SNL had its best overnight ratings since 1994 last night for the face-off between Sarah Palin and Tina Fey. Sarah Palin exceeded expectations by "remaining upright and not drooling" (Canada.com). After a month of SNL and Tina Fey ripping into Sarah Palin for her perceived lack of experience we have seen it take a toll on the campaign and her popularity. While Sarah Palin did exceed expectations on the show I do not think it has the ability to counter the bad press for the past month. The full version of the show isn’t available on you tube yet. I can only find the fox news clip which leaves out a lot of the show and there isn’t much commentary about people's opinions of the show. This may mean that the appearance was highly anticipated but didn’t lead to discussion and controversy. Controversy is what makes stories stick in the news cycle and the other sketches have been much more talked about and analyzed making them stay in the news for longer. This was a good opportunity for Sarah Palin to undo some of the bad press she has been getting because of SNL but she failed to really make a major mark.
One of the best moments of the show was Sarah Palin dancing on camera to the rap.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6ya39slPgs
While I was impressed with Sarah Palin for going on the show and holding her own I am surprised by the lack of response. The appearance is already disappearing from major newspapers home pages and being replaced with stories such as the Powell endorsement of Obama, and soldier's adopted dog leaving Iraq. Even Tina Fey's appearance on Lettermen talking about the sketches is getting adequate press the day after Palin appeared on SNL.
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