To: Buckey who wrote (124564 ) 12/19/2003 1:49:02 PM From: StocksDATsoar Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 150070 Paris Hilton Beats Bush in TV Ratings 'Simple' stars Ritchie and Hilton chill out on the farm. NEW YORK (Reuters) - He may have beaten Saddam Hussein, but President Bush got clobbered by slinky socialite Paris Hilton when her television show got higher ratings than Bush's exclusive ABC interview Tuesday night. More Americans watched Fox's "The Simple Life," which depicts the 22-year-old hotel heiress working on an Arkansas farm, than saw Bush being interviewed by Diane Sawyer, Nielsen Media Research said on Thursday. "The Simple Life" may have been helped by the public saga of a video, making the rounds of the Internet, showing the granddaughter of hotel chain founder Conrad Hilton engaged in various sex acts with ex-boyfriend Rick Salomon. "The Simple Life" drew 11.8 million viewers while Bush's ABC "Prime Time" interview drew 11 million, Nielsen said. More on This Show Watch Clips From the Show · Talk About 'Simple Life' | Chat In the interview, the president made headlines by saying the recently captured ex-Iraqi leader should be executed -- the "ultimate penalty" -- for his iron-fisted rule in Iraq. But Hilton won more viewers with her performance baking pies and working the town fair's kissing booth in a mini skirt. 12/18/03 12:41 ET Copyright 2003 Reuters Limited. All rights reserved. Republication or redistribution of Reuters content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Reuters. Reuters shall not be liable for any errors or delays in content, or for any actions taken in reliance thereon. All active hyperlinks have been inserted by AOL.