Rosie leads "The View" to its highest ratings yet!
I'm sure Barbara Walters has had her moments of wishing Meredith Vierra has never taken that job at "The Today Show" and she might even miss Star Jones a wee bit. That's because when she hired Rosie O'Donnell to be the new moderator on "The View," Walters hired the most formidable co-host she has ever dealt with in the show's 10-year history.
But, according to the latest daytime ratings from Nielsen Media Research, the ABC talk show has drawn the biggest audience in its nearly 10-year history. Itaveraged 4.2 million viewers for the week of Jan. 15-19. The previous high, of 4.1 million, was posted nearly three years ago. Overall, ABC said, View viewership is up 15 percent this season.
The running feud Rosie had with Donald Trump may have caused backstage tenstion between Walters and O'Donnell, but it helped ratrings. And Rosie has not become a shrinking violet post-Trump: she indicated that she believes Paula Abdul was driniking during auditions and media interviews for "American Idol" and, the day after the State of the Union Address, called for the impeachment of President Bush!
You go, girl!
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I love Rosie- she is a woman that has something vital to say and doesn't fear the bullies in that business -to hold her back.I don't agree with everything she says, but respects everyones right to say what they feel. (She also backs her mouth with good logic)
I think Rosie is the most honest voice on television, so she's a nice change of pace from what we've had to endure for the past few years. The ratings were up before Trump, and they're up after Trump, because people are in the mood for some honest discourse on popular culture and politics. Go Rosie!
I SUPPOSE ROSIE WILL JUST FLY AWAY ON HER PRIVATE JET WHEN THE WAR STOPS IN IRAQ AND MOVES HERE. WHAT ABOUT THE REST OF US? AGAIN, FIGHT IT THERE OR HERE.