Sarah Palin Wants $1 Million Per Episode in TV Deal
March 19, 2010 at 5:10 PM Leave a comment
Should I type that headline again? Sarah Palin’s asking for $1 MILLION PER EPISODE for the reality television show she’s shopping:
Sarah Palin is closer to landing a deal for a reality show.
Sources say A&E Networks and Discovery Communications want to acquire Palin’s project, which focuses on the ex-governor giving a guided tour of her native Alaska — visiting fishing boats and taking a trip to a gold mine, to cite a couple of examples. Mark Burnett is executive producer of the project, whose working title is “Sarah Palin’s Alaska.”
A&E Networks hasn’t officially put in a bid for the show, but sources indicate that the company is interested in the project for several of its brands — A&E, History or Lifetime.
Discovery Communications is likewise vying for the project for one or more of its outlets, such as TLC. Some sources say the flagship Discovery Channel is no longer in play, while others say otherwise.
The former vice presidential candidate is asking for between $1 million and $1.5 million per episode, a hefty amount for a first-year cable series.
Says a lot of not very good things about her. And what a great way to gain exposure, huh? She gets paid a million bucks per show for two or three years and reshapes her image into one of America’s cutesy sweetheart, and then she turns around and runs again? This could be a good deal for her (but for us, not so much) in more ways than one.
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