Sarah Palin Reality Show Sets Ratings Record For TLC

America still can’t get enough of The Palins!

The debut of Sarah Palin’s Alaska, the former governor’s travelogue about her home state, attracted 5 million in its series premiere on TLC Sunday night.

The inaugural episode was the top-rated series premiere in the network’s history, even besting the 2003 debut of What Not To Wear, according to Nielsen. Despite the victory, the network’s all-time ratings high still belongs to the June 2009 divorce announcement episode on Jon & Kate Plus Eight; about 10.6 million pairs of eyeballs sat glued to their tubes for that one.

During her first episode, the ex-vice presidential candidate treated viewers to some fishing and rock climbing and tried to ward off the prospect of becoming a grandmother for the second time by keeping her daughter Willow’s new boyfriend away from the teenager’s room!