"Rosie Live" isn't

The planet responded with a shrug at news that Rosie O'Donnell would be hosting live variety specials no longer. Despite a lot of hype (hey, NBC, I don't think football fans were the target audience for this), the special lured fewer viewers than "Knight Rider" usually does in the timeslot, which is saying something; reviews weren't enthusiastic, either.

That said, NBC probably screwed up on this. The night before a holiday isn't when you want to premiere a show you hope will succeed. Ratings were down overall on the evening (except for Barbara Walters' interview with Barack Obama, who remains a ratings juggernaut; "Criminal Minds" did OK, too). Ah, well, at least it gave her a chance to write another one of those little poem thingies on her blog.