Last episode of Sarah Palin’s Alaska?

As Sarah Palin’s Alaska viewers join the Palins finding gold on Sunday, it’s being reported that those viewers will be joining the show for the last time.

Entertainment Weekly is reporting that the TLC program, ‘Sarah Palin’s Alaska’ will not return for a second season.

EW writes, “Unfortunately for you caribou-hunting fans, there’s only bummer news to report (for now). EW did its due diligence and discovered there are no plans to send uber-producer Mark Burnett back to Wasilla with Palin, who’s lured an averaged 3.2 million viewers to TLC with her show. So this Sunday’s two-hour finale of Sarah Palin’s Alaska appears to be its last.”

Reasons are only speculative, but the prominent theory is that Sarah Palin will run for President in 2012.

Sarah Palin’s Alaska’ not only branded a new era of politics, but it also set a ratings record for TLC, becoming the most watched series premiere ever on the cable network.The show, which had been called a travelogue, and a 2012 political campaign ad drew a record 5 million viewers and set a record for a TLC series debut in households with a 3.5 rating.

Palin encouraged viewers to join them for the 2-hour finale on Facebook…”The price of gold today is at $1,368.90 an ounce, and during the 2-hour finale of “Sarah Palin’s Alaska” you’ll join us as we find gold. When William Seward purchased the Alaska territory from Russia in 1867, he knew that our natural resources and strategic location would help secure the nation. We show more of Alaska’s potential in Sunday night’s final episode at 8pm ET on TLC.”

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As published on Examiner.com