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Skriven 2008-11-27 16:24:00 av TIM RICHARDSON (1:123/140)
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On 11-27-08, ROSS SAUER said to DAN CEPPA:


RS>> Your 15 minu


Now here's some news you can use:


Rosie O'Donald bombed!


Her new show barely tied with the recently-cancelled show "Pushing Daisy's".


And some of her *fan* mail?


Enjoy:



November 27, 2008


NBC's Rosie Donnell variety show disappoints


Rosie O'Donnell gave NBC a real turkey.


The network's attempt to revive the primetime variety show failed to draw an
audience Wednesday night, tying for the evening's lowest-rated program.


A mere 5 million viewers tuned in for the 8 p.m. premiere of "Rosie Live,"
with the program earning a 1.2 preliminary adults 18-49 rating. The telecast
matched ABC's recently canceled "Pushing Daisies" as the night's lowest-rated
program on a major broadcast network.


NBC had high hopes for the special and planned to expand the program into a
series should viewers re-embrace the decades-old variety format. Other
networks, too, were watching closely since several are developing variety
shows of their own.


"There's a notion that the climate is right for the genre to make a comeback,"
emailed one executive at a rival network. "I guess we now know what not to do,
thanks to Rosie."


Segments included Kathy Griffin impersonating Nancy Grace, Alec Baldwin
hitting Conan O'Brian with a pie, O'Donnell singing "City Lights" with Liza
Minnelli and Jane Krakowski doing a product-placement-themed striptease for
White Castle burgers and Crest Whitestrips.


Critics were not kind. The NY Times described it as "hokey comedy with an
enemies list." TV Guide called it a "ghastly ego trip." And the LA Times
asked, "Rosie, what on earth were you thinking?"


Networks have been looking for variety show programming as a cheap option to
fill their schedules. But the idea has been sought by executives due the
format's rock-bottom cost, cross-promotion possibilities and advertiser-
friendly format. In other words, the neo-variety show is a retread designed to
solve financial woes rather than an act of programming inspiration -- a bean-
counting origin story that makes it tough to imagine an exciting final
product.


NBC's variation, in particular, seemed unlikely to attract a broad audience
given O'Donnell's divisive personality. Stocked with appearances by Alannis
Morrisette, Ne Yo, Rachael Ray, Harry Connick Jr., Clay Aiken and Gloria
Estefan, along with Minnelli, Baldwin, Griffin and Krakowski, the lineup's
appeal also skewed heavily female for a primetime show airing on the eve of a
family holiday.


One special that did perform well last night was Barbara Walters' interview
with Barack and Michelle Obama (11.6 million, 3.0 rating). The interview
nearly matched "CSI: NY" in the 10 p.m. hour and gave ABC its highest non-
awards show rating in the time period in more than a year.



Rosie

Do yourself a favor and us too. Leave, retire and do not come back. Enjoy the
millions you have made at the lower tax rates the past few years and invest in
muni bonds to avoid the coming tax hike. Enjoy the rest of your life, but
please just leave the public arena. You do us no favors with your low ratings.
Posted by: Steve | November 27, 2008 at 09:52 AM


Air America variety? Variety shows are suposed to be fun not political left
wing hate shows! Goodbye Rosie!
Posted by: Rosies a Red | November 27, 2008 at 09:54 AM


Don't go away mad. Just go away. Forever....
Posted by: Al | November 27, 2008 at 09:55 AM


Rosie the un-riveting host:


That was the worst 32 seconds I spent last night trying to figure out what on
earth allowed you, dopy Baldwin and poor Conan on the same screen at the same
time. Go get a real job as you will starve trying to entertain and be funny,
because you are not. Yuck!!!
Posted by: Rob | November 27, 2008 at 09:56 AM


A no talent has been. Never had talent in the first place. Evil, Vile, Ugly.
Goodbye you disgusting B***h.
Posted by: Havva | November 27, 2008 at 09:56 AM


Rosie is a bitter, left-wing, carpet-munching cow. Maybe that had something to
do with it. Duh.
Posted by: Classicfit | November 27, 2008 at 09:57 AM


rosie - what's it like being a nothing? - do mankind a favor and put a bullet
in that fat head of yours
Posted by: bill clay | November 27, 2008 at 09:58 AM


You mean they weren't expecting it to flop?
When I saw the commercial I thought it was a joke. I guess it was...on NBC.
Posted by: Kevin B. | November 27, 2008 at 09:59 AM


Sorry Rosie....nobody wants to hear your bitter whiney voice anymore!
Good bye!
Posted by: Rich | November 27, 2008 at 10:01 AM


Well... well... well...
What does (hate media) NBC expect? They put on the poster girl (?) for hate
and expect people to watch? NBC is in a death spiral. Good riddance.
Posted by: TexGEOas | November 27, 2008 at 10:01 AM


The reason I didn't watch it had nothing to do with the format of the show. It
had everything to do with the fact that I find Rosie to be a mean-spirited,
vindictive person I have NO interest in supporting in any way.
Posted by: Dennis | November 27, 2008 at 10:03 AM


You were funny and then got political, showing your true ignorance. You
should've stuck with the less cerebral comedy. You're a disgusting human and
no one seems to like you anymore.
Posted by: Rob | November 27, 2008 at 10:04 AM


Honey, the election is over. The gays lost.
Posted by: Art | November 27, 2008 at 10:08 AM


I'm not a Rosie fan, but always liked a good variety show. I remember the days
of my family gathering around the tv to watch Carol Burnette. I gave it a
chance. I gathered my little family with high hopes of an evening of song and
comedy. I turned it off when in the first minutes Rosie grabbed her breasts to
tell us about her undergarment. Not the family friendly variety show I was
hoping for.


Posted by: uglybarnacle | November 27, 2008 at 10:09 AM
The only reason this show failed is because America is a backwards homophobic
country still living in the dark ages. At least Barack Obama will lead us to
future days. Out with Bush the Dictator.
Posted by: Curt | November 27, 2008 at 10:10 AM


The real blame goes to the idiot execs who approved this angry no talent cow
to have a show. What were they thinking?
Posted by: Ryan | November 27, 2008 at 10:12 AM






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