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Los Angeles (E! Online) – A TV buff like Rosie O'Donnell knows the Nielsen score: Rosie Live ain't living on.

On her website Friday, O'Donnell wrote, in her usual undercase, shorthand style, that "there will b no more" variety specials.

Rosie Live, broadcast, yes, live on NBC on Wednesday, was billed not only as O'Donnell's return to TV after her public divorce from The View, but as TV's return to the random-guest-star ways of the variety genre.

You know the line about how you can't go home again to The Carol Burnett Show…?

Rosie Live, featuring appearances by Alanis Morissette, Alec Baldwin, Clay Aiken, Ne-Yo and—sure, why not?—Liza Minnelli, was watched by only about 5 million, drawing a smaller audience, especially among adults 18-49, than even the ratings-challenged Knight Rider has averaged for NBC at 8 p.m., Wednesdays.

The reviews weren't any better. Declared the Hollywood Reporter: "There's nothing like a good holiday variety show and this was nothing like one."

At least its star had a good time. Wrote O'Donnell: "no ratings/bad reviews/yet still—a thrill 4 me."

Isn't it obvious that Rosie's past her prime now? Well, I actually thought that when she was hired to join "The View (yuck!)," but that's just me. Anyway, that night, I only lasted five minutes of that special before I changed the channel to "The New Adventures of Old Christine" on CBS.

What a shocker. :lol:

Isn't it obvious that Rosie's past her prime now? Well, I actually thought that when she was hired to join "The View (yuck!)," but that's just me. Anyway, that night, I only lasted five minutes of that special before I changed the channel to "The New Adventures of Old Christine" on CBS.

LOL - same thing happened with me. I thought I'd give Rosie a try instead of the usual Old Christine I normally watch. But, after about 3 minutes, I switched back to Christine for the rest of the half-hour. It just wasn't a good variety show at all. I still think Rosie O'Donnel can be a very funny woman, though. But there's not really much else for her to do on telvision - maybe a reutnr to daytime, where IMO, she was best?

What a shocker. :lol:
Michael, you took the words right out of my mouth. :rofl:

Ouch.
When an all out crapfest like the new Knight Rider pulls in the same ratings, it's time to pack it in.

Stick to cruises, Rosie.

;)

Ouch.
When an all out crapfest like the new Knight Rider pulls in the same ratings, it's time to pack it in.

Stick to cruises, Rosie.

;)
"If they could see me now..." :rofl:

so Rosie will not be doing anymore Special's

so Rosie will not be doing anymore Special's

Nope, and for that, we should be thankful. I know I am.