Happy Thankgiving Everyone - A Very Gaga Thanksgiving

[ViviLittleM 3]

Back in 2011, 4 years ago in the best era from Gaga so far. The Born This Way era.

 

A Very Gaga Thanksgiving is a Thanksgiving television special that aired on November 24, 2011, in the United States on ABC.

It attained 5.749 million viewers and garnered a 1.8/5 rating in the 18–49 demographic in its first hour. Gaga's special aired simultaneously with the reruns of The Simpsons on FOX, Person of Interest on CBS, and The Secret Circle on The CW. In its second hour, total viewership and ratings slightly declined to 5.388 million viewers and a 1.6/5 ratings in the 18–49 demographic, despite airing simultaneously with a recap of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on NBC and a rerun of The Mentalist on CBS. A Very Gaga Thanksgiving failed to beat other Thanksgiving specials in the ratings, including A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving.[22] A Very Gaga Thanksgiving had the highest rating in the 18–49 demographic in its time slot, and total viewership increased by 23% (1.3 million viewers) from its predecessor, singer Beyoncé's 2009 concert, I Am... World Tour. It subsequently gave ABC its best ratings in four years for its respective time slot on Thanksgiving Day.

 

It was met with general acclaim from television critics. Calling it engaging, Ken Tucker of Entertainment Weekly opined that A Very Gaga Thanksgiving was "disarmingly direct, sincere, and unpretentious." Tucker praised Lady Gaga's performances in the television special, expressing that they were a "warm, low-key collection of solid performances of her hits and pop standards." Dave Itzkoff of The New York Times deemed the television special as a "dream or a hallucination."The Guardian journalist Hadley Freeman wrote, "It was all inoffensive, silly and knowing, and laid down the groundwork for what looks likely to be the singer's next career: as America's in-house eccentric, fearless enough to satirize the country's traditions but canny enough to know that while you can deface as many Irving Berlin songs as you like, the turkey is non-negotiable.

The Washington Post‍‍ '‍s Sarah Anne Hughes stated that she was shocked at how traditional Gaga was in the television special. Cavan Sieczkowski of International Business Times asserted that A Very Gaga Thanksgiving was a "charming throwback to holiday specials of times past." Sieczkowski praised the outfits, and drew comparisons to those of Elizabeth Taylor and Ava Gardner.[29] In concurrence, Joe Drake of Ology wrote: "This special was [fabulous]. I have nothing bad to say about it. Lady Gaga proves, yet again, that she is the artist of our generation. Her talent, beauty, personality and spirit make her such an incredible person to look up to and respect." At the 2012 Dorian Awards, the special was nominated in the category of Best TV Musical Program of the Year, but lost to Glee and Gaga's own concert special, Lady Gaga Presents the Monster Ball Tour: At Madison Square Garden.

On November 22, 2011, iTunes Store began selling a live EP of performances from the special, which included "White Christmas", "Orange Colored Sky", "You and I", and "The Edge of Glory". The EP was made available for purchase from the iTunes Store only. Titled A Very Gaga Holiday, the release entered the Billboard 200 chart at number 52 selling 22,000 copies, and number nine on the Top Holiday Albums chart. The same week, the special also had an impact on Gaga's second studio album, Born This Way, which moved up the Billboard 200 chart from 72–21, with sales of 47,000 copies (up 416% from previous week).

 

[Space Cowboy 11,664]

 

[jasperhallo 219]

My favorite Bad Romance performance! 

[Mister Gaga 21,891]

It attained 5.749 million viewers

Higher than this year VMAs and on the same level as AHS: Hotel's first episode 

Gaga's power in 2011 was so big  Those were days 

[Alfonso 1,202]

I love it! Its anazing as well as the performances it had