110,000 on the waiting list...

Found this little nugget of information at The Starr Report. Speaks volumes about the popularity of Rachael Ray's talk show, if you ask me.

You know how some shows will hand out free tickets to everyone who happens to wander within a half-mile of the taping? That's not the case for Rachael Ray. Not only are they not handing out tickets, they're taking numbers.

110,000 people are on the WAITING LIST to see Rachael Ray tape her show. That's 110,000 people. A lot. Many. A small city. People waiting for a chance to see a TV show tape.

So, is Rachael Ray popular or what? Holy mother of all that is awesome, she is BEYOND popular. How many people can imagine having a waiting list like that?

Not many.

Here's the relevant info from the Starr Report:

So how popular is Rachael Ray and her morning show? Over 110,000 people are on the waiting list for tickets to fall tapings of "The Rachael Ray Show," says a show spokesman. The new season kicks off Sept. 10 (10 a.m./Ch. 7).

Read the whole thing here, if you want. The rest isn't about Rachael.