Rosie Live DOA

Liza Minnelli ending the opening number seated in host Rosie O’Donnell’s lap and a much talked-about striptease from 30 Rock star Jane Krakowski couldn’t help the one-off Rosie Live limp across the finish line. The out lesbian’s much-publicized variety show landed with a thud Wednesday night to dismal ratings.

Just 5 million people watched Rosie sing and interact with a slew of stars, including Clay Aiken, Ne-Yo, Gloria Estefan, and Alec Baldwin. NBC tested the show the night before Thanksgiving to see if fans of the outspoken O’Donnell were interested in the variety show format.

They weren’t. After dismal reviews and lackluster ratings, O’Donnell announced herself in a blog that there wouldn’t be a second show. She wrote: "there will be no more no ratings bad reviews yet still - a thrill 4 me."

[Don’t give money to No on 8 – I don’t care if your show makes it or not. I wasn’t going to watch it.]