Kates Alaska Special Bombs

Kate Gosselin and her Alaska Special had only a third of the expected viewers her debut had.

TLC was hoping the Alaska Special would have a much larger number of viewers. Most of that speculation surrounds the fact that Sarah Palin's own show garnered a lot of attention in the past two weeks.

TLC may possibly replace Kate Gosselin with Sarah Palin if Gosselin's show continues to have a low number of viewers.  The possibility is there that America has grown tired of Kate Gosselin. It seemed to grow tired of Jon Gosselin much quicker.

Sarah Palin's Alaska premieres tonight at 8 pm EST on TLC. TLC has been heavily promoting the show. The show is speculated to showcase Palin as a down to earth mother spending time with her family while also managing a very busy career. Some speculate Palin is using the show with thoughts of running for president in 2012.