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‘Sarah Silverman Program’ Airs Impressively on Comedy Central

Published on February 07, 2007 | Email this article

The Sarah Silverman Program looks as though it will be a hit on Comedy Central, airing last Thursday with the best debut for an original show in three years.

According to Media Life, Comedy Central has been very much a network geared toward men, with its best-known shows including Jon Stewart, Steven Colbert and Dave Chappelle. Silverman’s impressive debut - with a 1.3 average household rating and 1.2 in viewers 18-49 - was the most-watched show in the time slot on any network among men 18-24.

The show even bettered the debut of the Colbert Report by more than a third (though that show airs at a different, and less successful, time slot). Men love her, according to the article, because she has the face of a model and the mouth of a trucker.

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