‘Tosh.0′ Makes Record-Breaking Return

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Thursday January 13, 2011 @ 9:40am PST
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It’s a new season, new time slot, and the same red-hot Tosh.0. After posting a string of ratings records during its summer run, the third season premiere of the Comedy Central series in its new Tuesday 10 PM slot drew 3.6 million viewers, eclipsing its previous series high of 2.7 million set in July by a whopping 33%. Tosh.0 also set series highs in adults 18-49  (2.8 million or a 2.5 rating) and men 18-34 (1.2 million or a 4.4 rating). In fact, in 18-49, Tosh.0 beat the broadcast competition in the hour, CBS’ The Good Wife (2.3) and NBC’s Parenthood (2.2)

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RATINGS RAT RACE: Highs For Comedy Central’s ‘Tosh,’ Daily Show’ & ‘Colbert’

Nellie Andreeva

Comedy Central’s Tosh.0 continued to set new ratings records on Wednesday with new series-high marks among men 18-24 (5.0 rating) and men 18-34 (3.7 rating) and tying a series-high in adults 18-49 with 1.9 million viewers in the demo tuning in. (The show’s total viewer tally was 2.4 million.) Additionally, … Read More »

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RATINGS RAT RACE: ESPY Awards & ‘Psych’ Premiere Gain In Young Viewers

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The Saturday Night Live-flavored ESPY Awards, hosted by Seth Meyers and featuring current SNL cast member Andy Samberg and alum Will Ferrell, averaged 2.6 million viewers from 9-11:30 PM last night. The awards’ 18-49 audience was 1.7 million, which is up 30% from last year, when the ESPYs ran on … Read More »

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RATINGS RAT RACE: ‘Tosh.0′ & ‘Deadliest Catch’ Set Ratings Records

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Comedy Central’s Tosh.0 continues to grow, surging to a new series high on Wednesday night when it drew 2.4 million viewers, eclipsing its previous all-time high by more than 20%. This was Comedy Central’s highest-rated telecast in the post-South Park Wednesday 10:30 PM time slot since the heyday of Chapelle’s Show Read More »

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