PRO-MARTHA RALLY A BIT UNDERDONE By GILL SMITH
A rally for embattled domestic diva Martha Stewart was more of a bust than a boost yesterday - when only four people bothered to show up.
Organizers expected more than 50 fans to gather outside the CBS studios on Fifth Avenue, where Stewart has been a no-show for a weekly slot on the "Early Show," offering cooking and decorating tips.
Stewart hasn't been on the show since a disastrous interview on June 25, when she ducked questions about her involvement in the ImClone scandal while chopping cabbage.
The four loyal supporters, enlisted by the Web site SaveMartha.com, planned to gate-crash an outside broadcast in what they described as a "Martha-lution."
The Web site has been selling gear emblazoned with the "Save Martha" logo, said editor John Small, 40. Most of the buyers are homemakers.
When it became clear that no one else planned to show up for the rally, the foursome - decked out in "Save Martha" T-shirts, chef's hats and aprons - abandoned their protest and moved to the "Today" show at the NBC studios in Rockefeller Center.
There, they tried to rally support, handing out T-shirts, hats and stickers.
But their campaign was in vain - no one on the street seemed very concerned with saving Martha Stewart.