KNIGHT RIDER - ROSIE THROWS IN THE TOWEL

ROSIE THROWS IN THE TOWEL

Rosie O'Donnell's attempt to breathe life back to the mordant televisionvariety format has failed, something that she has acknowledged on herwebsite. "There will b [sic) no more" variety specials, she said. Herspecial last Wednesday drew only about five million viewers, fewer thanthose who watched the ratings-challenged Knight Rider , which thespecial preempted. It also drew a flood of derogatory notices from critics.Rosie herself summed up "No ratings/bad reviews/yet still -- a thrill 4me." The failure of the special was regarded as a coup de grâce tolast-place NBC, coming as it did on the final night of the November sweeps.

01/12/2008