The Left and the media may hate her, but Sarah Palin is a ratings sensation.
Such appears to be the case given the announcement that Monday's episode of "Oprah" was the most watched for the daytime talk queen in two years.
Palin even drew more viewers than pop singer Whitney Houston when she sat with Oprah earlier this year.
Just imagine all the sighs and rolling eyes in newsrooms from coast to coast.
As THR.com reported Wednesday (h/t TVNewser):
Oprah Winfrey’s interview with former vp candidate Sarah Palin scored the talk show host her highest rating in two years.
Monday's episode of "The Oprah Winfrey Show" drew a 8.7 household rating and 13 share -- the best since Oprah had the entire Osmond family on the show in 2007.
That means Palin also topped Oprah's heavily viewed interviews with Whitney Houston at the start of the season.
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"sighs and rolling eyes in
Wed, 11/18/2009 - 16:45 ET by notonmywatch"sighs and rolling eyes in newsrooms from coast to coast"
Nah. Most of the hired screechers are impassive & couldn't give a darn offscreen!
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Sharon Stone
Wed, 11/18/2009 - 17:50 ET by countmein5050When Sharon was asked if she had seen the show her reply was truly monumental...'no....and I feel really good about that.'. Hilarious, especially considering I haven't watch the lame show since Oprah decided she needed to buy a president...a black president...and I feel really really good about that.
If Palin doesn't run for President she should
Wed, 11/18/2009 - 20:45 ET by thedailyzingstart her own TV show, similar to Oprah's, and I guarantee she'd get more ratings than Oprah...
Oprah is lame & she has lost all respect from me.
By the way, Lib's, why don't you all follow this link: http://thedailyzing.com/469/millions-hit-by-plague-worse-than-swine-flu/ and head to Arizona's 15th District... LOL!!
She might get higher ratings at first
Thu, 11/19/2009 - 01:16 ET by Jamiesonbut I doubt she could *maintain* higher ratings than Oprah. A lot of EXTREMELY talented people have tried to be the next Oprah over the years & failed. TV talk shows are an extremely competetive business. It's a lot tougher than it looks. It's extremely difficult to maintain the spontaniety, humour, charisma, wit, timing & energy needed to be the highest rated talk show in America, day after day, week after week, year after year. Sarah's a bright lady, but Oprah is BRILLIANT & I don't think Sarah is quite at that level.
Wait...a show featuring the
Wed, 11/18/2009 - 16:45 ET by balboaWait...a show featuring the Osmond family was the previous ratings champ for Oprah? Really? What, the Lennon Sisters weren't available?
→ Wunnerful Wunnerful Wunnerful
Wed, 11/18/2009 - 16:53 ET by Cool ArrowThe Jacksons couldn't dig up a last minute stand-in?
but but but
Wed, 11/18/2009 - 16:54 ET by jacktherippershe's a joke right?....right?
Proud HillBilly from NNY
Hey, everyone loves a good
Wed, 11/18/2009 - 16:56 ET by balboaHey, everyone loves a good joke. ;-)
→ Yeah
Wed, 11/18/2009 - 17:01 ET by Cool ArrowEven Alan Colmes didn't go along with the "Palin is a joke" idea.
He thought it was somehow different to refer to her as "amusement".
I hope liberals continue their attempts to marginalize conservative women.
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We can always hope.
Wed, 11/18/2009 - 17:25 ET by balboaWe can always hope.
→ Tru dat, bal
Wed, 11/18/2009 - 17:30 ET by Cool ArrowI don't think I've got anything to worry about.
As long as there are conservative women who ride into power, by virtue of their own effort rather than the coattails of their husbands, there will be liberals gnashing their teeth.
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Now THAT'S no joke
Wed, 11/18/2009 - 18:03 ET by StarAZCool Arrow--we agree for once.
It really kills liberals
Wed, 11/18/2009 - 18:49 ET by Radical1979It really kills liberals when the husbands are as good looking and supportive as Todd. Liberal woman can't stand it.
Actually, Cool
Thu, 11/19/2009 - 00:59 ET by RESTLESS 1Oprah decided she didn't need another lifeless interveiw.
"If the man, with the power, can't keep it under control...some heads are gonna roll." -Judas Priest
UUMM
Wed, 11/18/2009 - 16:59 ET by charlietexaswonder whats going through oprahs mind about now??
How soon can I get her back for part two?
Wed, 11/18/2009 - 17:33 ET by BlondeThat would be my guess.
I hope he fails, too.
Yeah--send over the money
Wed, 11/18/2009 - 18:02 ET by StarAZOprah=ratings=money. Endy story.
I Can Imagine
Wed, 11/18/2009 - 23:29 ET by countmein5050Something like this maybe: 'my poop is perfect...Dr. Oz said so....and black don't crack...Dr. Oz said so....and I wonder where I put those corn dogs I brought back from the State Fair...'.
Hadn't ever watched Oprah before
Wed, 11/18/2009 - 17:22 ET by carolina09The Palin interview was the first and probably the last Oprah show for me. Oprah seemed civil enough , despite the baiting "Thanksgiving" question. Others who are more familiar with Oprah said she was a little chilly. Any other watchers of Oprah have that opinion?
Re Thanksgiving Baiting
Wed, 11/18/2009 - 18:42 ET by slickwillie2001The Levi Thanksgiving question is the equivalent of asking Hillary if she would invite Monica to Thanksgiving with Bill at the White House. Would Oprah do that?
→ Don't think so slick
Wed, 11/18/2009 - 18:44 ET by Cool ArrowBut wouldn't they need an extra turkey?
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The audience was certainly
Wed, 11/18/2009 - 18:47 ET by Radical1979The audience was certainly chilly. It was as if they brought them over from The View. And Oprah wasn't gushing over Palin the way she gushes over authors who write depressing books about rape, incest, and dysfunctional families.
Was the applause edited out?
Wed, 11/18/2009 - 20:59 ET by carolina09I read somewhere that it might have been. Sort of the opposite of a laugh-track.
A positive possibility
Thu, 11/19/2009 - 03:27 ET by DeskpilotIf there was any true audience applause, might the sum total tape ti,e of that applause have been edited out to make room for more interview? 6 segments (guess, I couldn't watch) x 10 seconds of roll to commercial applause = 1 minute more interview time, which interview not left on the editing room floor? It's possible.
If you can read this, thank a teacher. If you can read it in English, You're welcome - Deskpilot, AM(H)1 (AW), USN (Ret)
I thought Oprah really liked her
Thu, 11/19/2009 - 01:22 ET by JamiesonAnd I could tell Oprah was genuinley charmed at the end when Sarah admitted that Oprah would always be the queen & that no one could ever replace her & how much of a source of inspiration Oprah was to her when Sarah was a stay at home mom in the 1990s. Oprah got a bit teary eyed at that moment. Oprah's best friend (for over 30 years) Gayle King also had a lot of warm words for Sarah the next morning on "Morning Joe". She said even though she disagreed with Sarah's politics, she found her extremely likeable & would like to see her run against Obama.
So what does this say about
Wed, 11/18/2009 - 18:52 ET by Radical1979So what does this say about Americans? Pay attention MSM, Americans are more interested in hard working intact families than people with great talent who blew it on drugs and a scuzzy ex husband.
?
Wed, 11/18/2009 - 19:42 ET by owlpelletsWonder what it would have done for Tubbo's ratings if she had invited "Smokin' Joe Biden" instead? Nobody messes with Joe ya'know.....
Don't blame me....I voted for Palin...
→ As evidenced
Wed, 11/18/2009 - 19:49 ET by Cool ArrowAs evidenced by today's estimate that government fraud has only risen to $98 villion so far this year.
Heck no! If I was stealing from the Obama Administration, I wouldn't want to stir up the gatekeeper either. It's party time!
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villion?
Wed, 11/18/2009 - 19:59 ET by JerIs that something like a 'villainous billion'? :-)
Jer
→ Vermillion Billion
Wed, 11/18/2009 - 20:07 ET by Cool ArrowFunds borrowed from the Chicoms.
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Gotcha...and here I thought our Chinese debt
Wed, 11/18/2009 - 20:15 ET by JerGotcha...and here I thought our Chinese debt was measured in "chinchillions".
Jer
→ Sounds cuddly
Wed, 11/18/2009 - 20:18 ET by Cool ArrowHave you run that by PETA?
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I'm a little peeved with
Wed, 11/18/2009 - 20:28 ET by JerI'm a little peeved with PETA. I've been waiting over two years now for their permission to install a bug zapper.
Jer
→ How true, Jer
Wed, 11/18/2009 - 20:32 ET by Cool ArrowAnd if a PETA member contracts a venereal disease, do they murder all those billions of spyrochetes with penicilin?
Doesn't that make them . . . wait for it . . .
Worse than Hitler?
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Probably...especially since
Wed, 11/18/2009 - 20:37 ET by JerProbably...especially since Adolf had a soft spot for dogs [well, at least until that little cyanide deal at the end].
Jer
Jer & -->
Wed, 11/18/2009 - 20:40 ET by MrShyThen PETA would call in it's internal investigative offshoot, PETMLO (People for the Ethical Treatment of Microscopic Living Organisms) and put that person on trial for war crimes.
Good point...even I think
Wed, 11/18/2009 - 20:57 ET by JerGood point...even I think the accused should be afforded the opportunity to find suitable homes for all abused microbes before prosecution.
Jer
In Two Years....
Wed, 11/18/2009 - 20:08 ET by jarrett.edwardsBest Rating in Two Years so wouldn't that include Obama on the show?
Cool arrow, when I get my
Wed, 11/18/2009 - 20:28 ET by TomoramaCool arrow, when I get my own show, I will need a co-host and writer, your hired dude.
If you get more popular than me, I will throw you under the bus and report that you voted for Obama and have an I hate Reagan T-shirt for jammies.
My people will call your people and yes, you will be paid in chinchillions............
A great man once said, YOU only get out of life what YOU put into it, he obviously wasn't a liberal.
→ That's OK with me Tomorama
Wed, 11/18/2009 - 20:30 ET by Cool ArrowI'll be under the bus with Woody Harrelson, smoking a universal joint.
I don't do drugs, but I can't pass up a good pun.
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Leftists Wallowing in their Own Crapulance
Wed, 11/18/2009 - 20:42 ET by DoktorFrankenIt's hard to ignore the constant (and I do mean constant) barrage the media and the Left in general have been heaping on Governor Sarah Palin. But, logically speaking, if you put aside all of their lies and smears and extremely childish attacks, the Left is scared crapless of Sarah. They cannot sustain this and still hope to reach the people that believe this huge pile of crapulance. Even Leftists cannot stay ignorant forever.
Sarah Palin will win the day. There ARE enough Conservatives in this country to put her on top and push the Affirmative Action A-Holes out of the White House. It may take weeks to fumigate and scrub the filth out of our country's House but it can, and it WILL be done. I have all the confidence in the world that Sarah will win.
Sarah Palin: The Most Dangerous Conservative In America
balboa
Thu, 11/19/2009 - 00:43 ET by owlpelletsMaybe it's time foe El Tubbo to interview Olberman....or maybe Madcow? She could do them at the same time as they are the same guy. Nobody has ever seen them both at the same time. I'm sure plenty of folk would tune in for her hard hitting interview.
Don't blame me....I voted for Palin...