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Sarah Palin's Alaska
StarringSarah Palin
Todd Palin
Bristol Palin
Opening theme'Follow Me There' by Third Day
Country of originUnited States
No. of episodes8
Production
Executive producerMark Burnett
Original release
NetworkTLC
ReleaseNovember 14, 2010[1]

Sarah Palin's Alaska is an American television show about the state of Alaska, hosted by former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin and produced by Mark Burnett Productions for Discovery Communications for air on TLC.[2] The series will be eight episodes long, and is being billed as a part travelogue, part documentary series.[3] The theme song for SPA will be 'Follow Me There' by Grammy award-winning Christian rock band Third Day.[4]

In announcing the show, Palin said that the show will bring "the wonder and majesty of Alaska to all Americans."[2]

After 5 million viewers recorded for the premiere episode, a record for TLC, the show suffed a 40% drop in viewership for the second episode. [5] Only 885,000 of those viewers were in the coveted 18-49 age bracket, dropping 44 percent from last week. The report states that the show's median age is 57 - 15 years older than TLC's average. [6]

Bristol Palin Facebook Comment Controversy

During the premiere of SPA, Bristol Palin, Sarah Palin's second child and eldest daughter, posted a number of comments on the Facebook page of a young person named Tre, classmate of Willow Palin, Sarah Palin's third child, after Tre wrote a status update that read, "Sarah Palin's Alaska, is failing so hard right now." Some of Bristol's comments include: "You're running your mouth just to talk sh-t" and "Talking sh-t cause you have nothing else going for you." Willow Palin also made a number of comments containing homophobic slurs such as "Haha you're so gay, I have no idea who you are" and "Tre stfu. Your [sic] such a faggot". [7] Bristol later apologized on behalf of herself and her sister. [8]


References

  1. ^ 'Sarah Palin's Alaska' Gets Premiere Date, TV Newser, Alex Weprin, August 6, 2010
  2. ^ a b Discovery makes it official: "Sarah Palin's Alaska" to TLC, The Washington Post, Lisa de Moraes, March 25, 2010
  3. ^ The fun facts of Sarah Palin's new reality show about Alaska, Vancouver Sun, Canwest News Service, Alex Strachan, March 27, 2010
  4. ^ http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2010/11/12/third-days-follow-me-there-selected-as-theme-song-for-tlcs-sarah-palins-alaska-800411/20101112tlc01/ Third Day's Follow Me There selected as theme song for Sarah Palin's Alaska
  5. ^ Jeff Labreque (November 23, 2010). "'Sarah Palin's Alaska' takes a big ratings hit". {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |access date= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ Jessica Derschowitz (November 23, 2010). "Ratings Drop for "Sarah Palin's Alaska"". {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |access date= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ TMZ Staff (November 16, 2010). "Sarah Palin's Daughter Uses Homophobic Slurs". Retrieved November 22, 2010.
  8. ^ AP (November 19, 2010). "Bristol Palin apologizes for Facebook rant". Retrieved November 22, 2010.
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