'Sarah Palin's Alaska' Breaks TLC Ratings Record

2:14 PM 11/15/2010 by James Hibberd



Sarah Palin's documentary / travelogue / reality / biopic shattered TLC ratings records Sunday night.

The debut of Sarah Palin's Alaska delivered a whopping 5 million viewers.

The first episode of the eight-part series was the most-watched program launch in TLC's history.

Some are calling the series a 2012 campaign ad, http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162- ... 03544.html while producer Mark Burnett has defended the show as "completely non political." http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and- ... mpaign-ad/


Tim Goodman's THR review said both Palin's fans and critics will find what they're looking for in the show. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review ... aska-42949

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.

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