro

    Moderate said:
    Why would anyone give up that much money to run for president?

    Good question.

  • Probably NOT wrong

    More than all MSNBC combined!
    You can’t make this up!!

    And watch Fat Eddie, Tinkles, KO and the rest
    of those idiots try to spin it against Sarah
    for the next few nights.

    DonnaK just CRAPPED her knickers!!

    ROTFLMAO!! Lean Forward

  • RobDavis

    paulmdoro said:
    Indeed she is, which begs the question, who, really are the fools?

    Yep, and she’ll be spending all those fools gold, too.

  • paulmdoro

    Folks, 15-20 million people watch Two-and-a-Half Men every week. Quality and relevance has nothing to do with ratings. It’s not like everyone’s gathered around the water cooler talking about whatever Charlie Sheen’s character did the night before, and no one is losing any sleep over the fact that it’s a top 10 show. There are far more important matters in life.

  • fallenchicken

    5 million is about how many votes she will get in 2012

  • The Real Royal King

    fallenchicken said:
    5 million is about how many votes she will get in 2012

    Probably twice as many.

  • The Real Royal King

    I think it’s like blowing your nose. You know you shouldn’t look at the tissue, and you don’t want to, but you just can’t stop yourself.

  • http://gordonbloyershow.com gordonbloyershow

    It was only a matter of time before the idiots would compare apples to oranges. LOL. More people did not vote for the republicans than did, but WHO won.

    Drugged out idiots watch 21/2 Men. They would vote for Hannah Montana for president. Notice all of the Palin haters are people hiding behind phony names. They are the cowards of the internet. Even the Obama administration is getting tired of the anonomys clowns that spread lies on the internet. They want to expose their IP adress. Look out, they will get you.

  • The_Reasonable_Lib

    Meanwhile Peter and ois are laughing their way to 7 million every viewing.

  • The_Reasonable_Lib

    gordonbloyershow said:
    It was only a matter of time before the idiots would compare apples to oranges. LOL. More people did not vote for the republicans than did, but WHO won.

    Drugged out idiots watch 21/2 Men. They would vote for Hannah Montana for president. Notice all of the Palin haters are people hiding behind phony names. They are the cowards of the internet. Even the Obama administration is getting tired of the anonomys clowns that spread lies on the internet. They want to expose their IP adress. Look out, they will get you.

    Yes, “cowards” of the internet. Forgive me for being a coward who doesn’t want to get a bomb in the mail because I beat some random psycho on xbox live. Do you even realize how much of an idiot you sound are?

  • The_Reasonable_Lib

    The_Reasonable_Lib said:
    Meanwhile Peter and ois are laughing their way to 7 million every viewing.

    *Lois

  • disenlightened

    The Real Royal King said:
    I think it’s like blowing your nose. You know you shouldn’t look at the tissue, and you don’t want to, but you just can’t stop yourself.

    Just face it, Palin represents the mother every liberal secretly wishes they had – smart, successful, loving and not incarcerated or on probation. Nyuk, nyuk.

  • nrgetick

    JEEEZZUUS fucking christ. Thanks alot mccain.,.fuckin asshole

  • timzank

    Moderate said:
    Why would anyone give up that much money to run for president?

    my guess is she never had any intention of running and never will. I’m sure she’s quite content letting people think she will and thus causing major anxiety in the likes of TRRK & friends. she has more power and wealth than a term as President could ever bring her.

    To put it in terms you slugs can understand, she won.

  • nrgetick

    “Just face it, Palin represents the mother every liberal secretly wishes they had – smart, successful, loving and not incarcerated or on probation. Nyuk, nyuk.”

    she maybe the MILF fantasy of all liberals.,.,ha ha

    smart? lol your joking right

  • nrgetick

    “To put it in terms you slugs can understand, she won”

    h aha you phony rightwing capitalists would think that.

  • Probably NOT wrong

    The Super Bpwl has more viewers also.
    Point is her one show on TLC kicked all of MSNBC
    COMBINED!! COMBINED!!
    And you lefty nutsacks can’t stand it!!
    (__o__) (__x__)

  • The Real Royal King

    timzank said:
    my guess is she never had any intention of running and never will. I’m sure she’s quite content letting people think she will and thus causing major anxiety in the likes of TRRK & friends. she has more power and wealth than a term as President could ever bring her.

    To put it in terms you slugs can understand, she won.

    The only flaw in your argument is as to power. The recent elections indicated she was not the kingmaker she proclaimed herself to be. But, I tend to think the money is far more important to her. She is one of those people who seem to find affirmation in money.

  • Probably NOT wrong

    And there are about 7 more segments.
    LOL

  • disenlightened

    nrgetick said:
    she maybe the MILF fantasy of all liberals.,.,ha ha

    I suppose, if you’re the kind of person who has a “MILF fantasy”. Personally, I don’t fantasize about corrupting and destroying families. Dumb people don’t get to her level.

  • timzank

    nrgetick said:
    “To put it in terms you slugs can understand, she won” h aha you phony rightwing capitalists would think that.

    She’s a party leader weilding enormous influence, she’s a media mogul worth tens of millions, she drives every abortion loving, chardonnay sipping socialist democrat stark raving mad, yeah….I’d say it’s safe to say ‘she won”.

  • timzank

    The Real Royal King said:
    The only flaw in your argument is as to power. The recent elections indicated she was not the kingmaker she proclaimed herself to be. But, I tend to think the money is far more important to her. She is one of those people who seem to find affirmation in money.

    are we paying your tuition??

  • The Real Royal King

    timzank said:
    She’s a party leader weilding enormous influence, she’s a media mogul worth tens of millions, she drives every abortion loving, chardonnay sipping socialist democrat stark raving mad, yeah….I’d say it’s safe to say ’she won”.

    I’m afraid, Tim Z. Angst, with that liter of drivel, you just became a cliché.

  • The Real Royal King

    timzank said:
    are we paying your tuition??

    I should think you pay so little in taxes it would scarcely warrant mention.

  • timzank

    So we ARE paying your tuition! 5 o’clock kingy, better get to the school cafeteria before the mac & cheese gets cold.

  • The Real Royal King

    timzank said:
    So we ARE paying your tuition! 5 o’clock kingy, better get to the school cafeteria before the mac & cheese gets cold.

    It’s been many, many years since you’ve been to a school cafeteria, hasn’t it?

  • timzank

    and TRRK, if you don’t think she has clout, name ONE dem politician than can draw people like she can. The only one close WAS Obama, and those days are over, he can’t fill a town hall and he’s the frickin prez…

    Yep, she won and you guys lost.

  • timzank

    The Real Royal King said:
    It’s been many, many years since you’ve been to a school cafeteria, hasn’t it?

    They have great mac & cheese at my sons school. They don’t have it at your school?

  • http://gordonbloyershow.com gordonbloyershow

    The_Reasonable_Lib said:
    Yes, “cowards” of the internet. Forgive me for being a coward who doesn’t want to get a bomb in the mail because I beat some random psycho on xbox live. Do you even realize how much of an idiot you sound are?

    No I don’t because you are the one that sounds like an idiot. You just admitted that you are a coward. Of course you would give your real name. Cowards are cowards and you wear it well.

  • The Real Royal King

    timzank said:
    and TRRK, if you don’t think she has clout, name ONE dem politician than can draw people like she can. The only one close WAS Obama, and those days are over, he can’t fill a town hall and he’s the frickin prez…

    Yep, she won and you guys lost.

    But, didn’t you just say she wasn’t a politician? Let’s compare her to Lohan or Brees. They draw much better, in the case of Lohan, when she’s not in jail, in the case of Brees, during the season.

  • timzank

    The Real Royal King said:
    But, didn’t you just say she wasn’t a politician? Let’s compare her to Lohan or Brees. They draw much better, in the case of Lohan, when she’s not in jail, in the case of Brees, during the season.

    So I guess that means you can’t name one, huh? I’m serious about the mac & cheese too man, if they don’t serve it at your school demand it!! good comfort food when you’re away from home.

  • timzank

    BTW Kingy, if you scroll up, you’ll see I called her a party leader. Now get on off to supper skippy, you might miss dessert too.

  • The Real Royal King

    timzank said:
    So I guess that means you can’t name one, huh? I’m serious about the mac & cheese too man, if they don’t serve it at your school demand it!! good comfort food when you’re away from home.

    I think we’re a bit less inclined to goose step under the banner of some emotionally unstable zealot. But, you all do a lovely job of it.

  • The_Reasonable_Lib

    disenlightened said:
    I suppose, if you’re the kind of person who has a “MILF fantasy”. Personally, I don’t fantasize about corrupting and destroying families. Dumb people don’t get to her level.

    Really? Did you miss 2000-2008?

  • timzank

    The Real Royal King said:
    I think we’re a bit less inclined to goose step under the banner of some emotionally unstable zealot. But, you all do a lovely job of it.

    you can’t name a dem that can draw crowd can ya?? heh heh heh…we won….

  • The Real Royal King

    timzank said:
    you can’t name a dem that can draw crowd can ya?? heh heh heh…we won….

    What’s the prize?

  • disenlightened

    The_Reasonable_Lib said:
    Really? Did you miss 2000-2008?

    You meant 1993-2000. Woo Pig Sooie!

  • TristramShandy

    Good for Sarah Palin! Good for TLC! Maybe it was the nasty review in the New Yorker that brought in the crowd?

  • TristramShandy

    Has it been definitely established that THE REAL ROYAL KING is not Keith Olbermann? I’ll bet he is… heh heh

  • DonnaK

    Big deal, didn’t people really expect big numbers? Let me tell all you braggers, those are not all Palin voters, some are just curious, wouldn’t consider voting for her—some just love the Alaska scenery. I notice the number of younger people was not so big, it is all the old white guys like the ones on here that want to watch Palin. So just simmer down, just like all the people that are keeping the daughter on DWTS, we’ll see how many come out for her if she runs for President!!!! lol

  • The_Reasonable_Lib

    timzank said:
    you can’t name a dem that can draw crowd can ya?? heh heh heh…we won….

    I know one by the name of Barack Obama who drew a crowd of about 69,456,897

  • The_Reasonable_Lib

    disenlightened said:
    You meant 1993-2000. Woo Pig Sooie!

    No, I meant 2000-2008

  • The_Reasonable_Lib

    disenlightened said:
    You meant 1993-2000. Woo Pig Sooie!

    oh, I get it, you’re yet another notsosmart alt

  • Seeing 2012 From My Window

    TristramShandy says:
    Has it been definitely established that THE REAL ROYAL KING is not Keith Olbermann? I’ll bet he is… heh heh

    I’ve been saying that for awhile. It’s makes total sense, right?! That over-bloated ego is a dead giveaway!

  • Pablo

    paulmdoro said:
    Indeed she is, which begs the question, who, really are the fools?

    People who bet against her. And that’s really not what begging the question means.

  • Pablo

    The Real Rabid Kook said:
    The recent elections indicated she was not the kingmaker she proclaimed herself to be

    When did she do that, Kook?

  • Pablo

    The_Reasonable_Lib said:
    I know one by the name of Barack Obama who drew a crowd of about 69,456,897

    I am the entertainer,
    The idol of my age.
    I make all kinds of money,
    When I go on the stage.
    Ah, you’ve seen me in the papers,
    I’ve been in the magazines.
    But if I go cold,
    I won’t get sold.
    I’ll get put in the back
    In the discount rack,
    Like another can of beans.*

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  • The_Reasonable_Lib

    gordonbloyershow said:
    No I don’t because you are the one that sounds like an idiot. You just admitted that you are a coward. Of course you would give your real name. Cowards are cowards and you wear it well.

    You’ve got to be the biggest idiot alive; you don’t even realize when when you’re being mocked. Only an idiot actually puts their information out on their idiot. Having a screenname means absolutely nothing, you fucking dumbass.

  • SmartAlec

    Pablo said:
    I am the entertainer,
    The idol of my age.
    I make all kinds of money,
    When I go on the stage.

    I can name that tune in 2 notes.
    (The Entertainer, Billy Joel, from Streetlife Serenade 1974)

  • http://gordonbloyershow.com gordonbloyershow

    The_Reasonable_Lib said:
    You’ve got to be the biggest idiot alive; you don’t even realize when when you’re being mocked. Only an idiot actually puts their information out on their idiot. Having a screenname means absolutely nothing, you fucking dumbass.

    LOL You don’t know when you sound stupid. Your stupid defence of hiding behind a phony name is a joke. You are a coward and everyone knows it.

  • pakattak

    gordonbloyershow said:
    Drugged out idiots watch 21/2 Men.

    I don’t even think ‘drugged out idiots’ like 2 1/2 men.

  • Nachi

    Tis but the intellectual level of drop-out Murcuhns. Yup.

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