Palin scores big with 'refudiate' and 'Alaska' TV show

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   >>> made its debut.

   >> reporter: the producers of " sarah palin 's alaska " call it a family entertainment show, but it also advertises alaska and shows sarah palin as a rugged outdoors woman. in the first episode of " sarah palin 's alaska " the former vice presidential nominee is the ultimate frontiers woman, watching bears wrestle.

   >> it was amazing to watch. this mama grizzly, brown bear really, protecting her cubs.

   >> reporter: fishing for salmon.

   >> who's going to catch the first fish?

   >> even scaling dangerous glaciers.

   >> you have always wanted to be a rock climber.

   >> was it a rock climber or rock star ?

   >> reporter: and her husband playing cameraman and confidant.

   >> business is about rolling the dice.

   >> reporter: living next door is joe mcginnis, the investigative journalist.

   >> todd and his buddies gout there and built a 14-foot fence and others said this is what we need to do to secure or nation's border.

   >> reporter: tlc executives called the picturesque eight party series as --

   >> this is giving campaign advertising for someone who perhaps will have a presidential bid coming up.

   >> reporter: palin 's political standing has taken a beating recently. a new gallup poll shows the number of americans viewing palin unfavorably is high. 52% view her negatively, making her the most divisive -- karl rove said there are high standards that the american people have for the presidency and they require a certain level of graff tas.

   >> palin 's response?

   >> those standards have to be high for somebody who wants to run for president. wasn't ronald reagan an actor?

   >> reporter: and palin invites the cameras inside her home. although bristol currently seen on abc's dancing with the stars is absent for the first episode, palin 's feisty side kick , 9-year-old daughter piper takes center stage .

   >> my mom is super busy. she's addicted to the blackberry.

   >> reporter: and cameras catch a teenaged boy trying to sneak upstairs with palin 's 16-year-old daughter will row. .

   >> this gate is not just for trig, it's for no boys go upstairs.

   >> reporter: palin is heading out on a 14-stop tour. the tour includes two stops in iowa and one in south carolina , the state's key to the republicans' nomination.

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